Lugo · Galicia · CP 27008
Bóveda
Bóveda: living in Lugo
Bóveda offers 2400 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,369
Avg. summer temp
20.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#3548 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 9.2/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 684 €/m²; cost of living at 31% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.7/10
Average. Hospital ~58 min; airport ~109 min; Renfe ~23 min; coach ~22 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.4/10
Average. About 2,400 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 87% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 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 97.4% of padrón; international residents 2.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.7/10
Future looks weaker. Population −2.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −14.3% over the series; mean age 56.8; foreign residents 2.6%; property prices +4.8% 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 · 5.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 3.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Bóveda in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
56.8
<16
5.9%
16–64
55.1%
65+
39%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,443 (97.4%)
Foreign residents: 38 (2.6%)
- Romania: 15
- Portugal: 6
- Brazil: 5
- Italy: 3
- Morocco: 2
- Venezuela: 2
- Dominican Republic: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€684
Flats €/m²
629 €
Houses €/m²
739 €
6-year change
+32.5%
Province rank: # / 67 · 26% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 27031 (13.1km)
282 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
86.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Lugo
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Val do río Navea (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 33.5 km
- 02Serra da Enciña da Lastra (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 48.1 km
- 03O Invernadeiro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 51.1 km
- 04Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 64.6 km
- 05Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 68.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Bóveda
€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 Bóveda you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.8%
SEPE unemployed
36
Affiliated workers (approx.)
537
Self-employed (approx.)
90
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,527,679
Expenses
€1,527,679
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jose Manuel Arias Lopez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de A Coruña (LCG) · 145.1 km · 109 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 53.2 km · 58 min
High-speed rail
AVE Ourense · 63.3 km · 74 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 148.9 km · 128 min
Nearest city
Lugo · 55.4 km · 48 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MONFORTE DE LEMOS · 13.7 km · 23 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Monforte de Lemos · 13.5 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
998
729 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
227
166 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
89
65 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2400 sunshine hours
Bóveda averages about 2400 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€684/m²
Asking prices around €684 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Fibre at 86.6%
SETELECO reports 86.6% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Bóveda
Bóveda is a municipality in Lugo (Galicia) with about 427 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2527 €/m². Compare Bóveda with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 27008 · CP 27008 · lat 42.63553690704097, lon -7.495230276825788 · 327 m · Income: €29,254