Living in Montemor-o-Velho
In Montemor-o-Velho, average gross earnings are €1,304 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €6.33 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 1.7% (2026).
Montemor-o-Velho is a city in Portugal, with a population of 26,171 in 2021. For Montemor-o-Velho, the foreign population count was 558 in 2023. There were 300 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.
Lower unemployment than 81% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 89% of Portuguese cities that publish it.
Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Montemor-o-Velho?
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 Montemor-o-Velho?
Average net cold rent is 6.33 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): 6.33 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt15
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MEO fixed fibre9Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 15 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Vodafone Portugal mobile plan14Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.33 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 | 26 Aug 2026 | www.ine.pt15Official |
Is Montemor-o-Velho 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 380 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.33 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
The unemployment rate was 1.66% in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Montemor-o-Velho?
The unemployment rate is about 1.7 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 1.66 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202626
Montemor-o-Velho 1.7%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,304 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)3Official |
| Unemployment rate | 1.66 %country median 2.3% | 30 Jun 2026 | IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202626Independent |
What does a salary buy in Montemor-o-Velho?
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€6.33/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26 | − €380 |
| 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 | €495 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Montemor-o-Velho. 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 Montemor-o-Velho. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 300 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.10Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Montemor-o-Velho 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 Montemor-o-Velho?
Police recorded 2,000 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: 2,000 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20225
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,000 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 20225Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Montemor-o-Velho. 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
Annual NO₂ was 3.24 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 15.9 µg/m³ in 2024.
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.
Montemor-o-Velho 15.9
annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 3.24 µg/m³country median 10.5 | 2024 | official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found27Independent |
| PM10 — annual mean | 15.9 µg/m³country median 18.6 | 2024 | official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found27Independent |
| 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)8Official · 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)8Official · 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)8Official · 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)8Official · 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 229 km² in 2021. Population density was 114.3 people per km² in 2021.
How many people live in Montemor-o-Velho?
The published population was 26,171 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4
By nationality
National passport97.9%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 229 km² | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4Official |
| Foreign residents | 558 people | 2023 | Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.25Independent |
| Population density | 114.3 people/km² | 2021 | Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.12Official |
| Population | 26,171 people | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4Official |
International community in Montemor-o-Velho
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 | 24,571 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 23,536 | 95.8% |
| Estrangeira | 1,035 | 4.2% |
| Europa | 411 | 1.7% |
| África | 310 | 1.3% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 283 | 1.2% |
| América | 231 | 0.9% |
| Angola | 196 | 0.8% |
| Brasil | 184 | 0.7% |
| França | 149 | 0.6% |
| Outros países - Europa | 128 | 0.5% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ásia | 80 | 0.3% |
| Ucrânia | 62 | 0.3% |
| Moçambique | 51 | 0.2% |
| Alemanha | 42 | 0.2% |
| Luxemburgo | 40 | 0.2% |
| Suíça | 30 | 0.1% |
| Reino Unido | 26 | 0.1% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 26 | 0.1% |
| Nepal | 25 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 20 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 19 | 0.1% |
| Espanha | 18 | 0.1% |
| Índia | 17 | 0.1% |
| Bélgica | 14 | 0.1% |
| Cabo Verde | 13 | 0.1% |
| China | 12 | 0.0% |
| África do Sul | 12 | 0.0% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 11 | 0.0% |
| Roménia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Canadá | 8 | 0.0% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 8 | 0.0% |
| Paquistão | 7 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - África | 6 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - América | 6 | 0.0% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 6 | 0.0% |
| Federação da Rússia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Oceânia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Austrália | 3 | 0.0% |
| Moldávia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Outros | 3 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 1 | 0.0% |
| Polónia | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7
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 | 24,571 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 24,173 | 98.4% |
| Estrangeira | 398 | 1.6% |
| América | 150 | 0.6% |
| Brasil | 136 | 0.6% |
| Europa | 122 | 0.5% |
| Ásia | 77 | 0.3% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 67 | 0.3% |
| Outros países - Europa | 55 | 0.2% |
| África | 48 | 0.2% |
| Ucrânia | 28 | 0.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 25 | 0.1% |
| Angola | 19 | 0.1% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 19 | 0.1% |
| Reino Unido | 18 | 0.1% |
| Índia | 18 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 15 | 0.1% |
| França | 13 | 0.1% |
| China | 12 | 0.0% |
| Alemanha | 12 | 0.0% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 11 | 0.0% |
| Roménia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Bélgica | 9 | 0.0% |
| Espanha | 9 | 0.0% |
| Paquistão | 7 | 0.0% |
| Suíça | 5 | 0.0% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 5 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 5 | 0.0% |
| Canadá | 4 | 0.0% |
| Cabo Verde | 3 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - América | 2 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.0% |
| Itália | 2 | 0.0% |
| Outros | 2 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - África | 1 | 0.0% |
| Oceânia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Austrália | 1 | 0.0% |
| Luxemburgo | 1 | 0.0% |
| Moldávia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Federação da Rússia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 1 | 0.0% |
| África do Sul | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6
Alternatives for people set on Montemor-o-Velho
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.
Soure as a Montemor-o-Velho alternative in the same region
14 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,440 Soure vs 2,000 Montemor-o-Velho−28%
- Rent: €5.58/m² Soure vs €6.33/m² Montemor-o-Velho−12%
- Residents: 19,245 Soure vs 26,171 Montemor-o-Velho−26%
- Unemployment: 1.6% Soure vs 1.7% Montemor-o-Velhosame level
- Nearest airport: 98.1 km Soure vs 91.5 km Montemor-o-Velho+7%
Amarante as a Montemor-o-Velho alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 133 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Unemployment: 2.9% Amarante vs 1.7% Montemor-o-Velho+72%
- Rent: €4.63/m² Amarante vs €6.33/m² Montemor-o-Velho−27%
- Residents: 52,264 Amarante vs 26,171 Montemor-o-Velho+100%
- Nearest airport: 29.9 km Amarante vs 91.5 km Montemor-o-Velho−67%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,010 Amarante vs 2,000 Montemor-o-Velhosame level
Cities near Montemor-o-Velho
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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- Rent
- 5.58 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Rent
- 8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Rent
- 6.29 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Rent
- 5.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Alternative cities in Portugal
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Montemor-o-Velho in rankings
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; Montemor-o-Velho's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Montemor-o-Velho part of Coimbra?
Montemor-o-Velho 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. Source2
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Montemor-o-Velho?
The published population was 26,171 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).
How much does it cost to rent in Montemor-o-Velho?
Average net cold rent is 6.33 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 443 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.
How safe is Montemor-o-Velho?
Police recorded 2,000 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 Montemor-o-Velho?
The unemployment rate is about 1.7 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
How many foreign residents live in Montemor-o-Velho?
558 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..
Is Montemor-o-Velho a good place to live?
Montemor-o-Velho 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 Montemor-o-Velho part of Coimbra?
Montemor-o-Velho is in the published commuting zone of Coimbra; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Montemor-o-Velho?
Coimbra, Arazede, Soure, Figueira da Foz, Condeixa-a-Nova are near Montemor-o-Velho. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Portuguesa live in Montemor-o-Velho?
The official country of birth distribution records 23,536 people (95.8%) 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). Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version dc96f28fedfad872d15630bac1efa286]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/montemor-o-velho/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
- Valor mediano das rendas de novos contratos de arrendamento de alojamentos familiares nos últimos 12 meses (Metodologia 2026 - €/ m²) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024 - geografia 2025); Trimestral - INE, Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
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