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San Xoán de Río, Ourense property and area FAQs

San Xoán de Río is a municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Terra de Trives. It is named after Saint John (Galician: San Xoán), the local patron. The village of Domecelle is located within the municipality. The official INE register places San Xoán de Río in Ourense province under municipality code 32070. The linked structured record provides a recorded municipal area of 61 square kilometres and a reference coordinate of 42.3844, -7.3142. The coordinate is a municipal reference point, not a property, parcel boundary or radius from which local claims are inferred.

Place and geography

What kind of place is San Xoán de Río?

San Xoán de Río is a municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Terra de Trives. It is named after Saint John (Galician: San Xoán), the local patron. The village of Domecelle is located within the municipality.

How is San Xoán de Río organised into official settlements?

For San Xoán de Río, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 42 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-11-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is O Campo, at a recorded elevation of approximately 887 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Cerdeira (23 residents in the cited settlement record), Mouruás (23 residents in the cited settlement record), A Torre Vella (22 residents in the cited settlement record), O Aciveiro (21 residents in the cited settlement record), and Fondo de Vila (17 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 San Xoán de Río?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 61.0 square kilometres for San Xoán de Río municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

What elevation is recorded for San Xoán de Río?

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 875 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

Which province is San Xoán de Río in?

San Xoán de Río is in Ourense province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

What geographic level does the San Xoán de Río page cover?

San Xoán de Río 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.

How many additional named-place records are associated with San Xoán de Río?

The audited municipality record contains 17 additional named-place records for San Xoán de Río municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

Does San Xoán de Río 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.

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for San Xoán de Río?

The latest imported INE population for San Xoán de Río municipality is 484, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in San Xoán de Río?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for San Xoán de Río municipality, recorded population changed by -15.1%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for San Xoán de Río?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for San Xoán de Río municipality is €13,584 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in San Xoán de Río?

INE records an average age of 59.5 years for San Xoán de Río municipality, for period 2023.

How different is the latest population point from the first one shown for San Xoán de Río?

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for San Xoán de Río municipality changed by -15.1%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

What period does the population figure for San Xoán de Río 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 San Xoán de Río?

The latest imported INE figure is 1.90 people per household for San Xoán de Río municipality, for period 2023.

Property market evidence

What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider San Xoán de Río market?

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

Where does the published regional foreign-buyer share series for San Xoán de Río begin?

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.

Which published period has the largest regional foreign-buyer share value for San Xoán de Río?

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

When is the minimum in the current regional foreign-buyer share series for San Xoán de Río?

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

Which published period has the smallest quarterly transaction count value for San Xoán de Río?

Within the same displayed series for San Xoán de Río municipality, the lowest quarterly transaction count value is 0 transactions in 2023Q3.

When does the current regional house-price index series for San Xoán de Río reach its maximum?

Within the 8 displayed observations for Galicia, the highest regional house-price index value is 111.8 index points in 2026Q2.

What is the highest displayed quarterly transaction count point relevant to San Xoán de Río?

Within the 12 displayed observations for San Xoán de Río municipality, the highest quarterly transaction count value is 3 transactions in 2024Q1.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for San Xoán de Río?

Dirección General del Catastro records 1,714 buildings for San Xoán de Río municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for San Xoán de Río?

The current Catastro building extract records 917 dwellings for San Xoán de Río municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in San Xoán de Río?

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

Which building-age band is largest in San Xoán de Río?

The largest recorded Catastro age band is Before 1950, with 753 buildings, or 44.9% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

What dwelling-to-building ratio is recorded for San Xoán de Río?

The Catastro extract records 917 dwellings across 1,714 buildings for San Xoán de Río municipality, or approximately 0.54 dwellings per recorded building.

How much of the recorded San Xoán de Río building stock falls in the 1950–1969 band?

The 1950–1969 band contains 333 recorded buildings for San Xoán de Río municipality, representing 19.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How much of the recorded San Xoán de Río building stock falls in the 1990–2009 band?

The 1990–2009 band contains 201 recorded buildings for San Xoán de Río municipality, representing 12.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in San Xoán de Río on NLS?

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for San Xoán de Río. 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.