Diputación de Ourense

The Diputación de Ourense is the public entity in charge of the management and administration of the provincial resources of the province of Ourense. The main objectives and competences of the Diputación de Ourense are the following:

• Promote the socioeconomic development of the town councils of the province.
• Provide the municipalities with different services.
• Administer and promote provincial interests.
• Provide technical support to all municipalities in the province, especially those with fewer resources.
• Promote supramunicipal public services.

The Diputación de Ourense, through cross-border projects, helps to promote the socioeconomic development of the city councils of the province of Ourense, contributing in turn, to alleviate the serious situation of aging and depopulation of certain areas of the province, since the actions aimed at the joint revitalization of the Gerês - Xurés Transboundary Biosphere Reserve, are considered key to fight against this serious problem, as well as contributing to the rational exploitation of the natural and cultural resources of this territory.