Ribadavia, Ourense property and area FAQs

Ribadavia is a town and municipality located in the southwest of the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of O Ribeiro. The urban area lies on the right bank of the Miño river and the last course of the Avia river. It is the capital of the comarca of the Ribeiro. Near N-120 road and A-52 Rias Baixas highway, it is 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the provincial capital and 65 kilometres (40 mi) from Vigo.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 16 official population nuclei for Ribadavia. The imported source records are dated through 2025-11-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Ribadavia, at a recorded elevation of approximately 101 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Francelos (509 residents in the cited settlement record), San Cristovo (350 residents in the cited settlement record), San Paio (245 residents in the cited settlement record), Santo André (124 residents in the cited settlement record), and A Franqueirán (115 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 town was declared a Historic-Artistic ensemble in 1947. Near the Campo da Feira, one can find the ruins of the castle of the Sarmientos, the Counts of Ribadavia, dating from the fifteenth century. It still preserves the interior, towers and the walls. Parts of the walls that surrounded the town are also still standing. Inside the old quarter (casco vello/Barrio Xudeu), one can visit the main square (Praza Maior) with interesting buildings like the sixteenth-century town hall. There are also buildings remaining from what was once a large Jewish quarter, including a synagogue.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 25.2 square kilometres for Ribadavia municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

Dividing the INE population of 4,901 by the recorded municipal area of 25.2 km² gives approximately 194.5 residents per km² for Ribadavia municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

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

The audited municipality record contains 10 additional named-place records for Ribadavia municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 16 official population nuclei for Ribadavia municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

The latest imported INE population for Ribadavia municipality is 4,901, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Ribadavia municipality, recorded population changed by -3.1%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Ribadavia municipality is €13,014 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 50.1 years for Ribadavia municipality, for period 2023.

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Ribadavia municipality changed by -3.1%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE figure is 2.20 people per household for Ribadavia municipality, for period 2023.

The population figure uses INE period 2023. The page shows the period beside the value so it is not mistaken for a live counter.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Ribadavia municipality records €543 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 displayed Registradores series for Ourense changed by 7.9% year on year at its latest point. This is a historical aggregate trend, not a forecast for Ribadavia.

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional house-price index value for Galicia changed by 24.0%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed registered sale-price benchmark value for Ourense province changed by 18.8%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Dirección General del Catastro records 3,239 buildings for Ribadavia municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 3,918 dwellings for Ribadavia 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 1,948 for Ribadavia municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is Before 1950, with 1,379 buildings, or 44.6% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The Catastro extract records 3,918 dwellings across 3,239 buildings for Ribadavia municipality, or approximately 1.21 dwellings per recorded building.

The 1990–2009 band contains 398 recorded buildings for Ribadavia municipality, representing 12.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Before 1950 band contains 1,379 recorded buildings for Ribadavia municipality, representing 44.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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