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Living in Valdoviño

In Valdoviño, rent averages €3.90 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.2% (2026).

Gigabit broadband availability was 72.2% in June 2025. The population of Valdoviño, in Spain, was 6,818 at the start of 2025. The unemployment rate was 3.15% in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2430 sources

Population6,818people1 Jan 2025Official source · INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)
Median gross salary (region)1,884EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
Average net rent3.9EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 24% belowOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Unemployment rate3.15%country median 4.4% — 28% belowIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime3,540incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Pedro Blanco destaca la apuesta del Gobierno por la modernización de las infraestructuras de seguridad con 13,7M€ para la construcción de nuevos cuarteles en A Fonsagrada y Cambados
PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station XUBIA (MEGASA))

Cheaper rent than 76% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 82% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 87% of Spanish cities that publish it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Valdoviño?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Valdoviño?

Average net cold rent is 3.9 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 3.9 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Valdoviño recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesValdoviño highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Valdoviño highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00
Barcelona€13.70
Bilbao€11.50
Palma€9.80
Murcia€5.80
Valdoviño€3.90
Show the other 6 cities
Málaga€9.60
Seville€9.20
Valencia€8.20
Zaragoza€7.70
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria€7.30
Alicante€7.10
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited20 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DIGI 300 Mbps fibre3Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DIGI 100GB mobile plan2Official · national market
Dwellings5,385 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings2,913 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings2,472 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.9 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official

Is Valdoviño a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker55%strong on housing, weak on safety · range 45–65%
Skilled employee62%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 53–71%
Student58%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 47–69%
Family66%strong on family, weak on education · range 55–77%
Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 234 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.9 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2022

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Valdoviño?

The unemployment rate is about 3.2 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.15 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202630
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Valdoviño is 3.2%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability72.16 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202518Official
People in employment2,415 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,884 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.15 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202630Independent

What does a salary buy in Valdoviño?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €1,884 (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,254of €1,520 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.€1,520
Rent, 60 m²€3.90/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31− €234
Internet€20 · official · DIGI 300 Mbps fibre · 2026-09-30− €20
Mobile plan€12 · official · DIGI 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €12
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,254
Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Valdoviño. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE)

Job SearchUnemployment ClaimTraining

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Valdoviño. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesValdoviño highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Valdoviño highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Pamplona7,766
Alicante7,419
Murcia5,289
Córdoba5,095
Melilla5,090
Vitoria-Gasteiz4,916
Cartagena4,578
Castellón de la Plana4,251
Elche4,043
Lorca3,706
Logroño3,690
Burgos3,628
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,540 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Pedro Blanco destaca la apuesta del Gobierno por la modernización de las infraestructuras de seguridad con 13,7M€ para la construcción de nuevos cuarteles en A Fonsagrada y Cambados17Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was LCG, 38.5 km away, with 6 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport6 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportLCG13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport38.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Valdoviño. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas — public language education network — State Language Course

Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports / autonomous education authorities

For adult language learners, residents.

In Person, Online, Hybridvaries
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Valdoviño.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Valdoviño?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station XUBIA (MEGASA))6

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SpainAnnual PM2.5 in Valdoviño is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station A CABANA)4Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station XUBIA (MEGASA))5Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station XUBIA (MEGASA))6Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 18.25 · Feb 21.47 · Mar 27.98 · Apr 31.8 · May 29.94 · Jun 34.46 · Jul 35.18 · Aug 37.22 · Sep 36.61 · Oct 30.39 · Nov 22.83 · Dec 18.24 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -0.57 · Feb -0.5 · Mar -1.33 · Apr 2.9 · May 4.57 · Jun 8.67 · Jul 10.46 · Aug 10.88 · Sep 8.38 · Oct 5.06 · Nov 0.93 · Dec -1.87 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official
Average temperature by monthJan 9.02 · Feb 8.77 · Mar 10.19 · Apr 11.6 · May 13.77 · Jun 16.52 · Jul 18.38 · Aug 18.97 · Sep 17.76 · Oct 15.06 · Nov 11.43 · Dec 9.53 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Valdoviño?

The published population was 6,818 people in January 2025. Source: INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area88.22 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es19Official
Foreign residents148 people31 Dec 2025www.ine.es20Official
Population Female3,527 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official
Population Male3,362 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official
Population6,818 people1 Jan 2025INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)8Official

International community in Valdoviño

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL6,876100.0%
Spain6,64796.7%
European Union (without Spain)751.1%
South America610.9%
Rent of Europe590.9%
Asia100.1%
Africa90.1%
Central America and Caribbean70.1%
North America70.1%
Oceania10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Citizenship

Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL6,876100.0%
Spanish6,78498.7%
European Union (without Spain)460.7%
Rent of Europe190.3%
South America120.2%
Asia60.1%
North America60.1%
Africa30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households2,910 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Labour Supply Count2,847 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official

Alternatives for people set on Valdoviño

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Cedeira as a Valdoviño alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 1 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Rent: €3.00/m² Cedeira vs €3.90/m² Valdoviño−23%
  • Unemployment: 3.9% Cedeira vs 3.2% Valdoviño+25%
  • Nearest airport: 46.8 km Cedeira vs 38.5 km Valdoviño+22%
  • Residents: 6,547 Cedeira vs 6,818 Valdoviño−4%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,884 Cedeira vs €1,884 Valdoviñosame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,540 Cedeira vs 3,540 Valdoviñosame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.0 µg/m³ Cedeira vs 6.0 µg/m³ Valdoviñosame level

Elda as a Valdoviño alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 838 km, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 55,222 Elda vs 6,818 Valdoviño+710%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,318 (2024) Elda vs 3,540 (2025) Valdoviñono percentage
  • Nearest airport: 30.0 km Elda vs 38.5 km Valdoviño−22%
  • Rent: €4.00/m² Elda vs €3.90/m² Valdoviñosame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Elda vs €1,884 Valdoviñosame level

Cities near Valdoviño

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Ferrol Commuting Zone · 15.2 km away
Rent
4.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Cedeira 8.7 km away
Rent
3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Narón 12.0 km away
Rent
3.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Fene 15.1 km away
Rent
3.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Mugardos 18.3 km away
Rent
3.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Ares 21.3 km away
Rent
4.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Pontedeume 21.7 km away
Rent
4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Ortigueira 24.6 km away
Rent
3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Valdoviño under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Regional reception programmes (aulas de enlace Madrid / aules d acollida Catalonia etc). How to enrol a child (educacionfpydeportes.gob.es).

A country-wide rule for Spain; Valdoviño's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Valdoviño part of Ferrol?

Valdoviño is in the published commuting zone of Ferrol; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Ferrol city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source7

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Valdoviño?

The published population was 6,818 people in January 2025. Source: INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5).

How much does it cost to rent in Valdoviño?

Average net cold rent is 3.9 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 273 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Valdoviño?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station XUBIA (MEGASA)).

What is the unemployment rate in Valdoviño?

The unemployment rate is about 3.2 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Valdoviño?

The median gross salary is 1,884 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Valdoviño a good place to live?

Valdoviño may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Valdoviño part of Ferrol?

Valdoviño is in the published commuting zone of Ferrol; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Valdoviño?

Ferrol, Cedeira, Narón, Fene, Mugardos are near Valdoviño. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Africa live in Valdoviño?

The official country of birth distribution records 9 people (0.1%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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