Pontevedra · Galicia · CP 36018
Forcarei
Forcarei: living in Pontevedra
Forcarei offers 2246 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and essential local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,067
Avg. summer temp
19.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#4735 / 8133
Overall score
6.2/10
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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 · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~39 min; airport ~67 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,246 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~24.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 68% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 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 98.8% of padrón; international residents 1.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.3/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −19.4% over the series; mean age 55.3; foreign residents 1.2%; 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 · 4.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 30.0% of the area (nearest site ~1.8 km).
Place location
Forcarei in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
55.3
<16
6.9%
16–64
51.9%
65+
41.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,349 (98.8%)
Foreign residents: 39 (1.2%)
- Venezuela: 12
- Romania: 4
- Brazil: 4
- China: 4
- Portugal: 2
- Morocco: 2
- Dominican Republic: 2
- Italy: 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 via neighbor 36017 (16.3km)
264 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
68.4%
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 · 19.7 km
Day trip
- 02Islas Atlánticas de Galicia (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 37.7 km
- 03Complexo intermareal Umia-O Grove, A Lanzada, punta Carreirón e lagoa Bodeira (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 40.6 km
- 04A Curotiña (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 52.6 km
- 05Complexo Dunar de Corrubedo e Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 57 km
- 06Complexo das Praias, Duna e lagoa de Corrubedo (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 57 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Forcarei
€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 Forcarei you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.5%
SEPE unemployed
87
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,133
Self-employed (approx.)
191
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,897,400
Expenses
€2,359,138
Balance
€538,262
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Belén Cachafeiro Anta (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vigo (VGO) · 70 km · 67 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Pontevedra) · 36.9 km · 39 min
High-speed rail
AVE Santiago de Compostela · 58 km · 58 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 118.8 km · 102 min
Nearest city
Pontevedra · 36.9 km · 39 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LALÍN · 21.4 km · 18 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Silleda · 19.7 km · 17 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
2,285
745 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
396
129 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
172
56 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
8
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2246 sunshine hours
Forcarei averages about 2246 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~30%
About 30% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Forcarei
Forcarei is a municipality in Pontevedra (Galicia) with about 3,188 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3088 €/m². Compare Forcarei with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 36018 · CP 36018 · lat 42.579188533584556, lon -8.322666918705817 · 388 m · Income: €27,794