Living in Batalha
In Batalha, average gross earnings are €1,394 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €6.36 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 1.6% (2026).
The foreign population count was 1,353 in 2023. The unemployment rate was 1.58% in June 2026. Batalha, a city in Portugal, had a population of 15,805 in 2021.
Lower unemployment than 86% of Portuguese cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 67% of Portuguese cities that publish it.
Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Batalha?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Batalha?
Average net cold rent is 6.36 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): 6.36 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt16
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MEO fixed fibre9Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 15 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Vodafone Portugal mobile plan15Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.36 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 | 26 Aug 2026 | www.ine.pt16Official |
Is Batalha 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 382 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.36 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Batalha?
The unemployment rate is about 1.6 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 1.58 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202627
Batalha 1.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,394 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)3Official |
| Unemployment rate | 1.58 %country median 2.3% | 30 Jun 2026 | IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202627Independent |
What does a salary buy in Batalha?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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€6.36/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26 | − €382 |
| 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 | €493 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Batalha. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Batalha. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 210 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.10Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Batalha 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Batalha?
Police recorded 3,090 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: 3,090 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20225
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,090 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 20225Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was LIS, 100.4 km away, with 103 listed destinations in June 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Batalha. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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.
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.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Batalha?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency2
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Batalha 8.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8 µg/m³country median 6.2 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency2Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 15.3 · Feb 16.3 · Mar 18.5 · Apr 19.7 · May 22.1 · Jun 24.6 · Jul 26.1 · Aug 27 · Sep 25.9 · Oct 22.9 · Nov 18.2 · Dec 16.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação ALCOBAÇA (Estação de Fruticultura) (nº 726)8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 4 · Feb 4.5 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 8.2 · May 10.4 · Jun 13.1 · Jul 14.9 · Aug 14.8 · Sep 13 · Oct 10.5 · Nov 6.9 · Dec 5.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação ALCOBAÇA (Estação de Fruticultura) (nº 726)8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 9.7 · Feb 10.4 · Mar 12.7 · Apr 14 · May 16.3 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 20.5 · Aug 20.9 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 16.7 · Nov 12.5 · Dec 10.6 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação ALCOBAÇA (Estação de Fruticultura) (nº 726)8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 112.6 · Feb 81.7 · Mar 74.1 · Apr 83.2 · May 61.8 · Jun 18.8 · Jul 7.5 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 38.1 · Oct 102.5 · Nov 127.8 · Dec 104.4 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação ALCOBAÇA (Estação de Fruticultura) (nº 726)8Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 rose 14.3% between 2015 and 2024, from 7.0 to 8.0.
Similar climate. In Portugal: Vila Franca de Xira ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±1.9 °C, Downey (United States) ±3.1 °C, Giugliano in Campania (Italy) ±2.0 °C, Latina (Italy) ±2.0 °C, Simi Valley (United States) ±3.8 °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
The city covered 103.4 km² in 2021. Population density was 152.8 people per km² in 2021.
How many people live in Batalha?
The published population was 15,805 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4
By nationality
National passport91.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 103.4 km² | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,353 people | 2023 | Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.26Independent |
| Population density | 152.8 people/km² | 2021 | Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.13Official |
| Population | 15,805 people | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4Official |
International community in Batalha
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 | 15,557 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 13,977 | 89.8% |
| Estrangeira | 1,580 | 10.2% |
| Europa | 858 | 5.5% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 543 | 3.5% |
| América | 422 | 2.7% |
| França | 396 | 2.5% |
| Brasil | 337 | 2.2% |
| Outros países - Europa | 315 | 2.0% |
| África | 258 | 1.7% |
| Ucrânia | 197 | 1.3% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | 121 | 0.8% |
| Alemanha | 91 | 0.6% |
| Moçambique | 57 | 0.4% |
| Reino Unido | 48 | 0.3% |
| Suíça | 47 | 0.3% |
| Ásia | 33 | 0.2% |
| Canadá | 30 | 0.2% |
| Venezuela | 27 | 0.2% |
| Outros países - África | 26 | 0.2% |
| África do Sul | 19 | 0.1% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 18 | 0.1% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 16 | 0.1% |
| China | 15 | 0.1% |
| Roménia | 15 | 0.1% |
| Cabo Verde | 14 | 0.1% |
| Moldávia | 14 | 0.1% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 11 | 0.1% |
| Espanha | 10 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - América | 9 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 9 | 0.1% |
| Oceânia | 9 | 0.1% |
| Federação da Rússia | 8 | 0.1% |
| Austrália | 7 | 0.0% |
| Luxemburgo | 7 | 0.0% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 5 | 0.0% |
| Índia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Itália | 4 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 4 | 0.0% |
| Bélgica | 3 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Oceânia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Grécia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Polónia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chipre | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chéquia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Outros | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7
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 | 15,557 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 14,882 | 95.7% |
| Estrangeira | 675 | 4.3% |
| América | 317 | 2.0% |
| Brasil | 292 | 1.9% |
| Europa | 250 | 1.6% |
| Outros países - Europa | 186 | 1.2% |
| Ucrânia | 154 | 1.0% |
| África | 69 | 0.4% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 64 | 0.4% |
| Ásia | 37 | 0.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| França | 24 | 0.2% |
| Reino Unido | 24 | 0.2% |
| Angola | 22 | 0.1% |
| China | 20 | 0.1% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 15 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 14 | 0.1% |
| Roménia | 12 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - África | 11 | 0.1% |
| Cabo Verde | 11 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 8 | 0.1% |
| Alemanha | 8 | 0.1% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 8 | 0.1% |
| Moldávia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Espanha | 5 | 0.0% |
| Índia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Moçambique | 5 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - América | 4 | 0.0% |
| Canadá | 4 | 0.0% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 4 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 4 | 0.0% |
| Itália | 3 | 0.0% |
| Oceânia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Austrália | 2 | 0.0% |
| Suíça | 2 | 0.0% |
| Polónia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 2 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.0% |
| Grécia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 1 | 0.0% |
| África do Sul | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6
Alternatives for people set on Batalha
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Porto de Mós as a Batalha alternative in the same region
5 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €5.57/m² Porto de Mós vs €6.36/m² Batalha−12%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,550 Porto de Mós vs 3,090 Batalha−17%
- Residents: 23,202 Porto de Mós vs 15,805 Batalha+47%
- Unemployment: 1.7% Porto de Mós vs 1.6% Batalha+9%
- Nearest airport: 95.3 km Porto de Mós vs 100.4 km Batalha−5%
- Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Porto de Mós vs 8.0 µg/m³ Batalhasame level
Amarante as a Batalha alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 191 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Unemployment: 2.9% Amarante vs 1.6% Batalha+80%
- Residents: 52,264 Amarante vs 15,805 Batalha+231%
- Rent: €4.63/m² Amarante vs €6.36/m² Batalha−27%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,010 Amarante vs 3,090 Batalha−35%
- Nearest airport: 29.9 km Amarante vs 100.4 km Batalha−70%
Tallinn as a Batalha alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 3211 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 8.0 µg/m³ Batalha−63%
- Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €6.36/m² (2026) Batalhano percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 100.4 km Batalha−94%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,030 (2025) Tallinn vs 3,090 (2022) Batalhano percentage
Cities near Batalha
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 5.57 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Rent
- 7.84 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Salary
- 1,259 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2022-12-31
- Rent
- 6.85 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
- Rent
- 6.41 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Alternative cities in Portugal
Other cities in Portugal to compare with Batalha, nearest in population first.
How does Batalha compare?
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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; Batalha's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Batalha?
The published population was 15,805 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).
How much does it cost to rent in Batalha?
Average net cold rent is 6.36 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 445 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.
Is the air quality good in Batalha?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.
How safe is Batalha?
Police recorded 3,090 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 Batalha?
The unemployment rate is about 1.6 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
How many foreign residents live in Batalha?
1,353 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..
Is Batalha a good place to live?
Batalha 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.
Which cities are near Batalha?
Porto de Mós, Maceira, Leiria, Aljubarrota, Fátima are near Batalha. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Portuguesa live in Batalha?
The official country of birth distribution records 13,977 people (89.8%) 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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