Ourense · Galicia
Celanova
Hardly more than a village, overshadowed by a vast and palatial Benedictine monastery where a king retired into monastic life.
Living in Celanova
Celanova is a small Ourense town of 5,700 in inland Galicia, dwarfed by the vast Baroque Benedictine monastery of San Salvador at its heart, where a Spanish king once retired from the world. For its size it has a striking Latin American presence — a large Venezuelan community — leaving under 80% of residents Spanish-born. At around 670m the climate is green but cool: winters near 7°C, warm summers around 28°C, and plenty of rain. Ourense and the nearest hospital are both under half an hour away, keeping it more connected than most interior villages.
Celanova's Spainability Scores — by who's moving
Not our opinion: we ran the same scoring engine behind the quiz for six settler profiles across all 8,132 municipalities. Each score is Celanova's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 96% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
Hardly more than a village, overshadowed by a vast and palatial Benedictine monastery where a king retired into monastic life. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — a settled international community and low cost of living (registered rent ~€3.14/m²·mo).
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 27.8°C
- Rainy days a year 107 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 1
- Winter average temp 7.4°C
Higher than 92% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
Hardly more than a village, overshadowed by a vast and palatial Benedictine monastery where a king retired into monastic life. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — low cost of living (registered rent ~€3.14/m²·mo) and a settled international community.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 87%
- Drive to nearest airport 77 min
- Registered long-let rent €3.14/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 27.8°C
Higher than 91% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
Hardly more than a village, overshadowed by a vast and palatial Benedictine monastery where a king retired into monastic life. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — low cost of living (registered rent ~€3.14/m²·mo) and a settled international community.
- Schools in town 5
- PISA maths (region) 486
- Registered long-let rent €3.14/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 28 min
Higher than 88% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
Hardly more than a village, overshadowed by a vast and palatial Benedictine monastery where a king retired into monastic life. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — low cost of living (registered rent ~€3.14/m²·mo) and a settled international community.
- Registered long-let rent €3.14/m²·mo
- Net income per person €12,647
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 27.8°C
Higher than 80% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
Hardly more than a village, overshadowed by a vast and palatial Benedictine monastery where a king retired into monastic life. A strong pick for American retirees — 28 min to a hospital and a settled international community.
- Winter average temp 7.4°C
- Drive to a hospital 28 min
- U.S.-born residents 5.44 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €3.14/m²·mo
Higher than 70% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
Hardly more than a village, overshadowed by a vast and palatial Benedictine monastery where a king retired into monastic life. A strong pick for a retiring couple — 28 min to a hospital and a settled international community.
- Winter average temp 7.4°C
- Drive to a hospital 28 min
- Surgical wait (region) 73 days
- Registered long-let rent €3.14/m²·mo
What is the climate like in Celanova?
Celanova's reported winter average is 7.4°C, while July–August highs reach 27.8°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 7.4°C top 44% of 8,131 towns 0.3°C below the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 27.8°C top 16% of 8,131 towns 2.4°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 107 days bottom 9% of 8,088 towns 56% more than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- no local data
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 1 top 1% of 8,033 towns 55 below the Spanish average (56)
- River-flood depth (T=100, town centre) estimated
- 0 m top 1% of 8,129 towns 0.04 m below the Spanish average (0.04 m)
- River-flood risk score estimated
- 0 top 1% of 8,129 towns about the Spanish average (0)
- Wildfire burn rate (2010–23)
- 0.36 ha/km² bottom 29% of 8,132 towns 1.95 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 6 bottom 18% of 8,132 towns about the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 17.5% top 3% of 8,130 towns 5.4% below the Spanish average (22.9%)
The year, month by month
AEMET 30-year climate normals — what a January or an August actually feels like, not the annual average.
How good is healthcare in Celanova?
Celanova's nearest health centre is 54.6 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 28 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 28 min top 38% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 54.6 km bottom 4% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 73 days #3 of 17 regions, −30 days vs national 32% less than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Celanova?
Celanova has 5 schools in town; the nearest international school is 57 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 5 top 12% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 57 km bottom 35% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 486 #8 of 17 regions, +7 vs national 5 above the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Celanova?
Celanova's reported registered long-let rent is €3.14/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €3.14/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €2.33/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €4/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €12,647 bottom 25% of 8,059 towns 13% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 28.1% top 37% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Celanova?
Galician and Spanish are co-official in Galicia. Public schools use both languages, with substantial Galician-medium teaching rather than a Spanish-only default; the balance can vary by school. See the Galicia region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Celanova?
Celanova's reported population is 5,695.
Who lives here
- Population
- 5,695
- Born in Spain
- 79.3% 9.5% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 3.6% 0.2% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 5.44 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Celanova?
Celanova is a reported 77 min drive from the nearest airport, with 88% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 77 min bottom 46% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 88% bottom 44% of 8,132 towns 9% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 87% bottom 31% of 8,132 towns 3% above the Spanish average (83%)
Numbers: Spainability town dataset, derived from INE, AEMET, Mitma and the Catastro. Registered long-let rent is SERPAVI declared-contract data; its p25–p75 values show the observed band. Registered-rent yield is gross, excludes costs and is never imputed. Percentile chips count only the municipalities that report the figure — the "of n" says how many. Region-ranked figures (PISA, surgical waits) compare Spain's 17 comunidades autónomas. A blank means no municipal-level figure is published — not a zero.
How does Celanova fit you?
These are the town's numbers. Whether it's your town depends on what you're optimising for — winter sun or mild summers, a city or a village, short medical waits, an easy flight home. The 3-minute quiz scores Celanova against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 27 min from Ourense, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Celanova for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Request comparable sales; neither appraisal nor asking data is published.
- Test fibre speed at the exact address, not the town average.
- Visit local schools and confirm places for incoming families.
- Confirm health-centre registration and opening hours in person.
- Ask an insurer how the mapped flood or wildfire exposure affects cover.
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