Living in Belmonte

In Belmonte, average gross earnings are €1,137 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €3.49 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.9% (2026).

For Belmonte, the foreign population count was 168 in 2023. The unemployment rate was 2.9% in June 2026. Belmonte, a city in Portugal, had a population of 6,859 in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2322 sources

Population6,859people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Average gross salary1,137EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)

Average net rent3.49EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 44% belowOfficial source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate2.9%country median 2.3% — 24% aboveIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime3,460incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 27% aboveOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022

Cheaper rent than 94% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 74% of Portuguese cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 79% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Belmonte.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Belmonte?

Average net cold rent is 3.49 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): 3.49 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt¹⁵

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Net rent across major citiesBelmonte highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42

Cascais€16.50

Oeiras€15.42

Almada€13.43

Braga€8.57

Belmonte€3.49

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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 fibre⁹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	15 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone Portugal mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	3.49 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt¹⁵Official

Is Belmonte a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–72%

Student56%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 47–65%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–62%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–65%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 209 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.49 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

What is the unemployment rate in Belmonte?

The unemployment rate is 2.9 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²²

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Belmonte is 2.9%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

131

0–11–22–33–44–55–66–77–89–1012–13

Belmonte 2.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,137 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)³Official
Unemployment rate	2.9 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²²Independent

What does a salary buy in Belmonte?

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

Left over each month€666of €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€3.49/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26	− €209
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	€666

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Belmonte Salary needed to live in Belmonte

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	260 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 Belmonte 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 Belmonte?

Police recorded 3,460 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: 3,460 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesBelmonte highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Porto5,240

Lisbon5,090

Almada3,580

Belmonte3,460

Amadora3,330

Matosinhos2,910

Loures2,800

Cascais2,700

Sintra2,640

Vila Nova de Gaia2,570

Braga2,440

Oeiras2,380

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,460 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 VSE, 60.5 km away in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	VSE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	60.5 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

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

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10°2°

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15°7°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

211

158

149

148

106

200

223

212

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM1011WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂3WHO 10 · EU 40

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

PM10 across cities in PortugalWhere Belmonte lands among 49 measured cities

7–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2122–2323–2424–2528–2939–40

Belmonte 11.0

annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	3 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Fundão)¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Fundão)²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.4 · Feb 7.1 · Mar 9.8 · Apr 11.1 · May 14.8 · Jun 19.5 · Jul 23.2 · Aug 23.4 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 8.9 · Dec 7.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PENHAS DOURADAS (nº 568)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.5 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 2.3 · Apr 3.4 · May 6.7 · Jun 10.7 · Jul 13.5 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 10.9 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 3.3 · Dec 1.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PENHAS DOURADAS (nº 568)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.4 · Feb 3.9 · Mar 6 · Apr 7.3 · May 10.7 · Jun 15.1 · Jul 18.3 · Aug 18.6 · Sep 15.1 · Oct 10.5 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 4.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PENHAS DOURADAS (nº 568)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 211 · Feb 158.2 · Mar 148.8 · Apr 147.9 · May 105.5 · Jun 41.2 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 23 · Sep 81.1 · Oct 199.7 · Nov 222.6 · Dec 211.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PENHAS DOURADAS (nº 568)⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Portugal: Barcelos ±5.0 °C. Elsewhere: Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±1.2 °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

The city covered 118.8 km² in 2021. Population density was 57.8 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Belmonte?

The published population was 6,859 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)⁴

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	118.8 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)⁴Official
Foreign residents	168 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.²¹Independent
Population density	57.76 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.¹²Official
Population	6,859 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)⁴Official

International community in Belmonte

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	6,205	100.0%
Portuguesa	5,850	94.3%
Estrangeira	355	5.7%
Europa	210	3.4%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	191	3.1%
França	155	2.5%
África	77	1.2%
América	51	0.8%
Angola	47	0.8%
Brasil	39	0.6%
Outros países - Europa	19	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Moçambique	19	0.3%
Alemanha	18	0.3%
Ásia	17	0.3%
Suíça	12	0.2%
China	9	0.1%
Espanha	7	0.1%
Venezuela	6	0.1%
Outros países - Ásia	5	0.1%
Reino Unido	5	0.1%
Cabo Verde	4	0.1%
Outros países - África	3	0.0%
Bélgica	3	0.0%
Índia	3	0.0%
Itália	3	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	3	0.0%
Argentina	2	0.0%
Chéquia	2	0.0%
Luxemburgo	2	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	2	0.0%
Ucrânia	2	0.0%
Outros países - América	1	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	1	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	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 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	6,205	100.0%
Portuguesa	6,114	98.5%
Estrangeira	91	1.5%
Europa	33	0.5%
América	31	0.5%
Brasil	27	0.4%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	26	0.4%
Ásia	17	0.3%
China	12	0.2%
África	10	0.2%
Alemanha	10	0.2%

Show 16 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Outros países - Europa	7	0.1%
França	7	0.1%
Reino Unido	6	0.1%
Angola	5	0.1%
Outros países - Ásia	3	0.0%
Itália	3	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	3	0.0%
Outros países - América	2	0.0%
Bélgica	2	0.0%
Chéquia	2	0.0%
Espanha	2	0.0%
Índia	2	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	2	0.0%
Outros países - África	1	0.0%
Cabo Verde	1	0.0%
Ucrânia	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 Belmonte

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.

Sabugal as a Belmonte alternative in the same region

23 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 1.6% Sabugal vs 2.9% Belmonte−44%
Residents: 12,544 Sabugal vs 6,859 Belmonte+83%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,800 Sabugal vs 3,460 Belmonte−19%
Rent: €3.29/m² Sabugal vs €3.49/m² Belmonte−6%
Nearest airport: 79.9 km Sabugal vs 60.5 km Belmonte+32%

Full comparison More about Sabugal

Cities near Belmonte

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Covilhã 15.7 km away

Rent: 6.09 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Guarda 20.1 km away

Rent: 5.09 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Sabugal 22.7 km away

Rent: 3.29 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Sequeira 23.3 km away

Rent: 5.09 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31

Alternative cities in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities

Gandra6,874 residents Malveira6,789 residents Castro Marim6,747 residents Povoação6,726 residents Vila Flor6,697 residents Redondo7,031 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; Belmonte'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 Belmonte?

The published population was 6,859 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Belmonte?

Average net cold rent is 3.49 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 244 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Belmonte?

Police recorded 3,460 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 Belmonte?

The unemployment rate is 2.9 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Belmonte?

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

Is Belmonte a good place to live?

Belmonte 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 Belmonte?

Covilhã, Guarda, Sabugal, Sequeira are near Belmonte. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Belmonte?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,850 people (94.3%) 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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  title = {Belmonte, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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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
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