Lugo · Galicia · CP 27063
O Valadouro
O Valadouro: living in Lugo
O Valadouro offers 2101 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,845
Avg. summer temp
19.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#3515 / 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 · 5.8/10
Average. Hospital ~105 min; airport ~119 min; Renfe ~35 min; coach ~8 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,101 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~23.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 81% 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 · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.6% of padrón; international residents 3.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.8/10
Future looks weaker. Population −3.2% vs last year; registered unemployment +8.2% over the series; mean age 51.7; foreign residents 3.4%; 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 · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~-15,000; Natura 2000 covers about 21.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.5 km).
Place location
O Valadouro in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51.7
<16
10.8%
16–64
53.8%
65+
35.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,923 (96.6%)
Foreign residents: 68 (3.4%)
- Romania: 39
- Morocco: 6
- Portugal: 4
- Russia: 3
- Argentina: 3
- Peru: 2
- France: 1
- Bolivia: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€684
Flats €/m²
629 €
Houses €/m²
739 €
6-year change
+32.5%
Province rank: # / 67 · 24% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 27019 (13.0km)
247 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
81%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Lugo
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Souto da Retorta (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 12.1 km
Day trip
- 02Estaca de Bares (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 30.6 km
- 03Ría de Ortigueira e Ladrido (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 31.6 km
- 04Ría de Ribadeo (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 34.4 km
- 05Fragas do Eume (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.3 km
- 06Lagoa e Areal de Valdoviño (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 54.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · O Valadouro
€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 O Valadouro you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.3%
SEPE unemployed
53
Affiliated workers (approx.)
707
Self-employed (approx.)
119
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,021,520
Expenses
€2,021,520
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jose Manuel Lamela Piñeiro (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) · 147.2 km · 119 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 123.2 km · 105 min
High-speed rail
AVE A Coruña · 104.9 km · 90 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 104.4 km · 89 min
Nearest city
Lugo · 81.1 km · 69 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CANGAS DE FOZ · 18.9 km · 35 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · A Alvariña · 2 km · 8 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
1,269
688 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
293
159 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
148
80 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2101 sunshine hours
O Valadouro averages about 2101 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.
Natura 2000 ~21%
About 21% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About O Valadouro
O Valadouro is a municipality in Lugo (Galicia) with about 608 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2708 €/m². Compare O Valadouro with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 27063 · CP 27063 · lat 43.537896738350256, lon -7.481346383161747 · 508 m · Income: €30,133