Lugo · Galicia · CP 27010
Castro de Rei
Castro de Rei: living in Lugo
Castro de Rei offers 2159 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and essential local services — worth considering if you are looking at life in Spain.
Population
5,001
Avg. summer temp
17°C
Best place to buy a house
#2089 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~25 min; airport ~82 min; Renfe ~36 min; coach ~24 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,159 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~21.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 73% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.5% of padrón; international residents 3.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.9/10
Future looks weaker. Population −0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −13.6% over the series; mean age 50.9; foreign residents 3.5%; 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 · 5.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~600; Natura 2000 covers about 1.1% of the area (nearest site ~3.2 km).
Place location
Castro de Rei in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
50.9
<16
9.3%
16–64
58.3%
65+
32.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,877 (96.5%)
Foreign residents: 175 (3.5%)
- Morocco: 84
- Portugal: 27
- Romania: 22
- Brazil: 10
- China: 7
- United Kingdom: 4
- Cuba: 3
- Colombia: 2
English speakers ≈ 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€684
Flats €/m²
629 €
Houses €/m²
739 €
6-year change
+32.5%
Province rank: # / 67 · 26% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 27044 (15.6km)
254 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
73%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Lugo
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Fragas do Eume (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.7 km
- 02Ría de Ribadeo (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 45.4 km
- 03Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 52.9 km
- 04Muniellos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 55.9 km
- 05Ría de Ortigueira e Ladrido (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 63.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castro de Rei
€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 Castro de Rei you pay €901 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.7%
SEPE unemployed
108
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,083
Self-employed (approx.)
350
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€5,659,400
Expenses
€4,426,384
Balance
€1,233,016
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Francisco Javier Balado Teijeiro (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de A Coruña (LCG) · 98 km · 82 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 29.3 km · 25 min
High-speed rail
AVE A Coruña · 98.2 km · 83 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 110 km · 94 min
Nearest city
Lugo · 38.5 km · 47 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · RÁBADE · 21.9 km · 36 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Meira · 17 km · 24 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
3,744
749 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
735
147 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
345
69 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
4
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
47
13 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2159 sunshine hours
Castro de Rei averages about 2159 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€684/m²
Asking prices around €684 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Castro de Rei
Castro de Rei is a municipality in Lugo (Galicia) with about 450 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2550 €/m². Compare Castro de Rei with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 27010 · CP 27010 · lat 43.17389863288073, lon -7.439413954932426 · 350 m · Income: €34,923