Living in Coruche

Coruche is a city in Portugal. Coruche had a population of 19,944 in 2021. The city covered 1,115.7 km² in 2021. Population density was 17.9 people per km² in 2021. There were 210 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024.

Lower unemployment than 69% of Portuguese cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 94% of Portuguese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 74% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Coruche.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Coruche?

Average net cold rent is 6.06 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): 6.06 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt¹¹

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Coruche yet.

Net rent across major citiesCoruche highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.06 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.19	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt¹¹Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 364 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.06 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 1.96% in June 2026.

What is the unemployment rate in Coruche?

The unemployment rate is about 2 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 1.96 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹³

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Coruche is 2.0%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	1.96 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹³Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Coruche. 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

Open the Portugal service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Coruche. 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.⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Coruche 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 guide

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Coruche?

Police recorded 4,300 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: 4,300 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 citiesCoruche highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,300 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,715	31 Dec 2022	INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022³Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was LIS, 55.4 km away, with 103 listed destinations in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	103 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	LIS	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	55.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

Open the full Portugal section

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Coruche?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency¹

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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

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

PM2.5 across cities in PortugalAnnual PM2.5 in Coruche is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 70 cities with data, 26 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5 µg/m³country median 6.2	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 15.5 · Feb 17 · Mar 20.2 · Apr 22.1 · May 25.7 · Jun 29.4 · Jul 31.6 · Aug 32.2 · Sep 29.5 · Oct 24.5 · Nov 18.8 · Dec 16 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CORUCHE (nº 744)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3.4 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 6 · Apr 8 · May 10.8 · Jun 13.3 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 14.7 · Sep 13.1 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 4.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CORUCHE (nº 744)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 9.5 · Feb 10.4 · Mar 13.1 · Apr 15.1 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 23.4 · Sep 21.3 · Oct 17.7 · Nov 12.9 · Dec 10.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CORUCHE (nº 744)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 67.9 · Feb 48 · Mar 53.9 · Apr 50.8 · May 47.8 · Jun 10.4 · Jul 4.3 · Aug 4.9 · Sep 33.4 · Oct 88.9 · Nov 78.6 · Dec 67.1 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CORUCHE (nº 744)⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time6 published observations, 2015–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 58.3% between 2015 and 2024, from 12.0 to 5.0.

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities

Mangualde19,880 residents Celorico de Basto20,098 residents Entroncamento20,206 residents Cinfães20,427 residents Mealhada20,428 residents Baião20,522 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Coruche?

The published population was 19,944 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	1,116 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²Official
Foreign residents	442 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹²Independent
Population density	17.88 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.¹⁰Official
Population	19,944 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²Official

International community in Coruche

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	17,355	100.0%
Portuguesa	16,646	95.9%
Estrangeira	709	4.1%
Europa	283	1.6%
África	191	1.1%
América	182	1.0%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	181	1.0%
Brasil	160	0.9%
Angola	122	0.7%
Outros países - Europa	102	0.6%
França	89	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Ucrânia	68	0.4%
Ásia	53	0.3%
Moçambique	43	0.2%
Índia	23	0.1%
China	21	0.1%
Alemanha	21	0.1%
Reino Unido	19	0.1%
Roménia	18	0.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	15	0.1%
Suíça	10	0.1%
Espanha	10	0.1%
Outros países - África	8	0.0%
Cabo Verde	8	0.0%
Outros países - América	7	0.0%
Bélgica	6	0.0%
Luxemburgo	6	0.0%
Venezuela	6	0.0%
Bulgária	5	0.0%
Canadá	5	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	4	0.0%
Itália	4	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	4	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	4	0.0%
África do Sul	4	0.0%
Moldávia	3	0.0%
Paquistão	3	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	2	0.0%
Malta	2	0.0%
Nepal	2	0.0%
Polónia	2	0.0%
Chéquia	1	0.0%
Irlanda	1	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	1	0.0%
Eslováquia	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	17,355	100.0%
Portuguesa	16,972	97.8%
Estrangeira	383	2.2%
Europa	168	1.0%
América	124	0.7%
Brasil	120	0.7%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	94	0.5%
Outros países - Europa	74	0.4%
Ucrânia	60	0.3%
Ásia	53	0.3%
África	38	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Angola	25	0.1%
Índia	23	0.1%
China	22	0.1%
Roménia	20	0.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	17	0.1%
França	11	0.1%
Alemanha	10	0.1%
Espanha	10	0.1%
Reino Unido	10	0.1%
Bélgica	6	0.0%
Itália	5	0.0%
Moçambique	5	0.0%
Bulgária	4	0.0%
Outros países - África	3	0.0%
Outros países - América	3	0.0%
Suíça	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Paquistão	3	0.0%
Polónia	3	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	2	0.0%
Cabo Verde	2	0.0%
Irlanda	2	0.0%
Malta	2	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	2	0.0%
Chéquia	1	0.0%
Lituânia	1	0.0%
Luxemburgo	1	0.0%
Eslováquia	1	0.0%
Venezuela	1	0.0%
África do Sul	1	0.0%
Outros	1	0.0%

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

Is Coruche 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 worker66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–74%

Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on education · range 62–78%

Student53%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 44–62%

Family47%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–55%

Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 47–65%

Foreign residents442 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.

Population19,944 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Average net rent (nettokalt)6.06 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate1.96 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

PM2.5 — annual mean5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · European Environment Agency

City area1,116 km²2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-26

Common questions

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

How many people live in Coruche?

The published population was 19,944 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Coruche?

Average net cold rent is 6.06 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 424 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Coruche?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Coruche?

Police recorded 4,300 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 Coruche?

The unemployment rate is about 2 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Coruche?

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

Is Coruche a good place to live?

Coruche 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 Coruche?

The official country of birth distribution records 283 people (1.6%) 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). Coruche, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/coruche/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Coruche, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/coruche/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
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 CORUCHE (nº 744) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
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
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15

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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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