Pontevedra · Galicia · CP 36040
Portas
Portas: living in Pontevedra
Portas offers 2270 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and essential local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,748
Avg. summer temp
20.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#4043 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.2/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,210 €/m²; cost of living at 55% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~29 min; airport ~44 min; Renfe ~20 min; coach ~18 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,270 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~25.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 70% 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 · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.8% of padrón; international residents 1.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.6/10
Average. Population −1.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.3% over the series; mean age 49.2; foreign residents 1.2%; property prices +6.5% 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 · 1.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~12.9 km).
Place location
Portas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.2
<16
11.1%
16–64
60.3%
65+
28.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,906 (98.8%)
Foreign residents: 34 (1.2%)
- Portugal: 12
- Brazil: 9
- Russia: 2
- Uruguay: 2
- Venezuela: 2
- France: 1
- Morocco: 1
- Cuba: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 61 · 36% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 36901 (16.8km)
267 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
70.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Pontevedra
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Islas Atlánticas de Galicia (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 10.7 km
- 02Complexo intermareal Umia-O Grove, A Lanzada, punta Carreirón e lagoa Bodeira (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 13.2 km
- 03A Curotiña (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 24.8 km
Day trip
- 04Complexo Dunar de Corrubedo e Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.4 km
- 05Complexo das Praias, Duna e lagoa de Corrubedo (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 28.4 km
- 06Serra de Pena Corneira (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 44.2 km
- 07Fraga de Catasós (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 47.9 km
- 08Monte Aloia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 52.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Portas
€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 Portas you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.5%
SEPE unemployed
108
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,177
Self-employed (approx.)
199
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,206,147
Expenses
€2,206,147
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Ricardo Martinez Chantada (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vigo (VGO) · 57.4 km · 44 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Pontevedra) · 30.9 km · 29 min
High-speed rail
AVE Santiago de Compostela · 44.3 km · 29 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 123.9 km · 106 min
Nearest city
Pontevedra · 30.9 km · 29 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILAGARCÍA DE AROUSA · 15.1 km · 20 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Buses Avenida da Mariña - Rotonda · 16.7 km · 18 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
1,944
707 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
336
122 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
221
80 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
22
11 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2270 sunshine hours
Portas averages about 2270 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 70.3%
SETELECO reports 70.3% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Portas
Portas is a municipality in Pontevedra (Galicia) with about 3,273 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3173 €/m². Compare Portas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 36040 · CP 36040 · lat 42.565055005831034, lon -8.669807593913793 · 473 m · Income: €35,403