Pontevedra · Galicia · CP 36020
Agolada
Agolada: living in Pontevedra
Agolada offers 2300 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and essential local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,225
Avg. summer temp
18.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#6354 / 8133
Overall score
5.7/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.2/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,210 €/m²; cost of living at 55% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~50 min; airport ~74 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.1/10
Average. About 2,300 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 · 4.4/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 40% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 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 98.3% of padrón; international residents 1.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.1/10
Future looks weaker. Population −2.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −7.7% over the series; mean age 55.5; foreign residents 1.7%; property prices +6.5% 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 ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 6.3% of the area (nearest site ~4.0 km).
Place location
Agolada in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
55.5
<16
6.3%
16–64
52.8%
65+
40.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,304 (98.3%)
Foreign residents: 40 (1.7%)
- Romania: 9
- Brazil: 9
- Venezuela: 7
- Portugal: 6
- Colombia: 3
- Oceania & stateless: 2
- Nigeria: 1
- Argentina: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 61 · 37% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.79, -8.03)
271 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
600 Mbps
Coverage
40%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Pontevedra
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Fraga de Catasós (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.4 km
Day trip
- 02Fragas do Eume (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 59.1 km
- 03Islas Atlánticas de Galicia (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 63.9 km
- 04Complexo intermareal Umia-O Grove, A Lanzada, punta Carreirón e lagoa Bodeira (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 71 km
- 05Val do río Navea (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 76.4 km
- 06A Curotiña (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 78.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Agolada
€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 Agolada you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.1%
SEPE unemployed
72
Affiliated workers (approx.)
835
Self-employed (approx.)
141
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€3,612,224
Expenses
€3,612,224
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PAYJ
Luis Calvo Miguélez (PAYJ)
2023–2027 · Partido Anticorrupción y Justicia
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Santiago (SCQ) · 60.3 km · 74 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 63.2 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
AVE Santiago de Compostela · 68.1 km · 55 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 96.4 km · 83 min
Nearest city
Pontevedra · 83.5 km · 72 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LALÍN · 26.3 km · 23 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Mellid/Melide · 19 km · 16 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
1,796
807 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
372
167 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
112
50 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
8
4 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
13
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2300 sunshine hours
Agolada averages about 2300 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Rural tax incentives
Galicia offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 8% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
Nature 4 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 4 km away.
About Agolada
Agolada is a municipality in Pontevedra (Galicia) with about 3,211 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3111 €/m². Compare Agolada with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 36020 · CP 36020 · lat 42.788137408723024, lon -8.03322879901377 · 411 m · Income: €25,445