Municipalities in Ourense province by active companies

Ourense had the highest active companies of 92 municipalities in 2021, at 8,806. Chandrexa de Queixa had the lowest, at 8. The median was 69 and the figure for Ourense province was 22,322. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest8,806Ourense

Lowest8Chandrexa de Queixa

Median6992 municipalities

Ourense province22,322History

Top 40 municipalities, 2021

count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Ourense	8,806	-2.3%
2	O Carballiño	1,349	-1.4%
3	Verín	1,109	-2.8%
4	O Barco de Valdeorras	976	-1.1%
5	Xinzo de Limia	880	-4%
6	San Cibrao das Viñas	748	-2.1%
7	Barbadás	714	-0.7%
8	Allariz	504	0%
9	O Pereiro de Aguiar	476	+0.4%
10	Celanova	464	-2.3%
11	Ribadavia	421	-3.7%
12	A Rúa	354	-3%
13	Coles	234	+3.1%
14	Maceda	193	+0.5%
15	Maside	187	-0.5%
16	Viana do Bolo	173	-0.6%
17	San Cristovo de Cea	157	+0.6%
18	A Pobra de Trives	154	0%
19	Amoeiro	146	+0.7%
20	Cartelle	121	-4.7%
21	A Merca	117	0%
22	Toén	115	+2.7%
23	Vilamarín	109	-5.2%
24	Vilamartín de Valdeorras	105	+1.9%
25	Nogueira de Ramuín	102	-2.9%
26	Leiro	101	-2.9%
27	Taboadela	99	-1%
28	Castro Caldelas	94	+3.3%
29	A Gudiña	92	0%
30	Ramirás	87	+4.8%
31	Bande	85	0%
32	Monterrei	82	+2.5%
33	Lobios	81	-1.2%
34	A Peroxa	77	+5.5%
34	Boborás	77	-2.5%
36	Carballeda de Valdeorras	76	-8.4%
36	Oímbra	76	+7%
38	Piñor	74	0%
38	Xunqueira de Ambía	74	0%
40	Baños de Molgas	72	+5.9%
40	Cenlle	72	+2.9%
40	Padrenda	72	-12.2%
43	Castrelo de Miño	71	+2.9%
43	Riós	71	+2.9%
45	Entrimo	70	-7.9%
46	Carballeda de Avia	69	-6.8%
46	Cortegada	69	-1.4%
48	O Irixo	65	+4.8%
49	Rubiá	63	-1.6%
50	Trasmiras	62	+3.3%
50	Vilar de Santos	62	+1.6%
52	Laza	61	+3.4%
53	Vilardevós	59	0%
54	A Mezquita	58	-4.9%
54	Avión	58	-7.9%
56	A Veiga	57	-3.4%
56	Paderne de Allariz	57	-1.7%
58	Sandiás	55	-1.8%
59	Esgos	54	+5.9%
60	A Arnoia	53	+8.2%
60	Vilar de Barrio	53	-3.6%
62	Melón	52	+6.1%
63	Petín	50	+2%
64	Cualedro	49	-7.5%
64	San Amaro	49	+4.3%
66	Muíños	45	-4.3%
66	Rairiz de Veiga	45	+2.3%
68	Baltar	44	-2.2%
68	Manzaneda	44	+2.3%
68	O Bolo	44	0%
71	Punxín	42	+5%
71	Xunqueira de Espadanedo	42	-4.5%
73	Verea	40	+17.6%
74	Os Blancos	39	-2.5%
75	Pontedeva	37	+2.8%
76	A Bola	36	-12.2%
77	Gomesende	35	-5.4%
78	Sarreaus	34	+3%
79	Beariz	30	+7.1%
79	Montederramo	30	+3.4%
81	Beade	29	+3.6%
82	Castrelo do Val	28	-9.7%
82	Parada de Sil	28	+3.7%
84	Lobeira	26	-3.7%
85	San Xoán de Río	24	+20%
86	Larouco	23	+4.5%
87	A Teixeira	22	+4.8%
88	Calvos de Randín	20	0%
88	Vilariño de Conso	20	+17.6%
90	Quintela de Leirado	18	+12.5%
91	Porqueira	17	-19%
92	Chandrexa de Queixa	8	0%

Other periods

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Active companies on 1 January (INE Central Business Directory, DIRCE).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the municipalities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Municipalities in Ourense province by active companies, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721

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Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Ourense province by active companies, 2021. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/ourense-province-municipalities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2026. Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Municipalities in Ourense province by active companies, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/ourense-province-municipalities?period=2021.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Ourense province by active companies, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/ourense-province-municipalities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_ourense_province_2021,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Ourense province by active companies, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/ourense-province-municipalities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Ourense, with 8,806 in 2021, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Chandrexa de Queixa, with 8 in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.