Lugo · Galicia · CP 27038
Ourol
Ourol: living in Lugo
Ourol offers 2126 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
965
Avg. summer temp
18.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#5688 / 8133
Overall score
5.9/10
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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 · 6.1/10
Average. Hospital ~81 min; airport ~95 min; Renfe ~20 min; coach ~22 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.1/10
Average. About 2,126 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~22.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 5.6/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 52% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.3% of padrón; international residents 2.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.2/10
Future looks weaker. Population −2.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −19.0% over the series; mean age 55.3; foreign residents 2.7%; 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 · 3.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,840; Natura 2000 covers about 1.7% of the area (nearest site ~3.6 km).
Place location
Ourol in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
55.3
<16
7%
16–64
53.4%
65+
39.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 991 (97.3%)
Foreign residents: 27 (2.7%)
- Romania: 13
- United Kingdom: 3
- France: 2
- Portugal: 2
- Colombia: 2
- Germany: 1
- Brazil: 1
English speakers ≈ 3
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 27066 (9.2km)
250 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
51.6%
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 · 6.9 km
- 02Ría de Ortigueira e Ladrido (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 20 km
- 03Estaca de Bares (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 24.2 km
Day trip
- 04Fragas do Eume (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.1 km
- 05A praia das Catedrais (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 38.7 km
- 06Lagoa e Areal de Valdoviño (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 41.3 km
- 07Ría de Ribadeo (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 47.7 km
- 08Playa de Penarronda (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 51.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ourol
€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 Ourol you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.6%
SEPE unemployed
34
Affiliated workers (approx.)
366
Self-employed (approx.)
62
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€1,746,930
Expenses
€1,746,930
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSDE
José Luis Pajón Camba (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) · 122.2 km · 95 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 98.1 km · 81 min
High-speed rail
AVE A Coruña · 122.3 km · 96 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 88.5 km · 76 min
Nearest city
Lugo · 84.4 km · 72 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VIVEIRO · 14.3 km · 20 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses de Viveiro · 16.2 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
680
705 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
173
179 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
88
91 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
1
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
27
40 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2126 sunshine hours
Ourol averages about 2126 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 Ourol
Ourol is a municipality in Lugo (Galicia) with about 520 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2620 €/m². Compare Ourol with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 27038 · CP 27038 · lat 43.56044679629961, lon -7.642267065421248 · 420 m · Income: €28,176