Ourense · Galicia · CP 32009
O Barco de Valdeorras
O Barco de Valdeorras: living in Ourense
O Barco de Valdeorras offers 2407 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
13,368
Avg. summer temp
22.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#1767 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 6.5/10
Average. Hospital ~89 min; airport ~137 min; Renfe ~2 min; coach ~3 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.1/10
Average. About 2,407 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 90% 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 · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 92.2% of padrón; international residents 7.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.0/10
Average. Population +0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −16.0% over the series; mean age 46.0; foreign residents 7.8%; property prices +4.0% 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 · 1.5/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~10.0 km).
Place location
O Barco de Valdeorras in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46
<16
12.8%
16–64
65%
65+
22.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 12,351 (92.2%)
Foreign residents: 1,044 (7.8%)
- Portugal: 467
- Colombia: 67
- Romania: 66
- Brazil: 65
- Morocco: 64
- Venezuela: 49
- Dominican Republic: 37
- Paraguay: 27
English speakers ≈ 5
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 92 · 48% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.42, -6.98)
283 approx. sunny days · 9 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
90.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ourense
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serra da Enciña da Lastra (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 8.9 km
- 02Las Médulas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.2 km
- 03Val do río Navea (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 21.9 km
- 04Pregamento xeolóxico de Campodola-Leixazós (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22.6 km
- 05Souto da Retorta (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22.6 km
Day trip
- 06O Invernadeiro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38.6 km
- 07Lago de Truchillas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 45.7 km
- 08Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 54.7 km
- 09Muniellos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 66.8 km
- 10A Carballa da Rocha (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 79.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · O Barco de Valdeorras
€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 O Barco de Valdeorras you pay €901 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.5%
SEPE unemployed
563
Affiliated workers (approx.)
6,172
Self-employed (approx.)
1,043
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€10,720,675
Expenses
€10,456,391
Balance
€264,284
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSDE
Alfredo Laudelino García Rodríguez (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) · 216.3 km · 137 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 125.6 km · 89 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 155.1 km · 102 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 212.4 km · 182 min
Nearest city
Ourense · 113.9 km · 112 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · O BARCO DE VALDEORRAS · 0.5 km · 2 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Barco/O Barco · 1.2 km · 3 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
7,361
551 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,249
168 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
728
54 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
13
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
82
11 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2407 sunshine hours
O Barco de Valdeorras averages about 2407 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 90.1%
SETELECO reports 90.1% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About O Barco de Valdeorras
O Barco de Valdeorras is a municipality in Ourense (Galicia) with about 994 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1494 €/m². Compare O Barco de Valdeorras with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 32009 · CP 32009 · lat 42.4153130742281, lon -6.982382601463948 · 894 m · Income: €32,961