Ourense · Galicia · CP 32043
Maceda
Maceda: living in Ourense
Maceda offers 2427 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,874
Avg. summer temp
18.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#3331 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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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 · 5.2/10
Average. Hospital ~54 min; airport ~107 min; Renfe ~74 min; coach ~50 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.5/10
Average. About 2,427 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~23.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 75% 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 · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.9% of padrón; international residents 3.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.4/10
Average. Population +1.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −16.7% over the series; mean age 51.0; foreign residents 3.1%; 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 · 3.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~99.4 km).
Place location
Maceda in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51
<16
9.4%
16–64
56.1%
65+
34.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,784 (96.9%)
Foreign residents: 88 (3.1%)
- Romania: 46
- Portugal: 15
- Senegal: 11
- Colombia: 3
- Venezuela: 3
- China: 3
- Brazil: 2
- Italy: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 92 · 45% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 32080 (16.2km)
286 approx. sunny days · 7 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
74.8%
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 · 21.3 km
Day trip
- 02Val do río Navea (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 27 km
- 03A Carballa da Rocha (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 28.2 km
- 04Souto de Rozabales (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 29.6 km
- 05Pregamento xeolóxico de Campodola-Leixazós (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 42.5 km
- 06Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 45.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Maceda
€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 Maceda you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.4%
SEPE unemployed
135
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,140
Self-employed (approx.)
193
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,672,610
Expenses
€2,609,610
Balance
€63,000
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Rubén Quintas Rodríguez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vigo (VGO) · 122.4 km · 107 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ourense) · 35.3 km · 54 min
High-speed rail
AVE Ourense · 31.5 km · 27 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 189.2 km · 162 min
Nearest city
Ourense · 35.1 km · 30 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SAN PEDRO DO SIL · 45.1 km · 74 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Orense/Ourense · 33.7 km · 50 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
2,039
709 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
531
185 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
219
76 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
9
3 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
15
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2427 sunshine hours
Maceda averages about 2427 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.
Fibre at 74.8%
SETELECO reports 74.8% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Maceda
Maceda is a municipality in Ourense (Galicia) with about 1,112 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1612 €/m². Compare Maceda with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 32043 · CP 32043 · lat 42.256727982406524, lon -7.600007782085042 · 112 m · Income: €30,349