Living in Idanha-a-Nova
In Idanha-a-Nova, average gross earnings are €1,262 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €3.23 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 4.4% (2026).
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 95% of Portuguese cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 95% 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.
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.pt12
| 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 plan11Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 3.23 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 | 26 Aug 2026 | www.ine.pt12Official |
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.
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.
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 202616
Idanha-a-Nova 4.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,262 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 4.39 %country median 2.3% | 30 Jun 2026 | IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202616Independent |
What does a salary buy in Idanha-a-Nova?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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€3.23/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26 | − €194 |
| 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 | €681 |
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.
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional — Public employment service
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.8Official |
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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
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 20223
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,840 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 |
Mobility and administration
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.
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.
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.
Climate and air quality
Night-time low to daytime high
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)6Official · 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)6Official · 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)6Official · 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)6Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Portugal: Vila Franca de Xira ±1.5 °C. Elsewhere: Latina (Italy) ±0.9 °C, Giugliano in Campania (Italy) ±0.9 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±2.4 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.6 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
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)2
By nationality
National passport92.8%
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)2Official |
| Foreign residents | 702 people | 2023 | Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.15Independent |
| 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.10Official |
| Population | 9,716 people | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official |
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 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 | 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 source4
Alternatives for people set on Idanha-a-Nova
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.
Palmela as an Idanha-a-Nova alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 208 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 62,831 Palmela vs 9,716 Idanha-a-Nova+547%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,310 Palmela vs 4,840 Idanha-a-Nova−32%
- Unemployment: 3.0% Palmela vs 4.4% Idanha-a-Nova−31%
- Rent: €9.72/m² Palmela vs €3.23/m² Idanha-a-Novano percentage
- Nearest airport: 31.4 km Palmela vs 105.7 km Idanha-a-Nova−70%
Cities near Idanha-a-Nova
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 5.34 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Alternative cities in Portugal
Other cities in Portugal to compare with Idanha-a-Nova, nearest in population first.
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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; Idanha-a-Nova's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
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 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.
Which cities are near Idanha-a-Nova?
Castelo Branco is near Idanha-a-Nova. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Portuguesa live in Idanha-a-Nova?
The official country of birth distribution records 7,677 people (91.9%) 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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Sources
- INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
- 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
- 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
- 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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- Vodafone Portugal mobile plan vodafone.pt · checked 2026-09-15
- www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- 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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