Lugo · Galicia · CP 27051
Ribadeo
Ribadeo: living in Lugo
Ribadeo offers 2083 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
10,022
Avg. summer temp
19°C
Best place to buy a house
#967 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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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 · 6.5/10
Average. Hospital ~91 min; airport ~82 min; Renfe ~19 min; coach ~19 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,083 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~22.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 90% 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 · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.1% of padrón; international residents 4.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.2/10
Average. Population +0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −23.0% over the series; mean age 47.8; foreign residents 4.9%; 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 · 5.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 12.2% of the area (nearest site ~4.4 km).
Place location
Ribadeo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.8
<16
12.4%
16–64
61.7%
65+
25.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 9,370 (95.1%)
Foreign residents: 484 (4.9%)
- Romania: 123
- Brazil: 51
- Portugal: 46
- Colombia: 36
- Morocco: 30
- Dominican Republic: 24
- Cuba: 21
- Paraguay: 21
English speakers ≈ 15
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 (43.51, -7.11)
245 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
90.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Lugo
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Ría de Ribadeo (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 4.7 km
- 02A praia das Catedrais (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 5.4 km
- 03Playa de Penarronda (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 10.2 km
- 04Cuevas de Andina (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22.6 km
Day trip
- 05Barayo (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 39.1 km
- 06Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 51.9 km
- 07Estaca de Bares (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 53.7 km
- 08Muniellos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 56.9 km
- 09Ría de Ortigueira e Ladrido (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 59.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ribadeo
€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 Ribadeo you pay €901 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.1%
SEPE unemployed
375
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,396
Self-employed (approx.)
742
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€13,013,915
Expenses
€13,013,915
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Daniel Vega Perez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Asturias (OVD) · 101.4 km · 82 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 133.9 km · 91 min
High-speed rail
AVE A Coruña · 158.2 km · 106 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 143 km · 123 min
Nearest city
Lugo · 133.9 km · 91 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · RINLO · 11.1 km · 19 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Folgosa · 7.9 km · 19 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
5,542
553 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
963
96 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
700
70 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
10
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
62
11 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2083 sunshine hours
Ribadeo averages about 2083 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 Ribadeo
Ribadeo is a municipality in Lugo (Galicia) with about 575 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2675 €/m². Compare Ribadeo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 27051 · CP 27051 · lat 43.51229840912439, lon -7.112790120812632 · 475 m · Income: €33,604