Ourense · Galicia · CP 32076
San Cristovo de Cea
San Cristovo de Cea: living in Ourense
San Cristovo de Cea offers 2379 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,963
Avg. summer temp
20.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#3747 / 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 · 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 · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~33 min; airport ~74 min; Renfe ~20 min; coach ~24 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,379 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 73% 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 · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.3% of padrón; international residents 1.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 1.9/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.3% vs last year; registered unemployment +2.9% over the series; mean age 58.0; foreign residents 1.7%; 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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~-4,000; Natura 2000 covers about 17.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.2 km).
Place location
San Cristovo de Cea in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
58
<16
4.9%
16–64
50%
65+
45.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,100 (98.3%)
Foreign residents: 37 (1.7%)
- Portugal: 14
- Morocco: 8
- Romania: 4
- Colombia: 3
- Brazil: 2
- United Kingdom: 1
- Argentina: 1
- Ecuador: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 92 · 42% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 32002 (11.2km)
280 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
73.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ourense
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Fraga de Catasós (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.9 km
- 02Serra de Pena Corneira (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22.1 km
Day trip
- 03Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 55.3 km
- 04Val do río Navea (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 56.1 km
- 05O Invernadeiro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 60.5 km
- 06Islas Atlánticas de Galicia (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 68.9 km
- 07Complexo intermareal Umia-O Grove, A Lanzada, punta Carreirón e lagoa Bodeira (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 69.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · San Cristovo de Cea
€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 San Cristovo de Cea you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.3%
SEPE unemployed
72
Affiliated workers (approx.)
696
Self-employed (approx.)
118
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,179,000
Expenses
€2,179,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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José Luís Valladares Fernández (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vigo (VGO) · 101.6 km · 74 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ourense) · 34.9 km · 33 min
High-speed rail
AVE Ourense · 37 km · 39 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 139.7 km · 120 min
Nearest city
Ourense · 23.4 km · 20 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · A FRIELA-MASIDE · 16.6 km · 20 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses do Carballiño · 14 km · 24 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
1,739
886 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
333
170 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
99
50 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
28
14 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
24
14 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2379 sunshine hours
San Cristovo de Cea averages about 2379 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 San Cristovo de Cea
San Cristovo de Cea is a municipality in Ourense (Galicia) with about 1,208 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1708 €/m². Compare San Cristovo de Cea with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 32076 · CP 32076 · lat 42.49883230415683, lon -7.95617346168535 · 208 m · Income: €29,918