Lugo · Galicia · CP 27029
Meira
Meira: living in Lugo
Meira offers 2159 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,773
Avg. summer temp
17°C
Best place to buy a house
#1754 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~40 min; airport ~95 min; Renfe ~47 min; coach ~12 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,159 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~21.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% 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 · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 93.5% of padrón; international residents 6.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.6/10
Average. Population +1.0% vs last year; registered unemployment +17.1% over the series; mean age 49.3; foreign residents 6.5%; 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 · 4.0/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~200; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~37.7 km).
Place location
Meira in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.3
<16
11.8%
16–64
57.8%
65+
30.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,613 (93.5%)
Foreign residents: 112 (6.5%)
- Romania: 48
- Morocco: 41
- Portugal: 9
- China: 4
- Cuba: 3
- Bulgaria: 1
- Senegal: 1
- Brazil: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€684
Flats €/m²
629 €
Houses €/m²
739 €
6-year change
+32.5%
Province rank: # / 67 · 25% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 27044 (11.6km)
254 approx. sunny days · 8 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Lugo
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Ría de Ribadeo (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 32.3 km
- 02Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.1 km
- 03Muniellos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 43.7 km
- 04Fragas do Eume (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 52.5 km
- 05Barayo (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 62.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Meira
€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 Meira you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.7%
SEPE unemployed
48
Affiliated workers (approx.)
731
Self-employed (approx.)
123
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,380,000
Expenses
€2,380,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSDE
Antonio de Dios Álvarez (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 A Coruña (LCG) · 124.3 km · 95 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 47.1 km · 40 min
High-speed rail
AVE A Coruña · 127.1 km · 109 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 127.5 km · 109 min
Nearest city
Lugo · 49.7 km · 55 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LUGO · 39.7 km · 47 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Meira · 4 km · 12 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
1,174
662 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
348
196 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
79
45 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
9
5 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
35
30 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2159 sunshine hours
Meira averages about 2159 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.5%) makes Meira a practical base for remote work.
About Meira
Meira is a municipality in Lugo (Galicia) with about 490 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2590 €/m². Compare Meira with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 27029 · CP 27029 · lat 43.22253493852069, lon -7.260266837728764 · 390 m · Income: €34,996