Lugo · Galicia · CP 27902
Burela
Burela: living in Lugo
Burela offers 2126 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
9,630
Avg. summer temp
19.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#239 / 8133
Overall score
7.8/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 9.2/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 684 €/m²; cost of living at 31% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.9/10
Average. Hospital ~93 min; airport ~100 min; Renfe ~7 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.1/10
Average. About 2,126 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~22.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 88.4% of padrón; international residents 11.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.8/10
Average. Population +0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −18.1% over the series; mean age 45.2; foreign residents 11.6%; property prices +4.8% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.1/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,994; Natura 2000 covers about 8.2% of the area (nearest site ~1.1 km).
Place location
Burela in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.2
<16
13.8%
16–64
65.9%
65+
20.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 8,480 (88.4%)
Foreign residents: 1,108 (11.6%)
- Portugal: 114
- Peru: 102
- Senegal: 74
- Brazil: 41
- Morocco: 39
- Colombia: 38
- Romania: 22
- Italy: 14
English speakers ≈ 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€684
Flats €/m²
629 €
Houses €/m²
739 €
6-year change
+32.5%
Province rank: # / 67 · 24% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (43.66, -7.37)
250 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Lugo
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Souto da Retorta (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.8 km
- 02A praia das Catedrais (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19.8 km
Day trip
- 03Estaca de Bares (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 27.8 km
- 04Ría de Ribadeo (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 28.4 km
- 05Ría de Ortigueira e Ladrido (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 35.9 km
- 06Fragas do Eume (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 52.2 km
- 07Barayo (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 60.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Burela
€4,514
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€236
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€354
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Burela you pay €901 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.6%
SEPE unemployed
353
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,516
Self-employed (approx.)
762
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€8,350,592
Expenses
€8,350,592
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSDE
María del Carmen López Moreno (PSDEG-PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Dos Socialistas de Galicia-Psoe
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Asturias (OVD) · 131.8 km · 100 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 131.9 km · 93 min
High-speed rail
AVE A Coruña · 156.1 km · 108 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 121.7 km · 104 min
Nearest city
Lugo · 131.9 km · 93 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BURELA · 1.6 km · 7 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 1.1 km · 5 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
5,208
541 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
726
75 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
403
42 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
21
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2126 sunshine hours
Burela averages about 2126 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.7%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.7%) makes Burela a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€684/m²
Asking prices around €684 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Burela
Burela is a municipality in Lugo (Galicia) with about 4,570 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2770 €/m². Compare Burela with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 27902 · CP 27902 · lat 43.65721568692101, lon -7.3658814012936205 · 870 m · Income: €34,983