Pontevedra · Galicia · CP 36060
Vilagarcía de Arousa
Vilagarcía de Arousa: living in Pontevedra
Vilagarcía de Arousa offers 2270 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
37,888
Avg. summer temp
20.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#949 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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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 · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~36 min; airport ~51 min; Renfe ~6 min; coach ~6 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 · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.1% of padrón; international residents 3.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.2/10
Average. Population +0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −29.0% over the series; mean age 45.8; foreign residents 3.9%; property prices +6.5% 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 · 1.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~6.4 km).
Place location
Vilagarcía de Arousa in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.8
<16
13.4%
16–64
64.4%
65+
22.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 35,990 (96.1%)
Foreign residents: 1,466 (3.9%)
- Venezuela: 251
- Portugal: 153
- Brazil: 136
- Colombia: 116
- Romania: 112
- Argentina: 66
- Italy: 60
- China: 55
English speakers ≈ 16
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 (11.2km)
267 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.5%
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 · 3.2 km
- 02Complexo intermareal Umia-O Grove, A Lanzada, punta Carreirón e lagoa Bodeira (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 11.4 km
- 03A Curotiña (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 17.4 km
- 04Complexo Dunar de Corrubedo e Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 21.8 km
- 05Complexo das Praias, Duna e lagoa de Corrubedo (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 21.8 km
Day trip
- 06Serra de Pena Corneira (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 51.8 km
- 07Fraga de Catasós (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 54.1 km
- 08Monte Aloia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 56.3 km
- 09Penedos de Pasarela e Traba (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 65.8 km
- 10Cabo Vilan (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 72.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vilagarcía de Arousa
€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 Vilagarcía de Arousa you pay €901 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.2%
SEPE unemployed
1,989
Affiliated workers (approx.)
17,270
Self-employed (approx.)
2,928
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€39,887,200
Expenses
€33,658,688
Balance
€6,228,512
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Ana Maria Granja Guillan (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vigo (VGO) · 60.4 km · 51 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Pontevedra) · 32.2 km · 36 min
High-speed rail
AVE Santiago de Compostela · 50.4 km · 43 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 121.7 km · 104 min
Nearest city
Pontevedra · 32.2 km · 36 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILAGARCÍA DE AROUSA · 2.6 km · 6 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación Autobuses de Vilagarcía · 1.5 km · 6 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
19,664
519 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
3,064
81 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
2,437
64 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
43
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
81
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2270 sunshine hours
Vilagarcía de Arousa averages about 2270 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.5%) makes Vilagarcía de Arousa a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Vilagarcía de Arousa.
About Vilagarcía de Arousa
Vilagarcía de Arousa is a municipality in Pontevedra (Galicia) with about 3,335 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3235 €/m². Compare Vilagarcía de Arousa with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 36060 · CP 36060 · lat 42.59703263482396, lon -8.751518080879345 · 535 m · Income: €32,879