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Angra do Heroísmo had 35,402 residents in 2021 and is a city in Portugal. The foreign population count was 593 in 2023.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Angra do Heroísmo?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in PortugalNational rates and thresholds that apply in Angra do Heroísmo.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Angra do Heroísmo?

Average net cold rent is 5.8 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 5.8 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt10

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Angra do Heroísmo yet.

Net rent across major citiesAngra do Heroísmo highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Angra do Heroísmo highlighted€16.50Cascais€15.42Oeiras€13.43Almada€13.00Amadora€11.98Matosinhos€11.73Loures€11.33Seixal€11.24Sintra€10.61Vila Nova de Gaia€10.15Porto€8.57Braga€5.80Angra do Heroísmonet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.8 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.1926 Aug 2026www.ine.pt10Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 348 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.8 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2026-Q1

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Angra do Heroísmo. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional — Public employment service

Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional (IEFP)

Job SearchRegistrationTraining
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Angra do Heroísmo. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

There were 500 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents500 per 100,0002024Official INE Statistics of Health Personnel indicator 0012837: physicians per 1,000 inhabitants by municipality of residence. Exact municipality row selected by INE DICO geocod; value converted to the requested per-100k unit.6Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Angra do Heroísmo when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Angra do Heroísmo?

Police recorded 2,790 incidents per 100,000 (2022). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 2,790 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20222
Recorded crime across major citiesAngra do Heroísmo highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Angra do Heroísmo highlighted5,240Porto3,580Almada3,330Amadora2,910Matosinhos2,800Loures2,790Angra do Heroísmo2,700Cascais2,640Sintra2,570Vila Nova de Gaia2,440Braga2,380Oeiras2,170Seixalrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,790 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,71531 Dec 2022INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20222Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport8 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat7Official
Nearest airportTER13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv8Official
Distance to nearest airport16 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv8Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Angra do Heroísmo. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

PLA search route through Portal da Oferta Formativa — State Language Course

AIMA / Portal da Oferta Formativa

For migrants seeking Portuguese as a non-native language.

Portuguesevaries
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Português Língua de Acolhimento (PLA) — State Language Course

AIMA / DGEstE public-school network / IEFP / Centros Qualifica

For migrants aged 16 or older whose mother tongue is not Portuguese, residence-permit holders, people with pending residence/protection/NISS evidence.

PortugueseCEFR A1–B2varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Angra do Heroísmo.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 14.5°C in January and 21.4°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 102.9 mm in January and 27.3 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 2.89 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 10.9 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Angra do Heroísmo?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2.9 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 2.89 µg/m³ · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found12
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Angra do Heroísmo average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND26°12°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Angra do Heroísmo average monthly precipitation, mm0408012016010390105807751274184116104154JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Angra do Heroísmo annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5252.9PM2.5154010.9PM1010403.8NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in PortugalAnnual PM2.5 in Angra do Heroísmo is 2.9 µg/m³. Of 70 cities with data, 26 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Portugal per band1 city: 1 µg/m³ to under 2 µg/m³11–24 cities: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³42–3Angra do Heroísmo 2.94 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³43–49 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³94–514 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³145–65 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³56–75 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³57–826 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³268–92 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³29–10

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean3.84 µg/m³country median 10.52024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found12Independent
PM10 — annual mean10.91 µg/m³country median 18.62024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found12Independent
PM2.5 — annual mean2.89 µg/m³country median 6.22024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found12Independent
Average daytime high by monthJan 16.6 · Feb 16.5 · Mar 16.7 · Apr 17.6 · May 19.1 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 24.2 · Aug 25.5 · Sep 24.2 · Oct 21.6 · Nov 18.9 · Dec 17.4 °C31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, Angra do Heroísmo, 1991-20205Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 12.5 · Feb 11.9 · Mar 12.2 · Apr 12.8 · May 14.2 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 18.6 · Aug 19.7 · Sep 18.9 · Oct 16.8 · Nov 14.6 · Dec 13.2 °C31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, Angra do Heroísmo, 1991-20205Official
Average temperature by monthJan 14.5 · Feb 14.2 · Mar 14.5 · Apr 15.2 · May 16.6 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 21.4 · Aug 22.6 · Sep 21.6 · Oct 19.2 · Nov 16.8 · Dec 15.3 °C31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, Angra do Heroísmo, 1991-20205Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 102.9 · Feb 90.1 · Mar 105.4 · Apr 80.2 · May 77.1 · Jun 50.6 · Jul 27.3 · Aug 40.9 · Sep 84.3 · Oct 115.5 · Nov 103.7 · Dec 154.4 mm31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly precipitation, Angra do Heroísmo, 1991-20205Official

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Portugal cities
Bragança35,341 residentsEsposende35,552 residentsCâmara de Lobos35,666 residentsBeja35,854 residentsÉvora35,903 residentsCantanhede36,595 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 239 km² in 2021. Population density was 148.1 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Angra do Heroísmo?

The published population was 35,402 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)1

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Angra do Heroísmo residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport98.3%Foreign residents 1.7%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area239 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)1Official
Foreign residents593 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.11Independent
Population density148.1 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.9Official
Population35,402 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)1Official

International community in Angra do Heroísmo

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Resident population at the 19 April 2021 Census reference date; total sex (HM) and total age; source-native indicator universe · 2021-04-19

Published groupPeopleShare
Total33,771100.0%
Portuguesa32,45296.1%
Estrangeira1,3193.9%
América6551.9%
África3781.1%
Estados Unidos da América2520.7%
Europa2370.7%
Brasil2060.6%
Angola2030.6%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)1690.5%
Canadá1550.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Moçambique730.2%
Cabo Verde690.2%
Outros países - Europa680.2%
França470.1%
Ásia450.1%
Alemanha390.1%
Outros países - América260.1%
Ucrânia260.1%
Espanha240.1%
Itália190.1%
China180.1%
Reino Unido170.1%
África do Sul150.0%
Outros países - Ásia130.0%
Venezuela130.0%
Outros120.0%
Bélgica110.0%
Outros países - África90.0%
Bangladeche70.0%
Guiné-Bissau60.0%
Federação da Rússia60.0%
Suíça50.0%
Índia50.0%
Roménia50.0%
Oceânia40.0%
Austrália40.0%
Argentina30.0%
Áustria30.0%
Chéquia30.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)30.0%
Suécia30.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe30.0%
Dinamarca20.0%
Irlanda20.0%
Luxemburgo20.0%
Moldávia20.0%
Paquistão20.0%
Polónia20.0%
Bulgária10.0%
Finlândia10.0%
Croácia10.0%
Lituânia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4

Citizenship

Resident population at the 19 April 2021 Census reference date; total sex (HM) and total age; source-native indicator universe · 2021-04-19

Published groupPeopleShare
Total33,771100.0%
Portuguesa33,32598.7%
Estrangeira4461.3%
América2200.7%
Europa1460.4%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)1090.3%
Estados Unidos da América930.3%
Brasil840.2%
África430.1%
Canadá390.1%
Outros países - Europa370.1%
Show 41 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Ásia330.1%
Alemanha260.1%
Espanha220.1%
Cabo Verde200.1%
China190.1%
Itália160.0%
Angola140.0%
França110.0%
Reino Unido110.0%
Ucrânia100.0%
Bélgica90.0%
Outros90.0%
Bangladeche70.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)50.0%
Outros países - Ásia40.0%
Oceânia40.0%
Federação da Rússia40.0%
Outros países - Oceânia30.0%
Áustria30.0%
Suíça30.0%
Suécia30.0%
África do Sul30.0%
Outros países - África20.0%
Outros países - América20.0%
Chéquia20.0%
Dinamarca20.0%
Irlanda20.0%
Índia20.0%
Moçambique20.0%
Roménia20.0%
Venezuela20.0%
Austrália10.0%
Bulgária10.0%
Finlândia10.0%
Guiné-Bissau10.0%
Croácia10.0%
Lituânia10.0%
Luxemburgo10.0%
Paquistão10.0%
Polónia10.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3

Is Angra do Heroísmo a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker65%strong on cost, weak on work · range 55–75%
Skilled employee64%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 54–74%
Student64%strong on cost, weak on education · range 54–74%
Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–65%
Retirement70%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 61–79%
Foreign residents593 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.
Population35,402 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.8 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt
NO₂ — annual mean3.84 µg/m³2024Independent source · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found
PM10 — annual mean10.91 µg/m³2024Independent source · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found
PM2.5 — annual mean2.89 µg/m³2024Independent source · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-26

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Angra do Heroísmo?

The published population was 35,402 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Angra do Heroísmo?

Average net cold rent is 5.8 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 406 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Angra do Heroísmo?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2.9 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found.

How safe is Angra do Heroísmo?

Police recorded 2,790 incidents per 100,000 (2022). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022.

How many foreign residents live in Angra do Heroísmo?

593 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Angra do Heroísmo a good place to live?

Angra do Heroísmo may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Europa live in Angra do Heroísmo?

The official country of birth distribution records 237 people (0.7%) in the source-defined population for 2021-04-19. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal: rent, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/angra-do-heroismo/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal: rent, safety},
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Sources

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  1. INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
  2. INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022 INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-31
  3. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  4. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  5. IPMA climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, Angra do Heroísmo, 1991-2020 IPMA climate normal · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-26
  6. Official INE Statistics of Health Personnel indicator 0012837: physicians per 1,000 inhabitants by municipality of residence. Exact municipality row selected by INE DICO geocod; value converted to the requested per-100k unit. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  7. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  8. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  9. Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  10. www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
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  1. Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  2. official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found aqportal.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-15

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