Pontevedra · Galicia · CP 36053
Soutomaior
Soutomaior: living in Pontevedra
Soutomaior offers 2284 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
7,589
Avg. summer temp
16.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#811 / 8133
Overall score
7.4/10
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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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~14 min; airport ~29 min; Renfe ~11 min; coach ~22 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 · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% 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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.3% of padrón; international residents 3.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.1/10
Average. Population +0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.8% over the series; mean age 43.7; 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 · 3.8/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~286; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~19.3 km).
Place location
Soutomaior in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.7
<16
16.2%
16–64
65.1%
65+
18.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 7,120 (96.3%)
Foreign residents: 275 (3.7%)
- Morocco: 102
- Brazil: 29
- Portugal: 23
- Argentina: 22
- Colombia: 11
- China: 11
- United Kingdom: 10
- Paraguay: 9
English speakers ≈ 10
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 36025 (17.1km)
269 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Pontevedra
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Complexo intermareal Umia-O Grove, A Lanzada, punta Carreirón e lagoa Bodeira (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 24.3 km
Day trip
- 02Monte Aloia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.3 km
- 03Serra de Pena Corneira (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 28.3 km
- 04Islas Atlánticas de Galicia (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 28.7 km
- 05Complexo Dunar de Corrubedo e Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 43.6 km
- 06Complexo das Praias, Duna e lagoa de Corrubedo (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 43.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Soutomaior
€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 Soutomaior you pay €901 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.2%
SEPE unemployed
407
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,496
Self-employed (approx.)
593
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€5,639,976
Expenses
€5,639,976
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- BNG
Manuel Antonio Lourenzo Sobral (BNG)
2023–2027 · Bloque Nacionalista Galego
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vigo (VGO) · 17.5 km · 29 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Pontevedra) · 16.4 km · 14 min
High-speed rail
AVE Vigo Urzáiz · 22 km · 19 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 156 km · 134 min
Nearest city
Pontevedra · 16.4 km · 14 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ARCADE · 4.8 km · 11 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Pontevedra · 14.5 km · 22 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
4,830
636 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
631
83 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
716
94 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
17
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2284 sunshine hours
Soutomaior averages about 2284 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 93.6%
SETELECO reports 93.6% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Soutomaior
Soutomaior is a municipality in Pontevedra (Galicia) with about 3,307 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3207 €/m². Compare Soutomaior with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 36053 · CP 36053 · lat 42.33487726672995, lon -8.567255792019878 · 507 m · Income: €33,340