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Living in Ferreira do Zêzere

Ferreira do Zêzere had 8,619 residents in 2021 and is a city in Portugal. For Ferreira do Zêzere, the unemployment rate was 0.7% in June 2026.

Cheaper rent than 65% of Portuguese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than any other Portuguese city that publishes it and less recorded crime than 64% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Ferreira do Zêzere?

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 Ferreira do Zêzere.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Ferreira do Zêzere?

Average net cold rent is 5.48 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): 5.48 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt8

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

Net rent across major citiesFerreira do Zêzere highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Ferreira do Zêzere highlighted€16.50Cascais€15.42Oeiras€13.43Almada€13.00Amadora€11.98Matosinhos€11.73Loures€11.33Seixal€11.24Sintra€10.61Vila Nova de Gaia€10.15Porto€8.57Braga€5.48Ferreira do Zêzerenet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.48 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.1926 Aug 2026www.ine.pt8Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 329 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.48 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 Ferreira do Zêzere?

The unemployment rate is 0.7 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202610

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Ferreira do Zêzere is 0.7%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Portugal per band6 cities: 0% to under 1%60–1Ferreira do Zêzere 0.7%76 cities: 1% to under 2%761–2118 cities: 2% to under 3%1182–341 cities: 3% to under 4%413–44 cities: 4% to under 5%44–52 cities: 5% to under 6%25–61 city: 6% to under 7%16–71 city: 7% to under 8%17–81 city: 9% to under 10%19–101 city: 12% to under 13%112–13

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Unemployment rate0.7 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202610Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ferreira do Zêzere. 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)

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ferreira do Zêzere. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents90 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 Ferreira do Zêzere 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 Ferreira do Zêzere?

Police recorded 2,490 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: 2,490 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20222
Recorded crime across major citiesFerreira do Zêzere highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Ferreira do Zêzere highlighted5,240Porto3,580Almada3,330Amadora2,910Matosinhos2,800Loures2,700Cascais2,640Sintra2,570Vila Nova de Gaia2,490Ferreira do Zêzere2,440Braga2,380Oeiras2,170Seixalrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,490 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

The nearest airport was VSE, 118.8 km away in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportVSE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv6Official
Distance to nearest airport118.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv6Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ferreira do Zêzere. 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 Ferreira do Zêzere.

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities
Torre de Moncorvo8,572 residentsCampo Maior8,456 residentsPonta do Sol8,862 residentsVila Viçosa8,319 residentsProença-a-Nova8,314 residentsFerreira do Alentejo8,255 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 190.4 km² in 2021. Population density was 45.3 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Ferreira do Zêzere?

The published population was 8,619 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)1

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Ferreira do Zêzere residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport94%Foreign residents 6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area190.4 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)1Official
Foreign residents520 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.9Independent
Population density45.27 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.7Official
Population8,619 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)1Official

International community in Ferreira do Zêzere

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
Total7,800100.0%
Portuguesa7,21192.4%
Estrangeira5897.6%
Europa3354.3%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)1912.4%
Outros países - Europa1441.8%
África1281.6%
França1091.4%
Reino Unido941.2%
América801.0%
Angola650.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Brasil600.8%
Ásia410.5%
Moçambique320.4%
Suíça260.3%
Outros países - África220.3%
Índia220.3%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)220.3%
Alemanha190.2%
Ucrânia150.2%
Bélgica120.2%
Outros países - Ásia100.1%
Espanha100.1%
Outros países - América90.1%
China80.1%
Itália60.1%
Roménia60.1%
São Tomé e Príncipe60.1%
Oceânia50.1%
Federação da Rússia50.1%
Austrália40.1%
Canadá40.1%
Irlanda40.1%
Estados Unidos da América40.1%
Venezuela30.0%
Luxemburgo20.0%
Moldávia20.0%
África do Sul20.0%
Outros20.0%
Outros países - Oceânia10.0%
Chéquia10.0%
Guiné-Bissau10.0%
Paquistão10.0%

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
Total7,800100.0%
Portuguesa7,47395.8%
Estrangeira3274.2%
Europa2132.7%
Outros países - Europa1251.6%
Reino Unido991.3%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)881.1%
América510.7%
Brasil450.6%
Ásia360.5%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)250.3%
Show 28 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Índia230.3%
África220.3%
França160.2%
Ucrânia140.2%
Alemanha130.2%
Angola120.2%
Bélgica90.1%
China80.1%
Espanha60.1%
Itália60.1%
Outros países - África50.1%
Oceânia50.1%
Roménia50.1%
Federação da Rússia50.1%
São Tomé e Príncipe50.1%
Outros países - Ásia40.1%
Austrália40.1%
Irlanda40.1%
Estados Unidos da América40.1%
Outros40.1%
Outros países - América20.0%
Suíça20.0%
Polónia20.0%
Outros países - Oceânia10.0%
Chéquia10.0%
Luxemburgo10.0%
Moldávia10.0%
Paquistão10.0%

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

Is Ferreira do Zêzere 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 worker67%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 58–76%
Skilled employee72%strong on work, weak on education · range 64–80%
Student60%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 51–69%
Family62%strong on family, weak on education · range 54–70%
Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–65%
Foreign residents520 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.
Population8,619 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.48 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate0.7 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
City area190.4 km²2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,490 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
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 Ferreira do Zêzere?

The published population was 8,619 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Ferreira do Zêzere?

Average net cold rent is 5.48 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 384 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Ferreira do Zêzere?

Police recorded 2,490 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 Ferreira do Zêzere?

The unemployment rate is 0.7 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Ferreira do Zêzere?

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

Is Ferreira do Zêzere a good place to live?

Ferreira do Zêzere 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 Ferreira do Zêzere?

The official country of birth distribution records 335 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). Ferreira do Zêzere, Portugal: rent, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/ferreira-do-zezere/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_ferreira-do-zezere-portugal-rent-jobs_727ff4efbe85,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ferreira do Zêzere, Portugal: rent, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/ferreira-do-zezere/},
  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. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  7. Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  8. www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
  9. Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  10. IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

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