Lugo · Galicia · CP 27025
Xove
Xove: living in Lugo
Xove offers 2176 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,269
Avg. summer temp
19.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#1029 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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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 · 6.0/10
Average. Hospital ~109 min; airport ~115 min; Renfe ~5 min; coach ~17 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,176 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~21.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.1% of padrón; international residents 4.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.4/10
Average. Population −1.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.8% over the series; mean age 49.8; foreign residents 4.9%; 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 · 6.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~100; Natura 2000 covers about 13.2% of the area (nearest site ~1.9 km).
Place location
Xove in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.8
<16
9.9%
16–64
62%
65+
28.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,113 (95.1%)
Foreign residents: 160 (4.9%)
- Portugal: 37
- Morocco: 16
- Romania: 11
- Brazil: 7
- Peru: 6
- Dominican Republic: 2
- Senegal: 1
- Cuba: 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 (43.67, -7.51)
256 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95%
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 · 8.9 km
- 02Estaca de Bares (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 17.4 km
- 03Ría de Ortigueira e Ladrido (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 24 km
Day trip
- 04A praia das Catedrais (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 30.8 km
- 05Ría de Ribadeo (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 39.9 km
- 06Playa de Penarronda (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 43.1 km
- 07Fragas do Eume (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.1 km
- 08Lagoa e Areal de Valdoviño (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 51.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Xove
€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 Xove you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.1%
SEPE unemployed
84
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,447
Self-employed (approx.)
243
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€8,157,000
Expenses
€7,794,000
Balance
€363,000
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jose Demetrio Salgueiro Rapa (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Asturias (OVD) · 147.4 km · 115 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 147.5 km · 109 min
High-speed rail
AVE A Coruña · 108.7 km · 93 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 107.8 km · 92 min
Nearest city
Lugo · 100.4 km · 86 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · XOVE POBO · 2.2 km · 5 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses de Viveiro · 12.1 km · 17 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
2,113
646 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
460
141 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
232
71 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
56
27 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2176 sunshine hours
Xove averages about 2176 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95%) makes Xove a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€684/m²
Asking prices around €684 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Xove
Xove is a municipality in Lugo (Galicia) with about 486 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2586 €/m². Compare Xove with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 27025 · CP 27025 · lat 43.669096680898335, lon -7.511390174666067 · 386 m · Income: €35,360