Ourense · Galicia · CP 32062
Porqueira
Porqueira: living in Ourense
Porqueira offers 2440 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
806
Avg. summer temp
18.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#4863 / 8133
Overall score
6.2/10
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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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~48 min; airport ~80 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,440 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~24.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 6.4/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 60% 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 · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.4% of padrón; international residents 1.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.8/10
Future looks weaker. Population −3.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −29.7% over the series; mean age 58.6; foreign residents 1.6%; property prices +4.0% 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 · 6.9/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~232; Natura 2000 covers about 19.2% of the area (nearest site ~1.6 km).
Place location
Porqueira in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
58.6
<16
4.4%
16–64
46.5%
65+
49.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 802 (98.4%)
Foreign residents: 13 (1.6%)
- Portugal: 7
- Brazil: 2
- Venezuela: 2
- Colombia: 1
- Uruguay: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 92 · 43% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 32014 (14.8km)
287 approx. sunny days · 8 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
59.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ourense
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01A Carballa da Rocha (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 5.8 km
- 02Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.7 km
Day trip
- 03O Invernadeiro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.6 km
- 04Serra de Pena Corneira (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 45.7 km
- 05Val do río Navea (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 58.3 km
- 06Souto de Rozabales (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 58.9 km
- 07Monte Aloia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 66.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Porqueira
€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 Porqueira you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.9%
SEPE unemployed
26
Affiliated workers (approx.)
266
Self-employed (approx.)
45
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,442,600
Expenses
€2,442,600
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Susana Vázquez Dorado (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vigo (VGO) · 92.9 km · 80 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ourense) · 53.8 km · 48 min
High-speed rail
AVE Ourense · 47.7 km · 41 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 212 km · 182 min
Nearest city
Ourense · 50.1 km · 43 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · FRIEIRA · 44.7 km · 38 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Xinzo De Limia · 14.8 km · 13 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
549
681 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
82
102 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
43
53 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2440 sunshine hours
Porqueira averages about 2440 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.
Natura 2000 ~19%
About 19% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Porqueira
Porqueira is a municipality in Ourense (Galicia) with about 1,173 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1673 €/m². Compare Porqueira with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 32062 · CP 32062 · lat 42.018558191040974, lon -7.843944429750992 · 173 m · Income: €28,239