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Ribeira, A Coruña property and area FAQs
Ribeira is the capital of the comarca of Barbanza, in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. The capital and most populous urban center is Santa Uxía de Ribeira. Another of its major points is the center of San Martin de Oleiros. The municipality is administratively divided into nine civil parishes: Aguiño, Artes, Carreira, Castiñeiras, Corrubedo, Oleiros, Olveira, Palmeira and Ribeira. It borders the municipalities of A Pobra do Caramiñal and Porto do Son. Also within the municipality, tuna that is destined for canning is unloaded for manufacturing companies.
Place and geography
What does the local overview record about Ribeira?
Ribeira is the capital of the comarca of Barbanza, in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. The capital and most populous urban center is Santa Uxía de Ribeira. Another of its major points is the center of San Martin de Oleiros. The municipality is administratively divided into nine civil parishes: Aguiño, Artes, Carreira, Castiñeiras, Corrubedo, Oleiros, Olveira, Palmeira and Ribeira.
How is Ribeira organised into official settlements?
For Ribeira, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 16 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-11-28. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Santa Uxía de Ribeira, at a recorded elevation of approximately 8 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Aguiño (2,856 residents in the cited settlement record), Palmeira (1,891 residents in the cited settlement record), Carreira (1,322 residents in the cited settlement record), Castiñeiras (1,316 residents in the cited settlement record), and Corrubedo (636 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 further factual context is available for Ribeira?
It borders the municipalities of A Pobra do Caramiñal and Porto do Son. Also within the municipality, tuna that is destined for canning is unloaded for manufacturing companies.
What is the recorded municipal area for Ribeira?
The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 69.0 square kilometres for Ribeira municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.
What elevation is recorded for Ribeira?
The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 0 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.
How many other named localities are recorded for Ribeira?
The audited municipality record contains 130 additional named-place records for Ribeira municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.
What is the official INE code used for Ribeira?
The official municipality context used for Ribeira has INE code 15073. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.
Where is Ribeira?
Ribeira is an official municipality in A Coruña province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.
How does NLS avoid mixing Ribeira with similarly named places?
NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 15073 and keeps the province label A Coruña. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.
What population density follows from the published figures for Ribeira?
Dividing the INE population of 26,937 by the recorded municipal area of 69.0 km² gives approximately 390.4 residents per km² for Ribeira municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.
What geographic scope do the facts for Ribeira use?
The stated official-data scope is Ribeira municipality. Current NLS listings use the property-search area itself, while official market and demographic measures keep their own published geography visible.
How many official population nuclei are recorded for Ribeira?
The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 16 official population nuclei for Ribeira municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.
What reference coordinate is recorded for Ribeira?
The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 42.5565, -8.9922. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.
People and households
What is the latest official population shown for Ribeira?
The latest imported INE population for Ribeira municipality is 26,937, for period 2023.
How has the recorded population changed in Ribeira?
Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Ribeira municipality, recorded population changed by -0.5%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.
What net income per person is recorded for Ribeira?
The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Ribeira municipality is €13,082 net income per person, for period 2023.
What is the recorded average age in Ribeira?
INE records an average age of 45.5 years for Ribeira municipality, for period 2023.
What is the lowest displayed population point relevant to Ribeira?
Within the same displayed series for Ribeira municipality, the lowest population value is 26,700 residents in 2019.
When does the current population series for Ribeira reach its maximum?
Within the 9 displayed observations for Ribeira municipality, the highest population value is 27,084 residents in 2015.
What change separates the first and latest displayed population values for Ribeira?
From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Ribeira municipality changed by -0.5%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.
How extensive is the current population series used for Ribeira?
The page uses 9 published observations for Ribeira municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.
What does the first available population point show for Ribeira?
The displayed series for Ribeira municipality begins at 27,084 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
What share of residents in Ribeira is aged 65 or over?
INE records 22.4% of residents aged 65 or over for Ribeira municipality, in period 2023.
What share of residents in Ribeira is recorded as non-Spanish?
The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 5.6% for Ribeira municipality, in period 2023.
What is the average household size in Ribeira?
The latest imported INE figure is 2.60 people per household for Ribeira municipality, for period 2023.
What period does the population figure for Ribeira 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.
Property market evidence
What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Ribeira?
The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Ribeira municipality records €1,197 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.
What appraised housing value is available for Ribeira?
MITMA records an appraised housing value of €1,398 per square metre for Ribeira municipality in 2026Q1. Appraised value is a different basis from both asking and completed-sale price.
What does the first available appraised housing value point show for Ribeira?
The displayed series for Ribeira municipality begins at €1,050 per m² in 2023Q2. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
What is the highest displayed appraised housing value point relevant to Ribeira?
Within the 12 displayed observations for Ribeira municipality, the highest appraised housing value value is €1,398 per m² in 2026Q1.
How has the published appraised housing value series moved across the displayed span for Ribeira?
From 2023Q2 to 2026Q1, the displayed appraised housing value value for Ribeira municipality changed by 33.2%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.
What is the lowest displayed registered sale-price benchmark point relevant to Ribeira?
Within the same displayed series for A Coruña province, the lowest registered sale-price benchmark value is €1,487 per m² in 2024Q3.
What is the arithmetic average across the displayed registered sale-price benchmark points for Ribeira?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed registered sale-price benchmark observations for A Coruña province is €1,616 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
What regional house-price index is shown for Ribeira?
INE reports a house-price index of 111.8 for Galicia in 2026Q2. An index is not a euro price per square metre.
What share of recent transactions is resale housing in Ribeira?
Across the latest four displayed MITMA quarters, resale housing represents 88.3% of transactions for Ribeira municipality.
Which published period has the largest regional house-price index value for Ribeira?
Within the 8 displayed observations for Galicia, the highest regional house-price index value is 111.8 index points in 2026Q2.
What does the first available regional foreign-buyer share point show for Ribeira?
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 foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Ribeira market?
Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 4.1% for Galicia in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.
What is the recorded average completed sale price in Ribeira?
The current Notariado snapshot records an average completed sale price of €122,249 for Ribeira municipality. An aggregate average is not a valuation of an individual home.
Housing stock and registrations
How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Ribeira?
Dirección General del Catastro records 9,575 buildings for Ribeira municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.
How many dwellings are recorded for Ribeira?
The current Catastro building extract records 16,252 dwellings for Ribeira municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.
What is the average recorded build year in Ribeira?
Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,965 for Ribeira municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.
Which building-age band is largest in Ribeira?
The largest recorded Catastro age band is Before 1950, with 2,631 buildings, or 27.7% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.
How prominent is the Before 1950 construction band in Ribeira?
The Before 1950 band contains 2,631 recorded buildings for Ribeira municipality, representing 27.7% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
What share of cadastral buildings in Ribeira is labelled 1950–1969?
The 1950–1969 band contains 1,848 recorded buildings for Ribeira municipality, representing 19.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How much of the recorded Ribeira building stock falls in the 1970–1989 band?
The 1970–1989 band contains 2,565 recorded buildings for Ribeira municipality, representing 27.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How much of the recorded Ribeira building stock falls in the 1990–2009 band?
The 1990–2009 band contains 1,854 recorded buildings for Ribeira municipality, representing 19.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How prominent is the 2010 onward construction band in Ribeira?
The 2010 onward band contains 586 recorded buildings for Ribeira municipality, representing 6.2% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How do recorded dwellings compare with cadastral buildings in Ribeira?
The Catastro extract records 16,252 dwellings across 9,575 buildings for Ribeira municipality, or approximately 1.70 dwellings per recorded building.
Current property inventory
How many properties are currently listed in Ribeira on NLS?
The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Ribeira. 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.