Pontevedra · Galicia
Illa de Arousa, A
A wooded island holding great beaches, effectively part of the mainland via a 2km bridge, with a natural park at its narrow southern tip.
Living in Illa de Arousa, A
A Illa de Arousa is a low, wooded island of 4,800 in the Ría de Arousa, joined to the Galician mainland by a two-kilometre bridge — effectively an island you can drive to. Its appeal is beaches: half a dozen quiet, tree-backed strands and a natural park of saltmarsh and migratory birds at its narrow southern tip. It's an overwhelmingly Galician community. The climate is mild and wet, winters around 11°C, cool summers near 27°C and heavy rain. A hospital is about twenty minutes away across the bridge and Pontevedra forty, so it balances island calm with mainland access.
Illa de Arousa, A'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 Illa de Arousa, A's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 97% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
A wooded island holding great beaches, effectively part of the mainland via a 2km bridge, with a natural park at its narrow southern tip. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 2 km from the sea and mild 26.5°C summer highs.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 26.5°C
- Rainy days a year 126 days
- Winter average temp 11.1°C
Higher than 95% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
A wooded island holding great beaches, effectively part of the mainland via a 2km bridge, with a natural park at its narrow southern tip. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 2 km from the sea and 22 min to a hospital.
- Schools in town 5
- PISA maths (region) 486
- Registered long-let rent €5.62/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 22 min
Higher than 91% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A wooded island holding great beaches, effectively part of the mainland via a 2km bridge, with a natural park at its narrow southern tip. A strong pick for American retirees — 22 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 11.1°C
- Drive to a hospital 22 min
- U.S.-born residents 2.08 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €5.62/m²·mo
Higher than 89% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
A wooded island holding great beaches, effectively part of the mainland via a 2km bridge, with a natural park at its narrow southern tip. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 2 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 99%
- Drive to nearest airport 57 min
- Registered long-let rent €5.62/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 26.5°C
Higher than 86% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
A wooded island holding great beaches, effectively part of the mainland via a 2km bridge, with a natural park at its narrow southern tip. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — 2 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Registered long-let rent €5.62/m²·mo
- Net income per person €11,380
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 26.5°C
Higher than 83% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A wooded island holding great beaches, effectively part of the mainland via a 2km bridge, with a natural park at its narrow southern tip. A strong pick for a retiring couple — 22 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 11.1°C
- Drive to a hospital 22 min
- Surgical wait (region) 73 days
- Registered long-let rent €5.62/m²·mo
What is the climate like in Illa de Arousa, A?
Illa de Arousa, A's reported winter average is 11.1°C, while July–August highs reach 26.5°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 11.1°C top 16% of 8,131 towns 3.4°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 26.5°C top 12% of 8,131 towns 3.7°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 126 days bottom 4% of 8,088 towns 84% more than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- 6 h/day bottom 7% of 3,829 towns 17% less than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
- Summer water stress (WEI+)
- no local data
- 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)
- 0.34 ha/km² bottom 29% of 8,132 towns 1.97 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 1 top 39% of 8,132 towns 5 below the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 16% top 2% of 8,130 towns 6.9% 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 Illa de Arousa, A?
Illa de Arousa, A's nearest health centre is 1 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 22 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 22 min top 25% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 1 km top 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 Illa de Arousa, A?
Illa de Arousa, A has 5 schools in town; the nearest international school is 22 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 5 top 12% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 22 km top 24% 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 Illa de Arousa, A?
Illa de Arousa, A's reported asking price is €3,338/m².
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- €3,338/m² asking · Fotocasa Jun 2026 · small sample
- Registered long-let rent
- €5.62/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €4.67/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €7.49/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €11,380 bottom 12% of 8,059 towns 21% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 27.9% top 38% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Illa de Arousa, A?
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 Illa de Arousa, A?
Illa de Arousa, A's reported population is 4,813.
Who lives here
- Population
- 4,813
- Born in Spain
- 95.1% 6.3% above the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 2.5% 1.3% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 2.08 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Illa de Arousa, A?
Illa de Arousa, A is a reported 57 min drive from the nearest airport, with 94% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 57 min top 33% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 94% top 32% of 8,132 towns 15% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 99% top 22% of 8,132 towns 15% 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 Illa de Arousa, A 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 Illa de Arousa, A against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 40 min from Pontevedra, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Illa de Arousa, A for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Ask what recent sales closed at; the published figure is asking price.
- 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 about summer rental crowds and parking near the coast.
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