Living in Penalva do Castelo

In Penalva do Castelo, average gross earnings are €1,187 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €3.75 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 1.7% (2026).

Penalva do Castelo is a city in Portugal, with a population of 7,956 in 2021. For Penalva do Castelo, the nearest airport was VSE, 18.5 km away in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2323 sources

Population7,956people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Average gross salary1,187EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)

Average net rent3.75EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 40% belowOfficial source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate1.65%country median 2.3% — 29% belowIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime1,800incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 34% belowOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022

Cheaper rent than 90% of Portuguese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 82% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 95% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Penalva do Castelo?

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 Penalva do Castelo.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Penalva do Castelo?

Average net cold rent is 3.75 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): 3.75 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt¹²

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Net rent across major citiesPenalva do Castelo highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42

Cascais€16.50

Oeiras€15.42

Almada€13.43

Braga€8.57

Penalva do Castelo€3.75

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Amadora€13.00

Matosinhos€11.98

Loures€11.73

Sintra€11.24

Vila Nova de Gaia€10.61

Porto€10.15

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)	3.75 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt¹²Official

Is Penalva do Castelo a good place to live?

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Remote worker64%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 55–73%

Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on education · range 62–78%

Student65%strong on safety, weak on education · range 56–74%

Family75%strong on family, weak on education · range 67–83%

Retirement65%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 55–75%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 225 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.75 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

The unemployment rate was 1.65% in June 2026.

What is the unemployment rate in Penalva do Castelo?

The unemployment rate is about 1.7 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 1.65 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²³

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Penalva do Castelo is 1.7%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

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0–11–22–33–44–55–66–77–89–1012–13

Penalva do Castelo 1.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,187 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)¹Official
Unemployment rate	1.65 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²³Independent

What does a salary buy in Penalva do Castelo?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€650of €920 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left 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€3.75/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26	− €225
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	€650

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Penalva do Castelo Salary needed to live in Penalva do Castelo

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Penalva do Castelo. 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 Penalva do Castelo. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	230 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 Penalva do Castelo 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 Penalva do Castelo?

Police recorded 1,800 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: 1,800 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022³

Recorded crime across major citiesPenalva do Castelo highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Porto5,240

Lisbon5,090

Almada3,580

Amadora3,330

Matosinhos2,910

Loures2,800

Cascais2,700

Sintra2,640

Vila Nova de Gaia2,570

Braga2,440

Oeiras2,380

Penalva do Castelo1,800

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,800 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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	VSE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	18.5 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Penalva do Castelo. 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.

PortugueseCost varies

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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–B2Cost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Penalva do Castelo.

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Climate and air quality

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

11°4°

12°4°

15°6°

17°7°

20°10°

24°13°

28°15°

25°14°

19°11°

13°7°

11°5°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

176

113

110

122

164

159

182

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 10.6 · Feb 12.2 · Mar 15.2 · Apr 16.7 · May 20.1 · Jun 24.3 · Jul 28 · Aug 28.3 · Sep 24.6 · Oct 19 · Nov 13.4 · Dec 11.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação VISEU (nº 560)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3.9 · Feb 4.3 · Mar 6.1 · Apr 7.3 · May 9.8 · Jun 12.7 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 15.1 · Sep 13.5 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 4.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação VISEU (nº 560)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 7.3 · Feb 8.3 · Mar 10.7 · Apr 12 · May 15 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 21.3 · Aug 21.7 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 15 · Nov 10.1 · Dec 8 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação VISEU (nº 560)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 176.4 · Feb 112.7 · Mar 110.2 · Apr 121.7 · May 93.5 · Jun 35.1 · Jul 16.4 · Aug 24.7 · Sep 63.3 · Oct 163.5 · Nov 158.5 · Dec 181.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação VISEU (nº 560)⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Portugal: Barcelos ±1.6 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±3.0 °C, Reims (France) ±3.0 °C, Ventura (United States) ±3.1 °C, Werl (Germany) ±3.4 °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 134.3 km² in 2021. Population density was 59.2 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Penalva do Castelo?

The published population was 7,956 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	134.3 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²Official
Foreign residents	107 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.²²Independent
Population density	59.22 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.¹⁰Official
Population	7,956 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²Official

International community in Penalva do Castelo

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	7,333	100.0%
Portuguesa	6,949	94.8%
Estrangeira	384	5.2%
Europa	250	3.4%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	169	2.3%
Outros países - Europa	81	1.1%
França	72	1.0%
América	70	1.0%
Suíça	66	0.9%
África	58	0.8%
Brasil	56	0.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Alemanha	55	0.8%
Angola	37	0.5%
Bélgica	25	0.3%
Moçambique	15	0.2%
Reino Unido	10	0.1%
Estados Unidos da América	9	0.1%
Espanha	7	0.1%
Ásia	6	0.1%
Ucrânia	4	0.1%
Outros países - África	3	0.0%
Canadá	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
Índia	3	0.0%
Luxemburgo	3	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	3	0.0%
Venezuela	2	0.0%
Cabo Verde	1	0.0%
Dinamarca	1	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	1	0.0%
Croácia	1	0.0%
Itália	1	0.0%
Lituânia	1	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	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 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	7,333	100.0%
Portuguesa	7,250	98.9%
Estrangeira	83	1.1%
América	38	0.5%
Europa	35	0.5%
Brasil	33	0.5%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	30	0.4%
França	10	0.1%
Ásia	6	0.1%
Espanha	6	0.1%
Outros países - Europa	5	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
África	4	0.1%
Angola	4	0.1%
Suíça	4	0.1%
Alemanha	4	0.1%
Estados Unidos da América	4	0.1%
Bélgica	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
Índia	3	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	3	0.0%
Dinamarca	1	0.0%
Croácia	1	0.0%
Itália	1	0.0%
Lituânia	1	0.0%
Ucrânia	1	0.0%
Venezuela	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 Penalva do Castelo

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Penalva do Castelo from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Penalva do Castelo

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Sátão 7.9 km away

Rent: 3.63 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Mangualde 10.2 km away

Rent: 4.73 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Viseu 19.5 km away

Rent: 6.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Gouveia 19.8 km away

Rent: 3.65 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Aguiar da Beira 20.6 km away

Rent: 3.34 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Vila Nova de Paiva 20.8 km away

Rent: 3.33 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Alternative cities in Portugal

Other cities in Portugal to compare with Penalva do Castelo, nearest in population first.

All Portugal cities

Aves7,946 residents Coronado7,936 residents Darque7,982 residents Lourosa8,003 residents São João da Pesqueira7,874 residents Tarouca8,048 residents

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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; Penalva do Castelo's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Penalva do Castelo?

The published population was 7,956 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Penalva do Castelo?

Average net cold rent is 3.75 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 263 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Penalva do Castelo?

Police recorded 1,800 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 Penalva do Castelo?

The unemployment rate is about 1.7 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Penalva do Castelo?

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

Is Penalva do Castelo a good place to live?

Penalva do Castelo 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 Penalva do Castelo?

Sátão, Mangualde, Rio de Loba, Viseu, Gouveia are near Penalva do Castelo. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Penalva do Castelo?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,949 people (94.8%) 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). Penalva do Castelo, Portugal: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 3f7b46073ecde78241a415838d6ab036]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/penalva-do-castelo/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Penalva do Castelo, Portugal: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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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 VISEU (nº 560) 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
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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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