Pontevedra · Galicia · CP 36024
Lalín
Lalín: living in Pontevedra
Lalín offers 2300 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
20,292
Avg. summer temp
18.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#1012 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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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 · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~46 min; airport ~65 min; Renfe ~8 min; coach ~6 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 · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 85% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 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 93.7% of padrón; international residents 6.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.8/10
Average. Population +0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −16.4% over the series; mean age 47.5; foreign residents 6.3%; property prices +6.5% 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 · 5.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~750; Natura 2000 covers about 2.8% of the area (nearest site ~7.4 km).
Place location
Lalín in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.5
<16
12.3%
16–64
61.8%
65+
26%
International community
Spanish nationals: 18,938 (93.7%)
Foreign residents: 1,280 (6.3%)
- Algeria: 183
- Romania: 175
- Portugal: 168
- Brazil: 136
- Venezuela: 102
- Morocco: 97
- Colombia: 69
- Paraguay: 68
English speakers ≈ 6
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 36020 (16.2km)
271 approx. sunny days · 7 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
84.6%
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 · 4 km
Day trip
- 02Islas Atlánticas de Galicia (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 53.4 km
- 03Complexo intermareal Umia-O Grove, A Lanzada, punta Carreirón e lagoa Bodeira (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 58.2 km
- 04A Curotiña (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 68.2 km
- 05Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 72.3 km
- 06Complexo Dunar de Corrubedo e Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 73.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Lalín
€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 Lalín you pay €901 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.4%
SEPE unemployed
805
Affiliated workers (approx.)
8,908
Self-employed (approx.)
1,505
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€21,658,822
Expenses
€21,658,822
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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José Crespo Iglesias (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Santiago (SCQ) · 64.6 km · 65 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ourense) · 53.8 km · 46 min
High-speed rail
AVE Santiago de Compostela · 55.3 km · 47 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 110.4 km · 95 min
Nearest city
Pontevedra · 63.7 km · 55 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LALÍN · 4.5 km · 8 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Lalin · 2.5 km · 6 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
13,057
643 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,744
135 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,031
51 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
37
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
208
16 / 1,000 cars
Around average vs peer places
Nutshell
2300 sunshine hours
Lalín averages about 2300 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 84.6%
SETELECO reports 84.6% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Lalín.
About Lalín
Lalín is a municipality in Pontevedra (Galicia) with about 3,215 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3115 €/m². Compare Lalín with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 36024 · CP 36024 · lat 42.66168743157886, lon -8.131024098911352 · 415 m · Income: €31,517