Ourense · Galicia · CP 32017
Carballeda de Valdeorras
Carballeda de Valdeorras: living in Ourense
Carballeda de Valdeorras offers 2444 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,311
Avg. summer temp
16.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#7266 / 8133
Overall score
5.3/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.0/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 756 €/m²; cost of living at 34% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 1.3/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~127 min; airport ~174 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.7/10
Average. About 2,444 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~21.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 5.5/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 50% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 84.5% of padrón; international residents 15.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.9/10
Future looks weaker. Population −2.2% vs last year; registered unemployment +10.2% over the series; mean age 54.1; foreign residents 15.5%; property prices +4.0% 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 · 4.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 18.7% of the area (nearest site ~3.8 km).
Place location
Carballeda de Valdeorras in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.1
<16
8.3%
16–64
56.1%
65+
35.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,305 (84.5%)
Foreign residents: 240 (15.5%)
- Portugal: 204
- Romania: 9
- Morocco: 8
- Brazil: 7
- Germany: 3
- Colombia: 3
- Dominican Republic: 2
- Cuba: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 92 · 47% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 32083 (12.9km)
288 approx. sunny days · 8 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
49.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ourense
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Las Médulas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 8.4 km
- 02Lago de la Baña (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 10.4 km
- 03Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 11.2 km
- 04Serra da Enciña da Lastra (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 11.8 km
Day trip
- 05Lago de Truchillas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 32 km
- 06Val do río Navea (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 32.7 km
- 07Souto de Rozabales (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 33.2 km
- 08O Invernadeiro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 42 km
- 09Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 60 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Carballeda de Valdeorras
€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 Carballeda de Valdeorras you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.3%
SEPE unemployed
54
Affiliated workers (approx.)
521
Self-employed (approx.)
88
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,657,369
Expenses
€1,657,369
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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María Carmen González Quintela (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) · 234.3 km · 174 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 143.6 km · 127 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 173.2 km · 139 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 222.1 km · 190 min
Nearest city
Ourense · 115.9 km · 99 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · QUEREÑO · 11.5 km · 10 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Barco/O Barco · 19.8 km · 17 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
844
644 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
674
514 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
74
56 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
55
42 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
10
12 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2444 sunshine hours
Carballeda de Valdeorras averages about 2444 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€756/m²
Asking prices around €756 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Natura 2000 ~19%
About 19% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Carballeda de Valdeorras
Carballeda de Valdeorras is a municipality in Ourense (Galicia) with about 1,023 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1523 €/m². Compare Carballeda de Valdeorras with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 32017 · CP 32017 · lat 42.345250423887705, lon -6.845412329088259 · 923 m · Income: €35,520