Cervantes, Lugo property and area FAQs

Cervantes is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Os Ancares.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 24 official population nuclei for Cervantes. The imported source records are dated through 2025-11-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is San Román, at a recorded elevation of approximately 613 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Vilarello Da Irexa (47 residents in the cited settlement record), Dumia (37 residents in the cited settlement record), Piornedo (29 residents in the cited settlement record), San Tomé (27 residents in the cited settlement record), and San Pedro (25 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.

Its highest point is Mustellar (1924 m), in the Ancares mountains.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 276.4 square kilometres for Cervantes municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 624 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

The official municipality context used for Cervantes has INE code 27012. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

The audited municipality record contains 118 additional named-place records for Cervantes municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

Cervantes is treated as an official municipality. The page is joined to institutional datasets by its five-digit INE identity, not by a loose name match.

The latest imported INE population for Cervantes municipality is 1,186, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Cervantes municipality, recorded population changed by -18.7%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Cervantes municipality is €13,696 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 59.9 years for Cervantes municipality, for period 2023.

The displayed series for Cervantes municipality begins at 1,459 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Within the 9 displayed observations for Cervantes municipality, the highest population value is 1,459 residents in 2015.

INE records 46.9% of residents aged 65 or over for Cervantes municipality, in period 2023.

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.

Within the same displayed series for Galicia, the lowest regional foreign-buyer share value is 2.2% in 2024Q4.

The latest displayed MITMA point records 0 housing transactions in 2026Q2 for Cervantes municipality.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed registered sale-price benchmark observations for Lugo province is €1,073 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

Within the same displayed series for Cervantes municipality, the lowest quarterly transaction count value is 0 transactions in 2023Q3.

Dirección General del Catastro records 2,022 buildings for Cervantes municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 1,339 dwellings for Cervantes 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 1,949 for Cervantes municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is Before 1950, with 968 buildings, or 47.9% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The Before 1950 band contains 968 recorded buildings for Cervantes municipality, representing 47.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1990–2009 band contains 178 recorded buildings for Cervantes municipality, representing 8.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1950–1969 band contains 304 recorded buildings for Cervantes municipality, representing 15.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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