Pontevedra · Galicia · CP 36044
Pontecesures
Pontecesures: living in Pontevedra
Pontecesures offers 2246 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,076
Avg. summer temp
19.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#1130 / 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 · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~44 min; airport ~59 min; Renfe ~13 min; coach ~15 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 · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 91% 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 · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.4% of padrón; international residents 1.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.8/10
Average. Population −0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.7% over the series; mean age 44.4; foreign residents 1.6%; 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 · 4.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~1.6 km).
Place location
Pontecesures in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.4
<16
13.1%
16–64
68.4%
65+
18.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,002 (98.4%)
Foreign residents: 50 (1.6%)
- Morocco: 12
- Venezuela: 7
- Argentina: 5
- Brazil: 5
- Romania: 3
- China: 3
- Italy: 2
- Portugal: 2
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 36017 (14.9km)
264 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
90.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Pontevedra
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Islas Atlánticas de Galicia (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 15.4 km
Day trip
- 02Complexo intermareal Umia-O Grove, A Lanzada, punta Carreirón e lagoa Bodeira (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 27.4 km
- 03A Curotiña (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 28.4 km
- 04Complexo Dunar de Corrubedo e Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.6 km
- 05Complexo das Praias, Duna e lagoa de Corrubedo (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 34.6 km
- 06Penedos de Pasarela e Traba (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 58.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Pontecesures
€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 Pontecesures you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.9%
SEPE unemployed
124
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,496
Self-employed (approx.)
252
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,896,326
Expenses
€2,376,412
Balance
€519,914
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Juan Manuel Vidal Seage (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vigo (VGO) · 66.8 km · 59 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Pontevedra) · 40.2 km · 44 min
High-speed rail
AVE Santiago de Compostela · 30.4 km · 35 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 101.2 km · 87 min
Nearest city
Pontevedra · 40.2 km · 44 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PONTECESURES · 3.4 km · 13 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Padrón · 5.8 km · 15 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
1,839
598 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
339
110 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
234
76 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
60
33 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2246 sunshine hours
Pontecesures averages about 2246 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 90.7%
SETELECO reports 90.7% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Pontecesures
Pontecesures is a municipality in Pontevedra (Galicia) with about 3,277 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3177 €/m². Compare Pontecesures with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 36044 · CP 36044 · lat 42.71446106430201, lon -8.636312742076383 · 477 m · Income: €36,221