Ourense · Galicia · CP 32021
Castrelo do Val
Castrelo do Val: living in Ourense
Castrelo do Val offers 2475 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
947
Avg. summer temp
20.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#7212 / 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 · 3.2/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~87 min; airport ~137 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,475 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 5.0/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 44% 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 · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.6% of padrón; international residents 2.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.5/10
Future looks weaker. Population −0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.3% over the series; mean age 55.9; foreign residents 2.4%; 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 · 3.0/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 0.2% of the area (nearest site ~4.7 km).
Place location
Castrelo do Val in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
55.9
<16
8.6%
16–64
48%
65+
43.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 960 (97.6%)
Foreign residents: 24 (2.4%)
- Portugal: 14
- Brazil: 3
- Uruguay: 2
- Italy: 1
- Romania: 1
- Argentina: 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 32085 (15.5km)
291 approx. sunny days · 11 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
44.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ourense
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01O Invernadeiro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.7 km
Day trip
- 02Souto de Rozabales (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 31.2 km
- 03Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.8 km
- 04Val do río Navea (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 34.8 km
- 05A Carballa da Rocha (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 39.4 km
- 06Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 47.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castrelo do Val
€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 Castrelo do Val you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.8%
SEPE unemployed
40
Affiliated workers (approx.)
322
Self-employed (approx.)
55
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,732,000
Expenses
€1,732,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSDE
Vicente Gómez García (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 Vigo (VGO) · 179.8 km · 137 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ourense) · 94.3 km · 87 min
High-speed rail
AVE Ourense · 71.7 km · 61 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 230.8 km · 198 min
Nearest city
Ourense · 75.4 km · 65 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · A GUDIÑA-PORTA DE GALICIA · 25.1 km · 21 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Verin · 17.1 km · 15 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
638
674 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
167
176 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
68
72 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
6
9 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2475 sunshine hours
Castrelo do Val averages about 2475 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.
Rural tax incentives
Galicia offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 8% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Castrelo do Val
Castrelo do Val is a municipality in Ourense (Galicia) with about 1,048 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1548 €/m². Compare Castrelo do Val with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 32021 · CP 32021 · lat 42.03915456951277, lon -7.357993203701351 · 948 m · Income: €26,345