Pontevedra · Galicia · CP 36059
Vila de Cruces
Vila de Cruces: living in Pontevedra
Vila de Cruces offers 2300 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and essential local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
4,967
Avg. summer temp
18.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#4696 / 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 · 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 · 5.8/10
Average. Hospital ~71 min; airport ~76 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.1/10
Average. About 2,300 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~23.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 77% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.9% of padrón; international residents 2.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.3/10
Average. Population −1.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −26.5% over the series; mean age 52.1; foreign residents 2.1%; 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 · 5.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~452; Natura 2000 covers about 2.6% of the area (nearest site ~4.5 km).
Place location
Vila de Cruces in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.1
<16
9.4%
16–64
56.4%
65+
34.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 5,137 (97.9%)
Foreign residents: 109 (2.1%)
- Romania: 22
- Portugal: 17
- Morocco: 14
- Venezuela: 14
- Colombia: 9
- United Kingdom: 5
- Dominican Republic: 4
- Bulgaria: 3
English speakers ≈ 5
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 36020 (15.3km)
271 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
77.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Pontevedra
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Fraga de Catasós (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 20.6 km
Day trip
- 02Islas Atlánticas de Galicia (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 49.8 km
- 03Complexo intermareal Umia-O Grove, A Lanzada, punta Carreirón e lagoa Bodeira (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 58.4 km
- 04Fragas do Eume (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 60.8 km
- 05A Curotiña (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 63.7 km
- 06Complexo Dunar de Corrubedo e Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 69.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vila de Cruces
€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 Vila de Cruces you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5%
SEPE unemployed
139
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,996
Self-employed (approx.)
336
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,960,700
Expenses
€4,496,018
Balance
€464,682
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- XPC
Luis Celso Taboada Sánchez (XPC)
2023–2027 · Xuntos Polo Noso Concello
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Santiago (SCQ) · 52.3 km · 76 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ourense) · 84 km · 71 min
High-speed rail
AVE Santiago de Compostela · 45.3 km · 57 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 88 km · 75 min
Nearest city
Pontevedra · 105 km · 94 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LALÍN · 26.3 km · 23 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Silleda · 15.4 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
3,822
769 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
746
150 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
346
70 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
2
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
50
13 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2300 sunshine hours
Vila de Cruces averages about 2300 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 77.3%
SETELECO reports 77.3% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Vila de Cruces
Vila de Cruces is a municipality in Pontevedra (Galicia) with about 3,313 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3213 €/m². Compare Vila de Cruces with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 36059 · CP 36059 · lat 42.79853574712283, lon -8.220153993207045 · 513 m · Income: €27,413