Pontevedra · Galicia · CP 36042
Ponteareas
Ponteareas: living in Pontevedra
Ponteareas offers 2329 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
23,211
Avg. summer temp
19.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#594 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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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 · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~43 min; airport ~26 min; Renfe ~15 min; coach ~6 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,329 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~24.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 83% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.3% of padrón; international residents 3.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.0/10
Average. Population +0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −23.2% over the series; mean age 44.2; foreign residents 3.7%; 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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~-450; Natura 2000 covers about 0.7% of the area (nearest site ~0.1 km).
Place location
Ponteareas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.2
<16
14.9%
16–64
66.3%
65+
18.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 22,024 (96.3%)
Foreign residents: 853 (3.7%)
- Portugal: 203
- Brazil: 148
- Colombia: 55
- Venezuela: 53
- Romania: 51
- Morocco: 45
- Algeria: 43
- Argentina: 40
English speakers ≈ 16
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 61 · 36% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 36009 (18.6km)
274 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
83.4%
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 · 15.7 km
Day trip
- 02Serra de Pena Corneira (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 28.7 km
- 03Islas Atlánticas de Galicia (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 29.6 km
- 04Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.9 km
- 05Complexo intermareal Umia-O Grove, A Lanzada, punta Carreirón e lagoa Bodeira (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 38.6 km
- 06Complexo Dunar de Corrubedo e Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 57.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ponteareas
€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 Ponteareas you pay €901 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.7%
SEPE unemployed
1,336
Affiliated workers (approx.)
10,880
Self-employed (approx.)
1,847
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€20,573,170
Expenses
€20,573,170
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Maria Nava Castro Domínguez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vigo (VGO) · 22.5 km · 26 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Pontevedra) · 51.1 km · 43 min
High-speed rail
AVE Vigo Urzáiz · 31.7 km · 28 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 177.7 km · 152 min
Nearest city
Pontevedra · 39.4 km · 34 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · O PORRIÑO · 12.6 km · 15 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Xunta de Galicia · Estación de Autobuses de Ponteareas · 2.1 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
14,942
644 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,584
111 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
1,594
69 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
32
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Tractors
142
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2329 sunshine hours
Ponteareas averages about 2329 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 83.4%
SETELECO reports 83.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Broad local services
9 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Ponteareas.
About Ponteareas
Ponteareas is a municipality in Pontevedra (Galicia) with about 3,275 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3175 €/m². Compare Ponteareas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 36042 · CP 36042 · lat 42.18644881776979, lon -8.515267227997166 · 475 m · Income: €29,019