Living in Idanha-a-Nova

Idanha-a-Nova is a city in Portugal. The nearest airport was VSE, 105.7 km away in June 2026. In 2021, Idanha-a-Nova had a population of 9,716. The unemployment rate was 4.39% in June 2026. The foreign population count was 702 in 2023.

Cheaper rent than 96% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 97% of Portuguese cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 96% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Idanha-a-Nova?

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 Idanha-a-Nova.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Idanha-a-Nova?

Average net cold rent is 3.23 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): 3.23 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt⁹

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

Net rent across major citiesIdanha-a-Nova highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	3.23 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.19	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt⁹Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 194 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.23 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 Idanha-a-Nova?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 4.39 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹¹

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Idanha-a-Nova is 4.4%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	4.39 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹¹Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Idanha-a-Nova. 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 Idanha-a-Nova. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	140 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.⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Idanha-a-Nova 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 Idanha-a-Nova?

Police recorded 4,840 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: 4,840 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 citiesIdanha-a-Nova highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,840 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 2022²Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	VSE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	105.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Idanha-a-Nova. 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 Idanha-a-Nova.

Climate and air quality

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 12.3 · Feb 14.2 · Mar 17.4 · Apr 19.4 · May 23.4 · Jun 28.7 · Jul 32.5 · Aug 32.5 · Sep 27.9 · Oct 21.7 · Nov 15.8 · Dec 12.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CASTELO BRANCO (nº 570)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 4.2 · Feb 5 · Mar 7.3 · Apr 8.8 · May 11.7 · Jun 15 · Jul 17.4 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 12.1 · Nov 7.8 · Dec 5.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CASTELO BRANCO (nº 570)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 8.3 · Feb 9.6 · Mar 12.3 · Apr 14.1 · May 17.6 · Jun 21.9 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 25.1 · Sep 21.7 · Oct 16.9 · Nov 11.8 · Dec 8.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CASTELO BRANCO (nº 570)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 87.6 · Feb 66.5 · Mar 70.9 · Apr 65.1 · May 53.8 · Jun 17.4 · Jul 6.9 · Aug 6.7 · Sep 39.4 · Oct 114.9 · Nov 110.7 · Dec 104.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CASTELO BRANCO (nº 570)⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities

Pinhel9,627 residents Mortágua9,607 residents Carregal do Sal9,835 residents Mogadouro9,542 residents Chamusca10,120 residents Sobral de Monte Agraço10,156 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 1,416.3 km² in 2021. Population density was 6.9 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Idanha-a-Nova?

The published population was 9,716 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	1,416 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹Official
Foreign residents	702 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹⁰Independent
Population density	6.86 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.⁸Official
Population	9,716 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹Official

International community in Idanha-a-Nova

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	8,355	100.0%
Portuguesa	7,677	91.9%
Estrangeira	678	8.1%
Europa	359	4.3%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	241	2.9%
África	189	2.3%
Outros países - Europa	118	1.4%
França	91	1.1%
Reino Unido	78	0.9%
América	74	0.9%
Angola	56	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Brasil	56	0.7%
Ásia	55	0.7%
Alemanha	46	0.6%
São Tomé e Príncipe	42	0.5%
Índia	35	0.4%
Moçambique	34	0.4%
Espanha	27	0.3%
Roménia	26	0.3%
Ucrânia	24	0.3%
Cabo Verde	22	0.3%
Guiné-Bissau	20	0.2%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	17	0.2%
Outros países - África	12	0.1%
Bélgica	12	0.1%
Suíça	12	0.1%
Outros países - Ásia	9	0.1%
Outros países - América	6	0.1%
Áustria	5	0.1%
Luxemburgo	4	0.0%
Nepal	4	0.0%
Paquistão	4	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Canadá	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
Itália	3	0.0%
Suécia	3	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	3	0.0%
Venezuela	3	0.0%
África do Sul	3	0.0%
Bulgária	2	0.0%
Moldávia	2	0.0%
Polónia	2	0.0%
Outros	2	0.0%
Oceânia	1	0.0%
Outros países - Oceânia	1	0.0%
Chéquia	1	0.0%
Finlândia	1	0.0%
Irlanda	1	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
Total	8,355	100.0%
Portuguesa	7,899	94.5%
Estrangeira	456	5.5%
Europa	254	3.0%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	151	1.8%
Outros países - Europa	103	1.2%
África	94	1.1%
Reino Unido	79	0.9%
América	56	0.7%
Ásia	52	0.6%
Brasil	45	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
São Tomé e Príncipe	41	0.5%
Alemanha	36	0.4%
Índia	32	0.4%
Roménia	28	0.3%
Ucrânia	21	0.3%
Espanha	19	0.2%
Guiné-Bissau	19	0.2%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	17	0.2%
Cabo Verde	16	0.2%
Bélgica	14	0.2%
França	14	0.2%
Angola	12	0.1%
Outros países - Ásia	8	0.1%
Itália	6	0.1%
Outros países - África	5	0.1%
Outros países - América	5	0.1%
China	4	0.0%
Nepal	4	0.0%
Paquistão	4	0.0%
Áustria	3	0.0%
Canadá	3	0.0%
Chéquia	3	0.0%
Suécia	3	0.0%
Argentina	2	0.0%
Bulgária	2	0.0%
Irlanda	2	0.0%
Polónia	2	0.0%
Suíça	1	0.0%
Finlândia	1	0.0%
Luxemburgo	1	0.0%
Moldávia	1	0.0%
Moçambique	1	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	1	0.0%
Outros	1	0.0%

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

Is Idanha-a-Nova 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 52–70%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–71%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 50–68%

Family46%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–54%

Retirement53%strong on housing, weak on admin · range 43–63%

Foreign residents702 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.

Population9,716 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Average net rent (nettokalt)3.23 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate4.39 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

City area1,416 km²2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,840 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 Idanha-a-Nova?

The published population was 9,716 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Idanha-a-Nova?

Average net cold rent is 3.23 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 226 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Idanha-a-Nova?

Police recorded 4,840 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 Idanha-a-Nova?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Idanha-a-Nova?

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

Is Idanha-a-Nova a good place to live?

Idanha-a-Nova 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 Idanha-a-Nova?

The official country of birth distribution records 359 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/idanha-a-nova/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_idanha-a-nova-portugal-rent-jobs-safety_d841ce7f09d3,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Idanha-a-Nova, 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/idanha-a-nova/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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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 CASTELO BRANCO (nº 570) 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
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
www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15

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IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

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