Lugo · Galicia · CP 27031
Monforte de Lemos
Monforte de Lemos: living in Lugo
Monforte de Lemos offers 2400 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
18,933
Avg. summer temp
20.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#686 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~49 min; airport ~101 min; Renfe ~6 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.4/10
Average. About 2,400 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 89% 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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 93.8% of padrón; international residents 6.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.0/10
Average. Population +2.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −5.2% over the series; mean age 48.6; foreign residents 6.2%; 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 · 4.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 0.7% of the area (nearest site ~1.7 km).
Place location
Monforte de Lemos in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.6
<16
10.9%
16–64
59.5%
65+
29.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 17,293 (93.8%)
Foreign residents: 1,140 (6.2%)
- Romania: 235
- Morocco: 151
- Portugal: 147
- Venezuela: 122
- Dominican Republic: 109
- Colombia: 57
- Brazil: 43
- Cuba: 41
English speakers ≈ 29
Housing
Price €/m²
€684
Flats €/m²
629 €
Houses €/m²
739 €
6-year change
+32.5%
Province rank: # / 67 · 25% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.52, -7.49)
282 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
89%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Lugo
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Pregamento xeolóxico de Campodola-Leixazós (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22.1 km
- 02Souto da Retorta (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22.1 km
- 03Val do río Navea (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 23.2 km
Day trip
- 04Souto de Rozabales (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 30.9 km
- 05O Invernadeiro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38.5 km
- 06Serra da Enciña da Lastra (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 45.8 km
- 07Fraga de Catasós (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 51 km
- 08Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 59.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Monforte de Lemos
€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 Monforte de Lemos you pay €901 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.5%
SEPE unemployed
958
Affiliated workers (approx.)
7,967
Self-employed (approx.)
1,352
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€17,802,794
Expenses
€17,802,794
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSDE
José Tomé Roca (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 Vigo (VGO) · 134.7 km · 101 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ourense) · 47.6 km · 49 min
High-speed rail
AVE Ourense · 46.8 km · 50 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 162.6 km · 139 min
Nearest city
Lugo · 64.6 km · 64 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MONFORTE DE LEMOS · 2.8 km · 6 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Monforte de Lemos · 2.3 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
10,996
581 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,122
112 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
1,073
57 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
52
3 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
59
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2400 sunshine hours
Monforte de Lemos averages about 2400 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.
Fibre at 89%
SETELECO reports 89% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Monforte de Lemos
Monforte de Lemos is a municipality in Lugo (Galicia) with about 513 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2613 €/m². Compare Monforte de Lemos with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 27031 · CP 27031 · lat 42.51810354921144, lon -7.493312002753968 · 413 m · Income: €30,371