A Illa de Arousa, Pontevedra property and area FAQs

A Illa de Arousa (Galician: [ɐ ˈiʎɐ ð(e) aˈɾowsɐ]; unofficial Spanish: Isla de Arosa) is the only island municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. It is located in the heart of the Ria de Arousa. The population is divided into several neighborhoods, and places of interest are the lighthouse's environment, the island of Areoso (close to the Illa de Arousa) and Carreirón Natural Park, which is listed as a special protection zone for heron populations among other birds that inhabit the island. The Holy viewpoint is the highest point on the island.

For A Illa de Arousa, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 1 official population nucleus. The imported source records are dated through 2025-12-04. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Arousa, at a recorded elevation of approximately 5 metres. Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

"San Xulián da Illa de Arousa" is the only parish in this island. Some of its beaches are A Area da Secada, A Lavanqueira, O Vao, Camaxe, Carreirón, Espiñeiro and O Cabodeiro.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 7.0 square kilometres for A Illa de Arousa municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

Dividing the INE population of 4,853 by the recorded municipal area of 7.0 km² gives approximately 693.3 residents per km² for A Illa de Arousa municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

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

The stated official-data scope is A Illa de Arousa municipality. Current NLS listings use the property-search area itself, while official market and demographic measures keep their own published geography visible.

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 42.5544, -8.8639. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

The latest imported INE population for A Illa de Arousa municipality is 4,853, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for A Illa de Arousa municipality, recorded population changed by -0.9%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for A Illa de Arousa municipality is €11,380 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 46.2 years for A Illa de Arousa municipality, for period 2023.

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for A Illa de Arousa municipality changed by -0.9%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

INE records 22.9% of residents aged 65 or over for A Illa de Arousa municipality, in period 2023.

The displayed series for A Illa de Arousa municipality begins at 4,897 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for A Illa de Arousa municipality records €1,053 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.

Within the 12 displayed observations for A Illa de Arousa municipality, the highest quarterly transaction count value is 9 transactions in 2025Q3.

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

Colegio de Registradores reports €1,997 per square metre for Pontevedra in 2026Q2. The comparison retains its published province scope.

Dirección General del Catastro records 1,924 buildings for A Illa de Arousa municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 2,630 dwellings for A Illa de Arousa 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 1,973 for A Illa de Arousa municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

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

The Catastro extract records 2,630 dwellings across 1,924 buildings for A Illa de Arousa municipality, or approximately 1.37 dwellings per recorded building.

The 1950–1969 band contains 419 recorded buildings for A Illa de Arousa municipality, representing 22.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1970–1989 band contains 624 recorded buildings for A Illa de Arousa municipality, representing 32.7% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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