Ourense · Galicia · CP 32008
Barbadás
Barbadás: living in Ourense
Barbadás offers 2395 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
11,201
Avg. summer temp
22.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#1350 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.0/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 756 €/m²; cost of living at 34% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~7 min; airport ~79 min; Renfe ~20 min; coach ~19 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.7/10
Worse than other places. About 2,395 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 86% 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 · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.6% of padrón; international residents 4.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.8/10
Average. Population +0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment +19.9% over the series; mean age 43.6; foreign residents 4.4%; property prices +4.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.1/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 3.0/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~73.9 km).
Place location
Barbadás in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.6
<16
15.3%
16–64
65.5%
65+
19.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 10,550 (95.6%)
Foreign residents: 487 (4.4%)
- Portugal: 128
- Venezuela: 112
- Brazil: 45
- Italy: 39
- Colombia: 25
- Dominican Republic: 25
- China: 14
- Romania: 11
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 92 · 48% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 32054 (5.8km)
282 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
86.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ourense
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serra de Pena Corneira (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22.5 km
Day trip
- 02Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 35.6 km
- 03O Invernadeiro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 46.7 km
- 04Val do río Navea (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 50.5 km
- 05Monte Aloia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 65.7 km
- 06Complexo intermareal Umia-O Grove, A Lanzada, punta Carreirón e lagoa Bodeira (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 76.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Barbadás
€4,514
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€236
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€354
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Barbadás you pay €901 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.6%
SEPE unemployed
409
Affiliated workers (approx.)
5,221
Self-employed (approx.)
880
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€8,494,083
Expenses
€8,494,083
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSDE
Xosé Carlos Valcárcel Doval (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 Vigo (VGO) · 91.3 km · 79 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ourense) · 7.8 km · 7 min
High-speed rail
AVE Ourense · 7.7 km · 19 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 169.5 km · 145 min
Nearest city
Ourense · 7.8 km · 7 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · OURENSE · 9 km · 20 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Orense/Ourense · 8.8 km · 19 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
6,608
590 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
927
83 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
864
77 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
3
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
38
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2395 sunshine hours
Barbadás averages about 2395 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€756/m²
Asking prices around €756 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Barbadás
Barbadás is a municipality in Ourense (Galicia) with about 993 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1493 €/m². Compare Barbadás with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 32008 · CP 32008 · lat 42.30057146549332, lon -7.907361663908114 · 893 m · Income: €33,945