Living in Paredes de Coura
In Paredes de Coura, average gross earnings are €1,254 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €4.55 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 1.5% (2026).
The nearest airport was VGO, 35.9 km away, with 5 listed destinations in June 2026. In 2021, Paredes de Coura had a population of 9,198. There were 150 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. The unemployment rate was 1.51% in June 2026.
Cheaper rent than 79% of Portuguese cities that publish it and lower unemployment than 89% of Portuguese cities that publish it.
Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Paredes de Coura?
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 Paredes de Coura?
Average net cold rent is 4.55 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): 4.55 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt17
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MEO fixed fibre10Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 15 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Vodafone Portugal mobile plan16Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 4.55 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 | 26 Aug 2026 | www.ine.pt17Official |
Is Paredes de Coura 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 273 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.55 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 Paredes de Coura?
The unemployment rate is about 1.5 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 1.51 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202628
Paredes de Coura 1.5%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,254 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)4Official |
| Unemployment rate | 1.51 %country median 2.3% | 30 Jun 2026 | IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202628Independent |
What does a salary buy in Paredes de Coura?
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€4.55/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26 | − €273 |
| 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 | €602 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Paredes de Coura. 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 Paredes de Coura. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 150 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.11Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Paredes de Coura 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 Paredes de Coura?
Police recorded 2,850 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: 2,850 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20226
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,850 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 20226Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Paredes de Coura. 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.
Paredes de Coura 7.0
annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 3 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Minho-Lima)2Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Minho-Lima)3Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 14.4 · Feb 15.8 · Mar 18.4 · Apr 19.7 · May 22.6 · Jun 25.8 · Jul 28.1 · Aug 28.6 · Sep 26.3 · Oct 22 · Nov 17.2 · Dec 15.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PONTE LIMA (Escola Agrícola) (nº 615)9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 3.8 · Feb 4 · Mar 6.3 · Apr 7.6 · May 10.2 · Jun 12.7 · Jul 14 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 12 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 6.9 · Dec 4.8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PONTE LIMA (Escola Agrícola) (nº 615)9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 9.1 · Feb 9.9 · Mar 12.3 · Apr 13.7 · May 16.4 · Jun 19.2 · Jul 21.1 · Aug 21.1 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 16.2 · Nov 12 · Dec 9.9 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PONTE LIMA (Escola Agrícola) (nº 615)9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 223.1 · Feb 138.8 · Mar 145.1 · Apr 136.3 · May 105.9 · Jun 47.2 · Jul 29.9 · Aug 39.4 · Sep 73.3 · Oct 202.6 · Nov 219.5 · Dec 231.4 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PONTE LIMA (Escola Agrícola) (nº 615)9Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Portugal: Barcelos ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±2.5 °C, Vigo (Spain) ±1.6 °C, Santiago de Compostela (Spain) ±2.0 °C, Downey (United States) ±3.5 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±3.6 °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 138.2 km² in 2021. Population density was 66.6 people per km² in 2021.
How many people live in Paredes de Coura?
The published population was 9,198 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)5
By nationality
National passport96.9%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 138.2 km² | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)5Official |
| Foreign residents | 284 people | 2023 | Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.27Independent |
| Population density | 66.56 people/km² | 2021 | Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.14Official |
| Population | 9,198 people | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)5Official |
International community in Paredes de Coura
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 | 8,632 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 8,001 | 92.7% |
| Estrangeira | 631 | 7.3% |
| Europa | 340 | 3.9% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 304 | 3.5% |
| França | 230 | 2.7% |
| América | 218 | 2.5% |
| Venezuela | 114 | 1.3% |
| Brasil | 86 | 1.0% |
| África | 68 | 0.8% |
| Espanha | 45 | 0.5% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | 37 | 0.4% |
| Outros países - Europa | 36 | 0.4% |
| Suíça | 18 | 0.2% |
| Moçambique | 18 | 0.2% |
| Reino Unido | 14 | 0.2% |
| Alemanha | 9 | 0.1% |
| Canadá | 7 | 0.1% |
| Luxemburgo | 7 | 0.1% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 6 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - América | 5 | 0.1% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 5 | 0.1% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 4 | 0.0% |
| Ásia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Suécia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - África | 2 | 0.0% |
| Oceânia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.0% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ucrânia | 2 | 0.0% |
| África do Sul | 2 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Oceânia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Austrália | 1 | 0.0% |
| China | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cabo Verde | 1 | 0.0% |
| Dinamarca | 1 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 1 | 0.0% |
| Índia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Itália | 1 | 0.0% |
| Polónia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Roménia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Federação da Rússia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Outros | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8
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 | 8,632 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 8,443 | 97.8% |
| Estrangeira | 189 | 2.2% |
| América | 99 | 1.1% |
| Europa | 72 | 0.8% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 64 | 0.7% |
| Brasil | 59 | 0.7% |
| Venezuela | 30 | 0.3% |
| Espanha | 25 | 0.3% |
| França | 22 | 0.3% |
| África | 12 | 0.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Outros países - Europa | 8 | 0.1% |
| Reino Unido | 8 | 0.1% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 5 | 0.1% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 5 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - América | 4 | 0.0% |
| Ásia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 4 | 0.0% |
| China | 3 | 0.0% |
| Suécia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Oceânia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.0% |
| Austrália | 2 | 0.0% |
| Canadá | 2 | 0.0% |
| Alemanha | 2 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 2 | 0.0% |
| Roménia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 2 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - África | 1 | 0.0% |
| Dinamarca | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 1 | 0.0% |
| Índia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Itália | 1 | 0.0% |
| Polónia | 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 source7
Alternatives for people set on Paredes de Coura
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Paredes de Coura from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
Cities near Paredes de Coura
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Alternative cities in Portugal
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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; Paredes de Coura'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 Paredes de Coura?
The published population was 9,198 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).
How much does it cost to rent in Paredes de Coura?
Average net cold rent is 4.55 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 319 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.
How safe is Paredes de Coura?
Police recorded 2,850 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 Paredes de Coura?
The unemployment rate is about 1.5 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
How many foreign residents live in Paredes de Coura?
284 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..
Is Paredes de Coura a good place to live?
Paredes de Coura 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 Paredes de Coura?
Valenza, Arcos de Valdevez, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Mozelos, Ponte de Lima are near Paredes de Coura. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Portuguesa live in Paredes de Coura?
The official country of birth distribution records 8,001 people (92.7%) 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). Paredes de Coura, Portugal: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 15387818168a3b54a48fd37e1753bcc5]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/paredes-de-coura/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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