Ourense · Galicia · CP 32023
Castro Caldelas
Castro Caldelas: living in Ourense
Castro Caldelas offers 2427 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,244
Avg. summer temp
18.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#4832 / 8133
Overall score
6.2/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.0/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 756 €/m²; cost of living at 34% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.1/10
Average. Hospital ~46 min; airport ~124 min; Renfe ~42 min; coach ~46 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.5/10
Average. About 2,427 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 · 6.8/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 64% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.2% of padrón; international residents 1.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.7/10
Future looks weaker. Population +0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment +21.2% over the series; mean age 56.2; foreign residents 1.8%; property prices +4.0% 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 · 4.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~650; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~7.3 km).
Place location
Castro Caldelas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
56.2
<16
5.4%
16–64
53.1%
65+
41.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,202 (98.2%)
Foreign residents: 22 (1.8%)
- Bulgaria: 5
- France: 3
- Poland: 2
- Romania: 2
- Dominican Republic: 2
- United Kingdom: 1
- Morocco: 1
- Paraguay: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 92 · 46% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 32080 (6.0km)
286 approx. sunny days · 13 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
64.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ourense
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Val do río Navea (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 8.7 km
- 02Souto de Rozabales (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 14.8 km
- 03O Invernadeiro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 21.1 km
- 04Pregamento xeolóxico de Campodola-Leixazós (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 21.8 km
- 05Souto da Retorta (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 21.8 km
Day trip
- 06Serra da Enciña da Lastra (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 41.2 km
- 07Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.2 km
- 08Las Médulas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 48.2 km
- 09A Carballa da Rocha (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 48.9 km
- 10Lago de la Baña (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 52.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castro Caldelas
€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 Castro Caldelas you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.5%
SEPE unemployed
63
Affiliated workers (approx.)
466
Self-employed (approx.)
79
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,416,605
Expenses
€2,416,605
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSDE
Sara Ines Vega Nuñez (PSDEG-PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Dos Socialistas de Galicia-Psoe
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vigo (VGO) · 140.7 km · 124 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ourense) · 54 km · 46 min
High-speed rail
AVE Ourense · 52.6 km · 68 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 185.7 km · 159 min
Nearest city
Ourense · 54 km · 46 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SAN CLODIO-QUIROGA · 22.1 km · 42 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Quiroga · 24.5 km · 46 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
1,077
866 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
297
239 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
98
79 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
5
4 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
6
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2427 sunshine hours
Castro Caldelas averages about 2427 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€756/m²
Asking prices around €756 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Rural tax incentives
Galicia offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 8% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Castro Caldelas
Castro Caldelas is a municipality in Ourense (Galicia) with about 1,050 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1550 €/m². Compare Castro Caldelas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 32023 · CP 32023 · lat 42.37442418274821, lon -7.404088732273352 · 950 m · Income: €29,679