Lugo · Galicia · CP 27012
Cervantes
Cervantes: living in Lugo
Cervantes offers 2339 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,142
Avg. summer temp
18°C
Best place to buy a house
#6948 / 8133
Overall score
5.4/10
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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 · 3.8/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~80 min; airport ~127 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,339 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~23.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 2.5/10
Worse than other places. Fibre coverage around 20% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.5% of padrón; international residents 0.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.5/10
Future looks weaker. Population −3.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −45.5% over the series; mean age 59.9; foreign residents 0.5%; property prices +4.8% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.7/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 6.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Cervantes in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
59.9
<16
2.9%
16–64
51.5%
65+
45.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,331 (99.5%)
Foreign residents: 7 (0.5%)
- France: 5
- Portugal: 1
- Colombia: 1
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 27006 (15.5km)
275 approx. sunny days · 25 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
300 Mbps
Coverage
20.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Lugo
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 16.2 km
Day trip
- 02Muniellos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 26.7 km
- 03Serra da Enciña da Lastra (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.9 km
- 04Somiedo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 55.7 km
- 05Val do río Navea (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 55.9 km
- 06Babia y Luna (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 60.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cervantes
€3,752
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€526
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,116
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Cervantes you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.1%
SEPE unemployed
18
Affiliated workers (approx.)
421
Self-employed (approx.)
71
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€1,431,389
Expenses
€1,431,389
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSDE
Benigno Gómez Tadín (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 A Coruña (LCG) · 162.8 km · 127 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 72.1 km · 80 min
High-speed rail
AVE A Coruña · 163 km · 128 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 177.6 km · 152 min
Nearest city
Lugo · 72.1 km · 80 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PEDRELO-CÉLTIGOS · 47 km · 40 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Nogales/Nogais · 16.1 km · 14 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
948
830 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
403
353 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
91
80 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
26
27 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2339 sunshine hours
Cervantes averages about 2339 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 Cervantes
Cervantes is a municipality in Lugo (Galicia) with about 452 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2552 €/m². Compare Cervantes with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 27012 · CP 27012 · lat 42.8303857083803, lon -6.966601035857753 · 352 m · Income: €29,848