Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña property and area FAQs

Santiago de Compostela, alternatively abbreviated to Santiago or Compostela, is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is located in the province of A Coruña, in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, as the destination of the Way of St. James, a leading Catholic pilgrimage route since the 9th century. In 1985, the city's Old Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 145 official population nuclei for Santiago de Compostela. The imported source records are dated through 2025-11-28. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Santiago de Compostela, at a recorded elevation of approximately 244 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include San Marcos (925 residents in the cited settlement record), Roxos (738 residents in the cited settlement record), Outeiro (553 residents in the cited settlement record), A Devesa (373 residents in the cited settlement record), and Piñeiro (305 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.

Santiago de Compostela has a very mild climate for its latitude with heavy winter rainfall because of its relative proximity to the prevailing winds from Atlantic low-pressure systems.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 220.0 square kilometres for Santiago de Compostela municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 260 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

Dividing the INE population of 98,047 by the recorded municipal area of 220.0 km² gives approximately 445.6 residents per km² for Santiago de Compostela municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 15078 and keeps the province label A Coruña. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 42.8833, -8.5333. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

Yes. The structured municipality record includes an official website field. NLS treats that as identity context and not as property-market evidence.

Santiago de Compostela is an official municipality in A Coruña province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.

The official municipality context used for Santiago de Compostela has INE code 15078. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

The audited municipality record contains 129 additional named-place records for Santiago de Compostela municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

The stated official-data scope is Santiago de Compostela municipality. Current NLS listings use the property-search area itself, while official market and demographic measures keep their own published geography visible.

The latest imported INE population for Santiago de Compostela municipality is 98,047, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Santiago de Compostela municipality, recorded population changed by 3.9%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Santiago de Compostela municipality is €17,514 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 45.8 years for Santiago de Compostela municipality, for period 2023.

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Santiago de Compostela municipality changed by 3.9%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Santiago de Compostela municipality is 96,091 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

The page uses 9 published observations for Santiago de Compostela municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 6.8% for Santiago de Compostela municipality, in period 2023.

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

Within the same displayed series for Santiago de Compostela municipality, the lowest population value is 94,379 residents in 2015.

The displayed series for Santiago de Compostela municipality begins at 94,379 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

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 Santiago de Compostela municipality records €1,833 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

MITMA records an appraised housing value of €2,365 per square metre for Santiago de Compostela municipality in 2026Q1. Appraised value is a different basis from both asking and completed-sale price.

The displayed series for Santiago de Compostela municipality begins at €1,795 per m² in 2023Q2. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Within the 12 displayed observations for Santiago de Compostela municipality, the highest appraised housing value value is €2,365 per m² in 2026Q1.

INE reports a house-price index of 111.8 for Galicia in 2026Q2. An index is not a euro price per square metre.

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional foreign-buyer share value for Galicia changed by 82.6%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

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

From 2023Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed quarterly transaction count value for Santiago de Compostela municipality changed by 10.4%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Within the 8 displayed observations for A Coruña province, the highest registered sale-price benchmark value is €1,767 per m² in 2026Q2.

Colegio de Registradores reports €1,767 per square metre for A Coruña in 2026Q2. The comparison retains its published province scope.

The published price measures use 578 price-informed sales from 673 total recorded transactions for Santiago de Compostela municipality.

Within the same displayed series for A Coruña province, the lowest registered sale-price benchmark value is €1,487 per m² in 2024Q3.

Dirección General del Catastro records 20,091 buildings for Santiago de Compostela municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 55,184 dwellings for Santiago de Compostela 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 1,967 for Santiago de Compostela municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 1 energy certificates for Santiago de Compostela municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The 1950–1969 band contains 3,165 recorded buildings for Santiago de Compostela municipality, representing 15.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 2010 onward band contains 1,270 recorded buildings for Santiago de Compostela municipality, representing 6.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Before 1950 band contains 5,145 recorded buildings for Santiago de Compostela municipality, representing 25.7% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Catastro extract records 55,184 dwellings across 20,091 buildings for Santiago de Compostela municipality, or approximately 2.75 dwellings per recorded building.

Among the imported certificates for Santiago de Compostela municipality, 0.0% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1990–2009, with 5,236 buildings, or 26.1% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The 1970–1989 band contains 5,226 recorded buildings for Santiago de Compostela municipality, representing 26.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1990–2009 band contains 5,236 recorded buildings for Santiago de Compostela municipality, representing 26.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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