Living in Castanheira de Pera

In Castanheira de Pera, average gross earnings are €1,172 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €4.44 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.8% (2026).

The unemployment rate was 2.8% in June 2026. There were 70 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. The foreign population count was 175 in 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0712 sources

Population1,003people19 Apr 2021Official source · Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)

Average gross salary1,172EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)

Average net rent4.44EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 28% belowOfficial source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate2.8%country median 2.3% — 20% aboveIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime2,310incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 15% 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 82% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 70% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 75% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Castanheira de Pera?

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Castanheira de Pera?

Average net cold rent is 4.44 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): 4.44 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt¹⁰

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Net rent across major citiesCastanheira de Pera highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42

Cascais€16.50

Oeiras€15.42

Almada€13.43

Braga€8.57

Castanheira de Pera€4.44

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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 fibre⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	15 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone Portugal mobile plan⁹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.44 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt¹⁰Official

Is Castanheira de Pera a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–67%

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

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

Family65%strong on family, weak on education · range 57–73%

Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–67%

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What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 266 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.44 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 Castanheira de Pera?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹²

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Castanheira de Pera is 2.8%. 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

Castanheira de Pera 2.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,172 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)²Official
Unemployment rate	2.8 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹²Independent

What does a salary buy in Castanheira de Pera?

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

Left over each month€609of €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€4.44/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26	− €266
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	€609

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	70 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.⁸Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Castanheira de Pera 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 Castanheira de Pera?

Police recorded 2,310 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: 2,310 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 citiesCastanheira de Pera 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

Vila Nova de Gaia2,570

Braga2,440

Oeiras2,380

Castanheira de Pera2,310

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,310 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 Castanheira de Pera. 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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Population and city profile

How many people live in Castanheira de Pera?

The published population was 1,003 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport82.6%
Foreign residents17.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	66.77 km²	2021	Local normalized archive of official INE municipality rows: DICO identity, populationTotal and areaKm2 at municipality/LAU-1 grain.⁶Official
Foreign residents	175 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹¹Independent
Population density	47.79 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.⁶Official
Population	1,003 people	19 Apr 2021	Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)¹Official

International community in Castanheira de Pera

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	2,645	100.0%
Portuguesa	2,493	94.3%
Estrangeira	152	5.7%
Europa	76	2.9%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	43	1.6%
América	41	1.6%
Outros países - Europa	33	1.2%
Brasil	31	1.2%
África	30	1.1%
Reino Unido	25	0.9%
Angola	19	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Alemanha	15	0.6%
França	15	0.6%
Moçambique	6	0.2%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	6	0.2%
Ucrânia	6	0.2%
Ásia	5	0.2%
Canadá	4	0.2%
Estados Unidos da América	4	0.2%
Cabo Verde	3	0.1%
Bélgica	2	0.1%
Suíça	2	0.1%
China	2	0.1%
Índia	2	0.1%
Luxemburgo	2	0.1%
Outros países - África	1	0.0%
Outros países - América	1	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	1	0.0%
Chéquia	1	0.0%
Polónia	1	0.0%
Roménia	1	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	1	0.0%
Venezuela	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	2,645	100.0%
Portuguesa	2,557	96.7%
Estrangeira	88	3.3%
Europa	54	2.0%
Outros países - Europa	31	1.2%
América	26	1.0%
Reino Unido	24	0.9%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	23	0.9%
Brasil	18	0.7%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	8	0.3%
África	5	0.2%

Show 18 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Alemanha	5	0.2%
Ucrânia	5	0.2%
França	4	0.2%
Ásia	3	0.1%
Angola	3	0.1%
Canadá	3	0.1%
Estados Unidos da América	3	0.1%
Outros países - América	2	0.1%
Bélgica	2	0.1%
Suíça	2	0.1%
China	2	0.1%
Cabo Verde	1	0.0%
Chéquia	1	0.0%
Índia	1	0.0%
Itália	1	0.0%
Polónia	1	0.0%
Roménia	1	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	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 Castanheira de Pera

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.

Amarante as a Castanheira de Pera alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,010 Amarante vs 2,310 Castanheira de Pera−13%
Rent: €4.63/m² Amarante vs €4.44/m² Castanheira de Pera+4%
Unemployment: 2.9% Amarante vs 2.8% Castanheira de Perasame level

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Alternative cities in Portugal

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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; Castanheira de Pera'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 Castanheira de Pera?

The published population was 1,003 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT).

How much does it cost to rent in Castanheira de Pera?

Average net cold rent is 4.44 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 311 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Castanheira de Pera?

Police recorded 2,310 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 Castanheira de Pera?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Castanheira de Pera?

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

Is Castanheira de Pera a good place to live?

Castanheira de Pera 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 Castanheira de Pera?

The official country of birth distribution records 2,493 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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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
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
www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26

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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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