Lugo · Galicia · CP 27040
Palas de Rei
Palas de Rei: living in Lugo
Palas de Rei offers 2315 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,227
Avg. summer temp
17.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#2349 / 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 · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~27 min; airport ~69 min; Renfe ~32 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.1/10
Average. About 2,315 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~23.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 5.3/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 50% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.7% of padrón; international residents 2.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.5/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −25.2% over the series; mean age 54.0; foreign residents 2.3%; 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 · 5.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~550; Natura 2000 covers about 12.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.8 km).
Place location
Palas de Rei in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54
<16
7.7%
16–64
54.9%
65+
37.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,309 (97.7%)
Foreign residents: 79 (2.3%)
- Portugal: 19
- Romania: 18
- Colombia: 6
- Italy: 4
- Venezuela: 4
- Argentina: 3
- France: 2
- Morocco: 2
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 via neighbor 27032 (10.4km)
272 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
600 Mbps
Coverage
50.2%
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 · 47.5 km
- 02Val do río Navea (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 75.1 km
- 03Islas Atlánticas de Galicia (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 80.5 km
- 04Lagoa e Areal de Valdoviño (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 81.2 km
- 05Ría de Ortigueira e Ladrido (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 85 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Palas de Rei
€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 Palas de Rei you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.7%
SEPE unemployed
83
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,263
Self-employed (approx.)
213
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€5,211,161
Expenses
€5,211,161
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Pablo Jose Taboada Camoira (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Santiago (SCQ) · 63.8 km · 69 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 35.7 km · 27 min
High-speed rail
AVE Santiago de Compostela · 70.9 km · 58 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 92.3 km · 79 min
Nearest city
Lugo · 35.7 km · 27 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LUGO · 45.7 km · 32 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Palas · 2.8 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
3,312
1,026 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
1,957
606 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
148
46 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
808
250 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
30
9 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2315 sunshine hours
Palas de Rei averages about 2315 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 Palas de Rei
Palas de Rei is a municipality in Lugo (Galicia) with about 543 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2643 €/m². Compare Palas de Rei with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 27040 · CP 27040 · lat 42.89619396757457, lon -7.870282474698986 · 443 m · Income: €29,538