Living in Arronches

In Arronches, average gross earnings are €1,180 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €3.70 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 1.9% (2026).

For Arronches, the foreign population count was 85 in 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0713 sources

Population1,725people19 Apr 2021Official source · Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)

Average gross salary1,180EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)

Average net rent3.7EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 40% belowOfficial source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate1.94%country median 2.3% — 17% belowIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime2,600incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 5% belowOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022

Cheaper rent than 90% of Portuguese cities that publish it and lower unemployment than 70% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Arronches?

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 Arronches.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Arronches?

Average net cold rent is 3.7 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): 3.7 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt¹¹

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Net rent across major citiesArronches highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42

Cascais€16.50

Oeiras€15.42

Almada€13.43

Braga€8.57

Arronches€3.70

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Amadora€13.00

Matosinhos€11.98

Loures€11.73

Sintra€11.24

Vila Nova de Gaia€10.61

Porto€10.15

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MEO fixed fibre⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	15 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone Portugal mobile plan¹⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	3.7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt¹¹Official

Is Arronches a good place to live?

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 51–69%

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–74%

Student60%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 51–69%

Family64%strong on family, weak on education · range 56–72%

Retirement58%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 48–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 222 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.7 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

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 1.94% in June 2026.

What is the unemployment rate in Arronches?

The unemployment rate is about 1.9 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 1.94 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹³

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Arronches is 1.9%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

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0–11–22–33–44–55–66–77–89–1012–13

Arronches 1.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,180 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)²Official
Unemployment rate	1.94 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹³Independent

What does a salary buy in Arronches?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€653of €920 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€920
Rent, 60 m²€3.70/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26	− €222
Internet€30 · official · MEO fixed fibre · 2026-09-30	− €30
Mobile plan€15 · official · Vodafone Portugal mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €15
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€653

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Arronches. 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 Arronches. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

There were 180 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	180 per 100,000	2024	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.⁹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Arronches 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 Arronches?

Police recorded 2,600 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: 2,600 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022³

Recorded crime across major citiesArronches highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Porto5,240

Lisbon5,090

Almada3,580

Amadora3,330

Matosinhos2,910

Loures2,800

Cascais2,700

Sintra2,640

Arronches2,600

Vila Nova de Gaia2,570

Braga2,440

Oeiras2,380

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,600 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730	31 Dec 2022	INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Arronches. 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.

PortugueseCost varies

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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–B2Cost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Arronches.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

12°6°

13°6°

16°8°

18°9°

22°12°

27°15°

31°17°

31°18°

27°16°

21°13°

15°9°

12°7°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

106

125

117

108

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 11.6 · Feb 13.2 · Mar 16.3 · Apr 18.1 · May 22.3 · Jun 27.4 · Jul 31.2 · Aug 31.3 · Sep 26.8 · Oct 20.7 · Nov 14.8 · Dec 12.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTALEGRE (nº 571)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 5.8 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 8 · Apr 9.1 · May 12.1 · Jun 15.2 · Jul 17.3 · Aug 17.8 · Sep 16.2 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 8.9 · Dec 6.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTALEGRE (nº 571)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 8.7 · Feb 9.7 · Mar 12.2 · Apr 13.6 · May 17.2 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 21.5 · Oct 16.9 · Nov 11.8 · Dec 9.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTALEGRE (nº 571)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 105.5 · Feb 81.3 · Mar 83 · Apr 79.4 · May 68.7 · Jun 17.5 · Jul 4.9 · Aug 8.4 · Sep 40.7 · Oct 124.5 · Nov 116.5 · Dec 108 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTALEGRE (nº 571)⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Portugal: Loures ±1.9 °C. Elsewhere: Latina (Italy) ±1.3 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±3.0 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±3.0 °C, Giugliano in Campania (Italy) ±1.3 °C, Downey (United States) ±3.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Arronches?

The published population was 1,725 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	314.7 km²	2021	Local normalized archive of official INE municipality rows: DICO identity, populationTotal and areaKm2 at municipality/LAU-1 grain.⁷Official
Foreign residents	85 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹²Independent
Population density	10.06 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.⁷Official
Population	1,725 people	19 Apr 2021	Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)¹Official

International community in Arronches

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 group	People	Share
Total	2,789	100.0%
Portuguesa	2,698	96.7%
Estrangeira	91	3.3%
Europa	68	2.4%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	41	1.5%
Outros países - Europa	27	1.0%
Espanha	15	0.5%
África	12	0.4%
América	11	0.4%
Brasil	10	0.4%
Angola	9	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Reino Unido	8	0.3%
Roménia	8	0.3%
Bélgica	7	0.3%
Moldávia	7	0.3%
Ucrânia	6	0.2%
Suíça	5	0.2%
Alemanha	4	0.1%
Moçambique	3	0.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	3	0.1%
Itália	2	0.1%
França	1	0.0%
Irlanda	1	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	1	0.0%
Outros	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁵

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 group	People	Share
Total	2,789	100.0%
Portuguesa	2,730	97.9%
Estrangeira	59	2.1%
Europa	53	1.9%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	40	1.4%
Roménia	14	0.5%
Outros países - Europa	13	0.5%
Espanha	9	0.3%
Reino Unido	6	0.2%
Bélgica	5	0.2%
Ucrânia	5	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
América	4	0.1%
Itália	4	0.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	4	0.1%
Brasil	3	0.1%
Alemanha	3	0.1%
África	2	0.1%
Suíça	1	0.0%
Cabo Verde	1	0.0%
Irlanda	1	0.0%
Moldávia	1	0.0%
Moçambique	1	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	1	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Arronches

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Arronches from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Portugal

Other cities in Portugal to compare with Arronches, nearest in population first.

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Oiã1,749 residents Apelação1,689 residents Buarcos1,786 residents São Roque1,654 residents Fronteira1,550 residents Mora1,947 residents

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School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 18, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: PLNM (Português Língua Não Materna). How to enrol a child (gov.pt).

A country-wide rule for Portugal; Arronches's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Arronches?

The published population was 1,725 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT).

How much does it cost to rent in Arronches?

Average net cold rent is 3.7 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 259 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Arronches?

Police recorded 2,600 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.

What is the unemployment rate in Arronches?

The unemployment rate is about 1.9 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Arronches?

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

Is Arronches a good place to live?

Arronches 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 Portuguesa live in Arronches?

The official country of birth distribution records 2,698 people (96.7%) 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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Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT) Censos 2021 · mapas.ine.pt · checked 2026-10-07
INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
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
Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTALEGRE (nº 571) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
Local normalized archive of official INE municipality rows: DICO identity, populationTotal and areaKm2 at municipality/LAU-1 grain. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
MEO fixed fibre meo.pt · checked 2026-09-15
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
Vodafone Portugal mobile plan vodafone.pt · checked 2026-09-15

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www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

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