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Lugo property and area FAQs
Lugo is a city in northwestern Spain in the autonomous community of Galicia. It is the capital of the province of Lugo. Lugo is the only city in the world to be surrounded by completely intact Roman walls, which reach a height of 10 to 15 metres (33 to 49 feet) along a 2,117-metre (6,946 ft) circuit ringed with 71 towers. The walk along the top is continuous around the circuit and features ten gates. The 3rd century Roman walls, the only one of its kind in the world, are protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The city's historic bridge over the Miño is also essentially of Roman date. The city of Lugo is along the Camino Primitivo path of the Camino de Santiago.
Place and geography
How is Lugo described in the local record?
Lugo is a city in northwestern Spain in the autonomous community of Galicia. It is the capital of the province of Lugo.
What does the official settlement record show for Lugo?
For Lugo, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 71 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-11-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Lugo, at a recorded elevation of approximately 460 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Urbanización Campiña (185 residents in the cited settlement record), Conturiz (95 residents in the cited settlement record), Muxa de Abaixo (82 residents in the cited settlement record), Vilaestévez (82 residents in the cited settlement record), and Barbaín (80 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.
What else is documented about Lugo?
Lugo is the only city in the world to be surrounded by completely intact Roman walls, which reach a height of 10 to 15 metres (33 to 49 feet) along a 2,117-metre (6,946 ft) circuit ringed with 71 towers. The walk along the top is continuous around the circuit and features ten gates. The 3rd century Roman walls, the only one of its kind in the world, are protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The city's historic bridge over the Miño is also essentially of Roman date. The city of Lugo is along the Camino Primitivo path of the Camino de Santiago.
What is the recorded municipal area for Lugo?
The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 332.0 square kilometres for Lugo municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.
How does NLS avoid mixing Lugo with similarly named places?
NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 27028 and keeps the province label Lugo. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.
What elevation is recorded for Lugo?
The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 465 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.
What is the approximate municipal population density for Lugo?
Dividing the INE population of 98,465 by the recorded municipal area of 332.0 km² gives approximately 296.6 residents per km² for Lugo municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.
Does Lugo have a linked official website?
Yes. The structured municipality record includes an official website field. NLS treats that as identity context and not as property-market evidence.
Is Lugo an official municipality or a property-search area?
Lugo 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.
Where is Lugo?
Lugo is an official municipality in Lugo province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.
Which province is Lugo in?
Lugo is shown within Lugo province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.
What reference coordinate is recorded for Lugo?
The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 43.0117, -7.5572. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.
What is the official INE code used for Lugo?
The official municipality context used for Lugo has INE code 27028. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.
People and households
What is the latest official population shown for Lugo?
The latest imported INE population for Lugo municipality is 98,465, for period 2023.
How has the recorded population changed in Lugo?
Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Lugo municipality, recorded population changed by 1.0%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.
What net income per person is recorded for Lugo?
The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Lugo municipality is €15,082 net income per person, for period 2023.
What is the recorded average age in Lugo?
INE records an average age of 46.0 years for Lugo municipality, for period 2023.
What period span does the displayed population evidence cover for Lugo?
The page uses 9 published observations for Lugo municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.
Which published period has the largest population value for Lugo?
Within the 9 displayed observations for Lugo municipality, the highest population value is 98,465 residents in 2023.
Which published period has the smallest population value for Lugo?
Within the same displayed series for Lugo municipality, the lowest population value is 96,438 residents in 2021.
What is the arithmetic average across the displayed population points for Lugo?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Lugo municipality is 97,368 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
What share of residents in Lugo is aged 65 or over?
INE records 23.2% of residents aged 65 or over for Lugo municipality, in period 2023.
What period does the population figure for Lugo cover?
The population figure uses INE period 2023. The page shows the period beside the value so it is not mistaken for a live counter.
What is the average household size in Lugo?
The latest imported INE figure is 2.30 people per household for Lugo municipality, for period 2023.
What share of residents in Lugo is recorded as non-Spanish?
The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 8.2% for Lugo municipality, in period 2023.
Property market evidence
What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Lugo?
The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Lugo municipality records €1,118 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.
What appraised housing value is available for Lugo?
MITMA records an appraised housing value of €1,360 per square metre for Lugo municipality in 2026Q1. Appraised value is a different basis from both asking and completed-sale price.
Where does the published appraised housing value series for Lugo begin?
The displayed series for Lugo municipality begins at €1,110 per m² in 2023Q2. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
Which published period has the largest appraised housing value value for Lugo?
Within the 12 displayed observations for Lugo municipality, the highest appraised housing value value is €1,360 per m² in 2026Q1.
How extensive is the current registered sale-price benchmark series used for Lugo?
The page uses 8 published observations for Lugo province, running from 2024Q3 to 2026Q2.
What regional house-price index is shown for Lugo?
INE reports a house-price index of 111.8 for Galicia in 2026Q2. An index is not a euro price per square metre.
How different is the latest quarterly transaction count point from the first one shown for Lugo?
From 2023Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed quarterly transaction count value for Lugo municipality changed by -0.3%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.
How large is the price-informed Notariado sample for Lugo?
The published price measures use 1,033 price-informed sales from 1,249 total recorded transactions for Lugo municipality.
Which published period has the largest registered sale-price benchmark value for Lugo?
Within the 8 displayed observations for Lugo province, the highest registered sale-price benchmark value is €1,187 per m² in 2026Q2.
What registered sale-price benchmark is shown for Lugo?
Colegio de Registradores reports €1,187 per square metre for Lugo province in 2026Q2. This is province context, not a local substitute.
What is the simple mean of the published regional foreign-buyer share observations used for Lugo?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed regional foreign-buyer share observations for Galicia is 2.7%. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
Which published period has the smallest registered sale-price benchmark value for Lugo?
Within the same displayed series for Lugo province, the lowest registered sale-price benchmark value is €975 per m² in 2024Q3.
Housing stock and registrations
How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Lugo?
Dirección General del Catastro records 21,741 buildings for Lugo municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.
How many dwellings are recorded for Lugo?
The current Catastro building extract records 59,557 dwellings for Lugo municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.
What is the average recorded build year in Lugo?
Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,963 for Lugo municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.
How many energy certificates are recorded for Lugo?
The current official administrative extract contains 1 energy certificates for Lugo municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.
What share of cadastral buildings in Lugo is labelled 1970–1989?
The 1970–1989 band contains 6,044 recorded buildings for Lugo municipality, representing 27.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
What share of cadastral buildings in Lugo is labelled 1950–1969?
The 1950–1969 band contains 3,803 recorded buildings for Lugo municipality, representing 17.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
What dwelling-to-building ratio is recorded for Lugo?
The Catastro extract records 59,557 dwellings across 21,741 buildings for Lugo municipality, or approximately 2.74 dwellings per recorded building.
Which building-age band is largest in Lugo?
The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1970–1989, with 6,044 buildings, or 27.9% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.
What share of cadastral buildings in Lugo is labelled 1990–2009?
The 1990–2009 band contains 5,064 recorded buildings for Lugo municipality, representing 23.4% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How much of the recorded Lugo building stock falls in the 2010 onward band?
The 2010 onward band contains 999 recorded buildings for Lugo municipality, representing 4.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
What share of cadastral buildings in Lugo is labelled Before 1950?
The Before 1950 band contains 5,772 recorded buildings for Lugo municipality, representing 26.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
What share of recorded energy certificates in Lugo is rated A to C?
Among the imported certificates for Lugo municipality, 0.0% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.
Current property inventory
How many properties are currently listed in Lugo on NLS?
The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Lugo. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.
How to read these answers
Current listings and asking prices can change. Institutional figures update on their own publication cycles and may use municipality, province or autonomous-community scope. Compare unlike measures only after checking their stated geography and period. This page is market context, not a valuation, forecast, legal opinion or investment recommendation.