Lugo · Galicia · CP 27021
Xermade
Xermade: living in Lugo
Xermade offers 2183 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,665
Avg. summer temp
17.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#3841 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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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 · 6.7/10
Average. Hospital ~56 min; airport ~55 min; Renfe ~29 min; coach ~21 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,183 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~22.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 6.4/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 60% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.6% of padrón; international residents 1.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.2/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −38.6% over the series; mean age 55.5; foreign residents 1.4%; 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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~352; Natura 2000 covers about 6.8% of the area (nearest site ~0.2 km).
Place location
Xermade in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
55.5
<16
7.8%
16–64
55.5%
65+
36.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,781 (98.6%)
Foreign residents: 25 (1.4%)
- Portugal: 8
- United Kingdom: 4
- Brazil: 4
- Germany: 1
- Bulgaria: 1
- Algeria: 1
- Morocco: 1
- Cuba: 1
English speakers ≈ 4
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 27065 (12.5km)
257 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
59.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Lugo
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Fragas do Eume (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.2 km
Day trip
- 02Souto da Retorta (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 31.1 km
- 03Ría de Ortigueira e Ladrido (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 32.4 km
- 04Lagoa e Areal de Valdoviño (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 38.2 km
- 05Costa de Dexo (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 40.7 km
- 06Estaca de Bares (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 46.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Xermade
€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 Xermade you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.8%
SEPE unemployed
35
Affiliated workers (approx.)
660
Self-employed (approx.)
111
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,379,093
Expenses
€2,379,093
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSDE
Roberto García Pernas (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) · 64.4 km · 55 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 76.2 km · 56 min
High-speed rail
AVE A Coruña · 67.1 km · 57 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 67 km · 57 min
Nearest city
Lugo · 61.4 km · 53 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BAAMONDE · 36.6 km · 29 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 17.3 km · 21 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
1,362
818 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
262
157 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
120
72 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
6
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2183 sunshine hours
Xermade averages about 2183 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.
Rural tax incentives
Galicia offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 8% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Xermade
Xermade is a municipality in Lugo (Galicia) with about 482 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2582 €/m². Compare Xermade with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 27021 · CP 27021 · lat 43.37374868072951, lon -7.79597843701731 · 382 m · Income: €31,240