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Ribadeo, Lugo property and area FAQs

Ribadeo is a municipality in the Spanish province of Lugo in Galicia. It is the capital of the A Mariña Oriental comarca. Ribadeo, in Lugo province, has the official five-digit INE municipality code 27051. The linked structured record provides a recorded municipal area of 109.14 square kilometres and a reference coordinate of 43.5372, -7.0431. The coordinate is a municipal reference point, not a property, parcel boundary or radius from which local claims are inferred.

Place and geography

What is Ribadeo like?

Ribadeo is a municipality in the Spanish province of Lugo in Galicia. It is the capital of the A Mariña Oriental comarca.

What does the official settlement record show for Ribadeo?

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 40 official population nuclei for Ribadeo. The imported source records are dated through 2025-11-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Ribadeo, at a recorded elevation of approximately 42 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Rinlo (227 residents in the cited settlement record), Os Galos (153 residents in the cited settlement record), Vilar (143 residents in the cited settlement record), O Rato (74 residents in the cited settlement record), and San Vicente (73 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 is the recorded municipal area for Ribadeo?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 109.1 square kilometres for Ribadeo municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

What elevation is recorded for Ribadeo?

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 47 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

Which province is Ribadeo in?

Ribadeo is shown within Lugo province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

How many additional named-place records are associated with Ribadeo?

The audited municipality record contains 127 additional named-place records for Ribadeo municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

What is the official INE code used for Ribadeo?

The official municipality context used for Ribadeo has INE code 27051. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

How does NLS avoid mixing Ribadeo with similarly named places?

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 27051 and keeps the province label Lugo. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

How many official population nuclei are recorded for Ribadeo?

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 40 official population nuclei for Ribadeo municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

Where is Ribadeo?

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

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for Ribadeo?

The latest imported INE population for Ribadeo municipality is 9,917, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Ribadeo?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Ribadeo municipality, recorded population changed by -0.1%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Ribadeo?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Ribadeo municipality is €14,772 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Ribadeo?

INE records an average age of 47.8 years for Ribadeo municipality, for period 2023.

What is the highest displayed population point relevant to Ribadeo?

Within the 9 displayed observations for Ribadeo municipality, the highest population value is 9,927 residents in 2015.

What is the earliest displayed Ribadeo population observation?

The displayed series for Ribadeo municipality begins at 9,927 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

What period does the population figure for Ribadeo 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 Ribadeo?

The latest imported INE figure is 2.30 people per household for Ribadeo municipality, for period 2023.

What share of residents in Ribadeo is recorded as non-Spanish?

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 7.2% for Ribadeo municipality, in period 2023.

When is the minimum in the current population series for Ribadeo?

Within the same displayed series for Ribadeo municipality, the lowest population value is 9,758 residents in 2021.

Property market evidence

What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Ribadeo?

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Ribadeo municipality records €989 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Ribadeo market?

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

What does the first available regional foreign-buyer share point show for Ribadeo?

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.

What is the highest displayed regional foreign-buyer share point relevant to Ribadeo?

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

What does the first available quarterly transaction count point show for Ribadeo?

The displayed series for Ribadeo municipality begins at 43 transactions in 2023Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Across the shown periods, what does the registered sale-price benchmark series average for Ribadeo?

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.

How has the registered sale-price benchmark changed around Ribadeo?

The displayed Registradores series for Lugo province changed by 14.4% year on year at its latest point. This is a province trend, not a forecast for Ribadeo.

How extensive is the current regional house-price index series used for Ribadeo?

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

What registered sale-price benchmark is shown for Ribadeo?

Colegio de Registradores reports €1,187 per square metre for Lugo province in 2026Q2. This is province context, not a local substitute.

When does the current registered sale-price benchmark series for Ribadeo reach its maximum?

Within the 8 displayed observations for Lugo province, the highest registered sale-price benchmark value is €1,187 per m² in 2026Q2.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Ribadeo?

Dirección General del Catastro records 4,564 buildings for Ribadeo municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Ribadeo?

The current Catastro building extract records 7,411 dwellings for Ribadeo municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Ribadeo?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,942 for Ribadeo municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

Which building-age band is largest in Ribadeo?

The largest recorded Catastro age band is Before 1950, with 1,714 buildings, or 37.8% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

What share of cadastral buildings in Ribadeo is labelled Before 1950?

The Before 1950 band contains 1,714 recorded buildings for Ribadeo municipality, representing 37.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How do recorded dwellings compare with cadastral buildings in Ribadeo?

The Catastro extract records 7,411 dwellings across 4,564 buildings for Ribadeo municipality, or approximately 1.62 dwellings per recorded building.

How much of the recorded Ribadeo building stock falls in the 1950–1969 band?

The 1950–1969 band contains 621 recorded buildings for Ribadeo municipality, representing 13.7% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How much of the recorded Ribadeo building stock falls in the 1970–1989 band?

The 1970–1989 band contains 1,177 recorded buildings for Ribadeo municipality, representing 25.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How much of the recorded Ribadeo building stock falls in the 2010 onward band?

The 2010 onward band contains 194 recorded buildings for Ribadeo municipality, representing 4.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Ribadeo on NLS?

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Ribadeo. 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.