Pontevedra · Galicia · CP 36037
Pazos de Borbén
Pazos de Borbén: living in Pontevedra
Pazos de Borbén offers 2284 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and essential local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,046
Avg. summer temp
16.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#2486 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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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 · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~43 min; airport ~29 min; Renfe ~14 min; coach ~28 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,284 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~21.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 5.8/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 53% 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 98.8% of padrón; international residents 1.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.8/10
Average. Population +1.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.8% over the series; mean age 48.0; 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 · 3.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.9 km).
Place location
Pazos de Borbén in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48
<16
12.3%
16–64
61.2%
65+
26.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,962 (98.8%)
Foreign residents: 37 (1.2%)
- Brazil: 15
- Portugal: 7
- Romania: 3
- Colombia: 2
- Germany: 1
- United Kingdom: 1
- Peru: 1
English speakers ≈ 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 36025 (18.5km)
269 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
53.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Pontevedra
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Monte Aloia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 24.1 km
Day trip
- 02Serra de Pena Corneira (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 26.2 km
- 03Complexo intermareal Umia-O Grove, A Lanzada, punta Carreirón e lagoa Bodeira (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 29.6 km
- 04Islas Atlánticas de Galicia (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 29.8 km
- 05Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 45.7 km
- 06Complexo Dunar de Corrubedo e Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 48.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Pazos de Borbén
€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 Pazos de Borbén you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.7%
SEPE unemployed
143
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,321
Self-employed (approx.)
224
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,860,700
Expenses
€1,730,700
Balance
€130,000
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Andres Iglesias Rodriguez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vigo (VGO) · 16.9 km · 29 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Pontevedra) · 33.2 km · 43 min
High-speed rail
AVE Vigo Urzáiz · 21.9 km · 30 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 163 km · 140 min
Nearest city
Pontevedra · 24.5 km · 21 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · REDONDELA AV · 7.6 km · 14 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Xunta de Galicia · Estación de Autobuses de Ponteareas · 15.2 km · 28 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
2,169
712 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
377
124 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
313
103 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
14
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2284 sunshine hours
Pazos de Borbén averages about 2284 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.
About Pazos de Borbén
Pazos de Borbén is a municipality in Pontevedra (Galicia) with about 3,249 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3149 €/m². Compare Pazos de Borbén with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 36037 · CP 36037 · lat 42.28628615182179, lon -8.535535256425572 · 449 m · Income: €32,994