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Living in Calheta

Calheta had 11,521 residents in 2021 and is a city in Portugal. The nearest airport was FNC, 36.9 km away, with 30 listed destinations in June 2026. There were 140 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024.

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

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 Calheta.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Calheta yet. Portugal has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesCalheta highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Calheta highlighted€16.50Cascais€15.42Oeiras€13.43Almada€13.00Amadora€11.98Matosinhos€11.73Loures€11.33Seixal€11.24Sintra€10.61Vila Nova de Gaia€10.15Porto€8.82Gondomar€8.57Braganet rent, € / m² / month

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

11.5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,324 people of 11,521 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents140 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.5Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Calheta 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

Recorded crime across major citiesCalheta highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Calheta highlighted5,240Porto3,580Almada3,330Amadora2,910Matosinhos2,800Loures2,700Cascais2,640Sintra2,570Vila Nova de Gaia2,440Braga2,380Oeiras2,170Seixal1,350Calhetarecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,350 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 airport30 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat6Official
Nearest airportFNC13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official
Distance to nearest airport36.9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Calheta. 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
Open official information

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 Calheta.

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities
Trancoso11,484 residentsSanta Comba Dão11,597 residentsResende11,364 residentsÓbidos11,689 residentsVendas Novas11,846 residentsAlijó11,942 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 111.5 km² in 2021. Population density was 103.3 people per km² in 2021.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Calheta residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport88.5%Foreign residents11.5%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area111.5 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)1Official
Foreign residents1,324 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.9Independent
Population density103.3 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.8Official
Population11,521 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)1Official

International community in Calheta

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
Total10,915100.0%
Portuguesa9,03882.8%
Estrangeira1,87717.2%
América1,0609.7%
Venezuela9408.6%
Europa4714.3%
África3293.0%
África do Sul2522.3%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)2372.2%
Outros países - Europa2342.1%
Reino Unido1831.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Alemanha830.8%
Outros países - América560.5%
França560.5%
Angola390.4%
Brasil340.3%
Moçambique210.2%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)210.2%
Estados Unidos da América200.2%
Outros190.2%
Bélgica170.2%
Outros países - África150.1%
Ásia130.1%
Suíça130.1%
Itália100.1%
Federação da Rússia100.1%
Espanha90.1%
Canadá80.1%
Finlândia70.1%
Polónia60.1%
Suécia60.1%
China50.0%
Moldávia50.0%
Paquistão50.0%
Oceânia40.0%
Áustria40.0%
Ucrânia40.0%
Outros países - Ásia30.0%
Austrália30.0%
Chéquia30.0%
Grécia30.0%
Luxemburgo30.0%
Letónia30.0%
Argentina20.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe20.0%
Outros países - Oceânia10.0%
Bulgária10.0%
Chipre10.0%
Dinamarca10.0%
Malta10.0%
Roménia10.0%
Eslováquia10.0%

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
Total10,915100.0%
Portuguesa10,27994.2%
Estrangeira6365.8%
Europa3723.4%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)2242.1%
América2031.9%
Venezuela1591.5%
Outros países - Europa1481.4%
Reino Unido1191.1%
Alemanha1010.9%
África460.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
África do Sul360.3%
França250.2%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)220.2%
Bélgica150.1%
Itália150.1%
Ásia140.1%
Brasil130.1%
Outros países - América110.1%
Suíça110.1%
Estados Unidos da América110.1%
Espanha100.1%
Federação da Rússia90.1%
Canadá80.1%
China80.1%
Finlândia80.1%
Angola70.1%
Polónia70.1%
Outros70.1%
Suécia50.0%
Paquistão40.0%
Outros países - África30.0%
Áustria30.0%
Irlanda30.0%
Outros países - Ásia20.0%
Chéquia20.0%
Luxemburgo20.0%
Oceânia10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Austrália10.0%
Bulgária10.0%
Dinamarca10.0%
Grécia10.0%
Letónia10.0%
Moldávia10.0%
Malta10.0%
Eslováquia10.0%
Ucrânia10.0%

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

Is Calheta 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 worker57%strong on safety, weak on air quality · range 43–71%
Skilled employee62%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 50–74%
Student61%strong on safety, weak on education · range 48–74%
Family71%strong on family, weak on education · range 61–81%
Retirement60%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 48–72%
Foreign residents1,324 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.
Population11,521 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
City area111.5 km²2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,350 incidents per 100k31 Dec 2022Official source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022
Physicians per 100,000 residents140 per 100,0002024Official source · 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.
Population density103.3 people/km²2021Official source · Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-07-31

Common questions

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

How safe is Calheta?

Police recorded 1,350 incidents per 100k. 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 people live in Calheta?

The published population is 11,521 people. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How many foreign residents live in Calheta?

1,324 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Calheta a good place to live?

Calheta 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 Calheta?

The official country of birth distribution records 471 people (4.3%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Calheta, Portugal: safety, healthcare [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/calheta/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_calheta-portugal-safety-healthcare_4f51f1cd1176,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Calheta, Portugal: safety, healthcare},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/calheta/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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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. 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
  6. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  7. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  8. Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  9. Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15

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