Lugo · Galicia · CP 27011
Castroverde
Castroverde: living in Lugo
Castroverde offers 2260 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,478
Avg. summer temp
19.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#3496 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~22 min; airport ~103 min; Renfe ~26 min; coach ~26 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,260 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~24.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 6.7/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 64% 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 · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.6% of padrón; international residents 2.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.3/10
Future looks weaker. Population −0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −17.9% over the series; mean age 53.8; foreign residents 2.4%; 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 · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~7.7 km).
Place location
Castroverde in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
53.8
<16
7.5%
16–64
57.1%
65+
35.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,553 (97.6%)
Foreign residents: 64 (2.4%)
- Romania: 40
- Colombia: 7
- Brazil: 6
- Portugal: 4
- Morocco: 2
- Venezuela: 2
- United Kingdom: 1
- Cuba: 1
English speakers ≈ 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 27028 (18.8km)
266 approx. sunny days · 9 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
63.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Lugo
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 43.7 km
- 02Muniellos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 45.8 km
- 03Ría de Ribadeo (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 54.8 km
- 04Fragas do Eume (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 56.7 km
- 05Serra da Enciña da Lastra (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 65.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castroverde
€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 Castroverde you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.3%
SEPE unemployed
46
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,012
Self-employed (approx.)
170
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€3,228,831
Expenses
€3,228,831
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSDE
Xosé María Arias Fernández (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 Santiago (SCQ) · 120.1 km · 103 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 25.4 km · 22 min
High-speed rail
AVE Ourense · 118.5 km · 102 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 128.5 km · 110 min
Nearest city
Lugo · 25.4 km · 22 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LUGO · 20.1 km · 26 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Chamoso · 16.6 km · 26 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
1,900
767 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
686
277 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
147
59 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
50
26 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2260 sunshine hours
Castroverde averages about 2260 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.
About Castroverde
Castroverde is a municipality in Lugo (Galicia) with about 451 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2551 €/m². Compare Castroverde with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 27011 · CP 27011 · lat 43.02315735034909, lon -7.335375919399577 · 351 m · Income: €34,579