Lugo · Galicia · CP 27066
Viveiro
Viveiro: living in Lugo
Viveiro offers 2126 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
15,120
Avg. summer temp
18.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#711 / 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 · 6.1/10
Average. Hospital ~99 min; airport ~113 min; Renfe ~12 min; coach ~14 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.1/10
Average. About 2,126 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~22.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 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 94.1% of padrón; international residents 5.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.8/10
Average. Population −0.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −26.4% over the series; mean age 48.3; foreign residents 5.9%; 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 · 6.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 12.8% of the area (nearest site ~0.8 km).
Place location
Viveiro in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.3
<16
11.3%
16–64
62.3%
65+
26.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 14,561 (94.1%)
Foreign residents: 905 (5.9%)
- Romania: 230
- Portugal: 83
- Dominican Republic: 78
- Colombia: 50
- Brazil: 46
- Peru: 25
- Cuba: 22
- China: 21
English speakers ≈ 9
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 (43.63, -7.59)
250 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Lugo
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Souto da Retorta (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 2.1 km
- 02Estaca de Bares (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 17.3 km
- 03Ría de Ortigueira e Ladrido (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 18.9 km
Day trip
- 04A praia das Catedrais (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 35.4 km
- 05Fragas do Eume (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.9 km
- 06Ría de Ribadeo (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 44.9 km
- 07Lagoa e Areal de Valdoviño (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 45.2 km
- 08Playa de Penarronda (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 48.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Viveiro
€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 Viveiro you pay €901 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.9%
SEPE unemployed
650
Affiliated workers (approx.)
6,685
Self-employed (approx.)
1,130
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€15,279,993
Expenses
€15,279,993
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Maria Carmen Gueimunde Gonzalez (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) · 135 km · 113 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 111 km · 99 min
High-speed rail
AVE A Coruña · 135.2 km · 114 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 98 km · 84 min
Nearest city
Lugo · 111 km · 99 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VIVEIRO · 5.6 km · 12 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses de Viveiro · 7.5 km · 14 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
8,568
567 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,406
93 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
872
58 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
24
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
68
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2126 sunshine hours
Viveiro averages about 2126 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.3%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.3%) makes Viveiro a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€684/m²
Asking prices around €684 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Viveiro
Viveiro is a municipality in Lugo (Galicia) with about 611 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2711 €/m². Compare Viveiro with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 27066 · CP 27066 · lat 43.63339327873783, lon -7.5881707620922 · 511 m · Income: €33,909