O Barco de Valdeorras, Ourense property and area FAQs

O Barco de Valdeorras (in Spanish ''' El Barco de Valdeorras''') is a municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Valdeorras, serving as its capital. It is located in the Sil valley and lying in the Serra do Eixo. One of its economic foundations, besides mining and slate processing, is wine production, which qualified for the Designation of Origin Valdeorras. Remains of Roman and pre-Roman culture and several stately manor houses are the most important monuments in the town. It is also famous for its wines.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 26 official population nuclei for O Barco de Valdeorras. The imported source records are dated through 2025-11-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is O Barco, at a recorded elevation of approximately 323 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Viloira (777 residents in the cited settlement record), Éntoma (289 residents in the cited settlement record), Veigamuíños (257 residents in the cited settlement record), Vilanova (215 residents in the cited settlement record), and A Proba (125 residents in the cited settlement record). Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 85.4 square kilometres for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 325 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

Yes. The structured municipality record includes an official website field. NLS treats that as identity context and not as property-market evidence.

O Barco de Valdeorras is an official municipality in Ourense province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 26 official population nuclei for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

Dividing the INE population of 13,247 by the recorded municipal area of 85.4 km² gives approximately 155.1 residents per km² for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

The audited municipality record contains 15 additional named-place records for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 32009 and keeps the province label Ourense. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

The latest imported INE population for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality is 13,247, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality, recorded population changed by -3.4%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality is €14,040 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 46.0 years for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality, for period 2023.

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality changed by -3.4%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The displayed series for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality begins at 13,708 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

INE records 22.6% of residents aged 65 or over for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality, in period 2023.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality is 13,385 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

The latest imported INE figure is 2.30 people per household for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality, for period 2023.

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 12.3% for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality, in period 2023.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality records €743 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 4.1% for Galicia in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.

The displayed series for Galicia begins at 2.2% in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Within the 8 displayed observations for Galicia, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 4.1% in 2026Q2.

The page uses 12 published observations for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality, running from 2023Q3 to 2026Q2.

The page uses 8 published observations for Galicia, running from 2024Q3 to 2026Q2.

Colegio de Registradores reports €1,124 per square metre for Ourense in 2026Q2. The comparison retains its published province scope.

Within the 8 displayed observations for Ourense province, the highest registered sale-price benchmark value is €1,134 per m² in 2026Q1.

70 of 79 recorded transactions inform the published price measures for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality, equal to 88.6%.

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional foreign-buyer share value for Galicia changed by 82.6%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Dirección General del Catastro records 5,158 buildings for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 9,379 dwellings for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,958 for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 1 energy certificates for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The 2010 onward band contains 199 recorded buildings for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality, representing 4.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Before 1950 band contains 1,749 recorded buildings for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality, representing 34.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Catastro extract records 9,379 dwellings across 5,158 buildings for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality, or approximately 1.82 dwellings per recorded building.

The 1950–1969 band contains 546 recorded buildings for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality, representing 10.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1970–1989 band contains 1,158 recorded buildings for O Barco de Valdeorras municipality, representing 23.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for O Barco de Valdeorras. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.