Living in Lousã
In Lousã, average gross earnings are €1,297 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €5.37 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.8% (2026).
The unemployment rate was 2.78% in June 2026. The nearest airport was VSE, 74.6 km away in June 2026. In 2021, Lousã had a population of 17,604.
Cheaper rent than 66% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 70% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 82% of Portuguese cities that publish it.
Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Lousã?
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 Lousã?
Average net cold rent is 5.37 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): 5.37 EUR/m²/month · INE — Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local: valor mediano das rendas de novos contratos de arrendamento nos últimos 12 meses (€/m², Metodologia 2026)5
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MEO fixed fibre12Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 15 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Vodafone Portugal mobile plan16Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5.37 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 | 31 Mar 2026 | INE — Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local: valor mediano das rendas de novos contratos de arrendamento nos últimos 12 meses (€/m², Metodologia 2026)5Official |
Is Lousã 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 322 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.37 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 Lousã?
The unemployment rate is about 2.8 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 2.78 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202628
Lousã 2.8%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,297 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)6Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.78 %country median 2.3% | 30 Jun 2026 | IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202628Independent |
What does a salary buy in Lousã?
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€5.37/m² · official · INE · 2026-03-31 | − €322 |
| 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 | €553 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lousã. 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 Lousã. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 250 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.13Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lousã 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 Lousã?
Police recorded 2,190 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: 2,190 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20228
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,190 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 20228Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lousã. 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
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 12 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Coimbra/ Avenida Fernão Magalhães)2Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 21 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Coimbra/ Avenida Fernão Magalhães)3Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 15 · Feb 16.4 · Mar 19.1 · Apr 20.5 · May 23.3 · Jun 26.3 · Jul 28.5 · Aug 29.1 · Sep 27.4 · Oct 23.2 · Nov 18 · Dec 15.6 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação COIMBRA (Bencanta) (nº 707)11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 5.2 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 7.8 · Apr 9.4 · May 11.8 · Jun 14.2 · Jul 15.6 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 11.9 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 6.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação COIMBRA (Bencanta) (nº 707)11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 10.1 · Feb 11 · Mar 13.5 · Apr 14.9 · May 17.6 · Jun 20.3 · Jul 22 · Aug 22.4 · Sep 20.7 · Oct 17.6 · Nov 13.2 · Dec 10.9 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação COIMBRA (Bencanta) (nº 707)11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 113.5 · Feb 81 · Mar 75.4 · Apr 84.6 · May 64.7 · Jun 26 · Jul 8.9 · Aug 14.8 · Sep 49.9 · Oct 114.5 · Nov 121.5 · Dec 111.3 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação COIMBRA (Bencanta) (nº 707)11Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Portugal: Vila Franca de Xira ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±2.1 °C, Downey (United States) ±2.5 °C, Latina (Italy) ±1.6 °C, Giugliano in Campania (Italy) ±1.6 °C, Simi Valley (United States) ±3.1 °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 138.4 km² in 2021. Population density was 127.2 people per km² in 2021.
How many people live in Lousã?
The published population was 17,604 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)7
By nationality
National passport95.2%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 138.4 km² | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)7Official |
| Foreign residents | 837 people | 2023 | Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.27Independent |
| Population density | 127.2 people/km² | 2021 | Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.15Official |
| Population | 17,604 people | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)7Official |
International community in Lousã
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 | 17,006 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 15,818 | 93.0% |
| Estrangeira | 1,188 | 7.0% |
| Europa | 483 | 2.8% |
| África | 442 | 2.6% |
| Angola | 292 | 1.7% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 277 | 1.6% |
| América | 242 | 1.4% |
| Outros países - Europa | 206 | 1.2% |
| Brasil | 184 | 1.1% |
| Reino Unido | 127 | 0.7% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| França | 122 | 0.7% |
| Moçambique | 80 | 0.5% |
| Alemanha | 61 | 0.4% |
| Ucrânia | 39 | 0.2% |
| Suíça | 27 | 0.2% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 25 | 0.1% |
| África do Sul | 25 | 0.1% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 21 | 0.1% |
| Ásia | 20 | 0.1% |
| Luxemburgo | 19 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 17 | 0.1% |
| Cabo Verde | 16 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - África | 14 | 0.1% |
| Canadá | 13 | 0.1% |
| Roménia | 12 | 0.1% |
| China | 10 | 0.1% |
| Espanha | 10 | 0.1% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 9 | 0.1% |
| Itália | 8 | 0.0% |
| Outros | 8 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Bélgica | 7 | 0.0% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 6 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - América | 5 | 0.0% |
| Bulgária | 3 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 3 | 0.0% |
| Moldávia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.0% |
| Chéquia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Dinamarca | 2 | 0.0% |
| Índia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Lituânia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Federação da Rússia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Oceânia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Oceânia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bangladeche | 1 | 0.0% |
| Letónia | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10
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 | 17,006 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 16,536 | 97.2% |
| Estrangeira | 470 | 2.8% |
| Europa | 266 | 1.6% |
| Outros países - Europa | 153 | 0.9% |
| América | 132 | 0.8% |
| Reino Unido | 122 | 0.7% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 113 | 0.7% |
| Brasil | 112 | 0.7% |
| África | 49 | 0.3% |
| Angola | 27 | 0.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alemanha | 22 | 0.1% |
| França | 22 | 0.1% |
| Ásia | 21 | 0.1% |
| Ucrânia | 19 | 0.1% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 18 | 0.1% |
| Roménia | 15 | 0.1% |
| China | 14 | 0.1% |
| Itália | 12 | 0.1% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 10 | 0.1% |
| Bélgica | 8 | 0.0% |
| Cabo Verde | 6 | 0.0% |
| África do Sul | 6 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Moçambique | 5 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 5 | 0.0% |
| Outros | 5 | 0.0% |
| Espanha | 4 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - América | 3 | 0.0% |
| Suíça | 3 | 0.0% |
| Luxemburgo | 3 | 0.0% |
| Moldávia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - África | 2 | 0.0% |
| Oceânia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Oceânia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Dinamarca | 2 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 2 | 0.0% |
| Lituânia | 2 | 0.0% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 2 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.0% |
| Áustria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bangladeche | 1 | 0.0% |
| Canadá | 1 | 0.0% |
| Finlândia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hungria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Índia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Federação da Rússia | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9
Alternatives for people set on Lousã
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.
Penacova as a Lousã alternative in the same region
18 km away, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Unemployment: 1.2% Penacova vs 2.8% Lousã−59%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,500 Penacova vs 2,190 Lousã−32%
- Rent: €4.38/m² Penacova vs €5.37/m² Lousãno percentage
- Nearest airport: 60.6 km Penacova vs 74.6 km Lousã−19%
- Residents: 15,251 Penacova vs 17,604 Lousã−13%
Paços de Ferreira as a Lousã alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 131 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 56,340 Paços de Ferreira vs 17,604 Lousã+220%
- Rent: €5.61/m² Paços de Ferreira vs €5.37/m² Lousãno percentage
- Unemployment: 2.2% Paços de Ferreira vs 2.8% Lousã−20%
- Nearest airport: 25.2 km Paços de Ferreira vs 74.6 km Lousã−66%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,330 Paços de Ferreira vs 2,190 Lousã+6%
Cities near Lousã
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 9.35 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Salary
- 1,331 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2022-12-31
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- 6.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Rent
- 4.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
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- 4.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
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- 5.45 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Rent
- 4.38 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Alternative cities in Portugal
Other cities in Portugal to compare with Lousã, nearest in population first.
How does Lousã compare?
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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; Lousã's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Lousã part of Coimbra?
Lousã is in the published commuting zone of Coimbra; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Coimbra city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Lousã?
The published population was 17,604 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).
How much does it cost to rent in Lousã?
Average net cold rent is 5.37 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 376 EUR a month before utilities. Source: INE — Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local: valor mediano das rendas de novos contratos de arrendamento nos últimos 12 meses (€/m², Metodologia 2026).
How safe is Lousã?
Police recorded 2,190 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 Lousã?
The unemployment rate is about 2.8 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
How many foreign residents live in Lousã?
837 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..
Is Lousã a good place to live?
Lousã 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.
Is Lousã part of Coimbra?
Lousã is in the published commuting zone of Coimbra; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Lousã?
Coimbra, Miranda do Corvo, Poiares, Vila Nova de Poiares, Penela are near Lousã. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Portuguesa live in Lousã?
The official country of birth distribution records 15,818 people (93.0%) 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, October 16). Lousã, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8c8af9349f0cbece855597e82dafbd02]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/lousa/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Collected source ine.pt · checked 2026-08-04
- EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Coimbra/ Avenida Fernão Magalhães) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
- EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Coimbra/ Avenida Fernão Magalhães) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
- GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
- INE — Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local: valor mediano das rendas de novos contratos de arrendamento nos últimos 12 meses (€/m², Metodologia 2026) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-18
- 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
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- IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação COIMBRA (Bencanta) (nº 707) 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
- Vodafone Portugal mobile plan vodafone.pt · checked 2026-09-15
- www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
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- IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26
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