Living in Portalegre

Portalegre had 24,930 residents in 2021 and is a city in Portugal. The unemployment rate was 2.12% in June 2026. Monthly mean temperatures were 8.7°C in January and 24.3°C in July. There were 560 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Cheaper rent than 73% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 62% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Portalegre?

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 Portalegre.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Portalegre?

Average net cold rent is 4.89 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): 4.89 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt¹⁰

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Portalegre yet.

Net rent across major citiesPortalegre highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.89 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.19	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt¹⁰Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 293 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.89 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

What is the unemployment rate in Portalegre?

The unemployment rate is about 2.1 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 2.12 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹²

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Portalegre is 2.1%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	2.12 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹²Independent

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	560 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.⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Portalegre 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 Portalegre?

Police recorded 2,520 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: 2,520 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022²

Recorded crime across major citiesPortalegre highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,520 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,715	31 Dec 2022	INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022²Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁷Official
Nearest airport	BJZ	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	69.8 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Portalegre. 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.

Portuguesevaries

Open official information

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–B2varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Portalegre.

Climate and air quality

Monthly precipitation was 105.5 mm in January and 4.9 mm in July.

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 11.6 · Feb 13.2 · Mar 16.3 · Apr 18.1 · May 22.3 · Jun 27.4 · Jul 31.2 · Aug 31.3 · Sep 26.8 · Oct 20.7 · Nov 14.8 · Dec 12.3 °C	31 Dec 2020	IPMA climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, Portalegre, 1991-2020⁵Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 5.8 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 8 · Apr 9.1 · May 12.1 · Jun 15.2 · Jul 17.3 · Aug 17.8 · Sep 16.2 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 8.9 · Dec 6.8 °C	31 Dec 2020	IPMA climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, Portalegre, 1991-2020⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 8.7 · Feb 9.7 · Mar 12.2 · Apr 13.6 · May 17.2 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 21.5 · Oct 16.9 · Nov 11.8 · Dec 9.6 °C	31 Dec 2020	IPMA climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, Portalegre, 1991-2020⁵Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 105.5 · Feb 81.3 · Mar 83 · Apr 79.4 · May 68.7 · Jun 17.5 · Jul 4.9 · Aug 8.4 · Sep 40.7 · Oct 124.5 · Nov 116.5 · Dec 108 mm	31 Dec 2020	IPMA climate normal — mean monthly precipitation, Portalegre, 1991-2020⁵Official

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Portugal cities

Seia24,702 residents Albergaria-a-Velha25,252 residents Cartaxo24,462 residents Lourinhã25,735 residents Mirandela23,850 residents Odemira26,066 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 447.1 km² in 2021. Population density was 55.8 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Portalegre?

The published population was 24,930 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	447.1 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹Official
Foreign residents	1,057 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹¹Independent
Population density	55.75 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.⁹Official
Population	24,930 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹Official

International community in Portalegre

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	22,340	100.0%
Portuguesa	21,470	96.1%
Estrangeira	870	3.9%
África	347	1.6%
Europa	264	1.2%
América	205	0.9%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	200	0.9%
Angola	181	0.8%
Brasil	177	0.8%
Moçambique	68	0.3%
Espanha	67	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Outros países - Europa	64	0.3%
Ásia	53	0.2%
França	49	0.2%
Cabo Verde	35	0.2%
Roménia	30	0.1%
Guiné-Bissau	25	0.1%
Ucrânia	22	0.1%
Alemanha	21	0.1%
Índia	21	0.1%
Outros países - África	20	0.1%
China	17	0.1%
Reino Unido	16	0.1%
Moldávia	16	0.1%
São Tomé e Príncipe	13	0.1%
Outros países - América	11	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	10	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	9	0.0%
Bulgária	8	0.0%
Suíça	6	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	6	0.0%
Luxemburgo	5	0.0%
Venezuela	5	0.0%
África do Sul	5	0.0%
Bélgica	4	0.0%
Paquistão	4	0.0%
Canadá	3	0.0%
Lituânia	3	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	3	0.0%
Irlanda	2	0.0%
Itália	2	0.0%
Oceânia	1	0.0%
Áustria	1	0.0%
Austrália	1	0.0%
Bangladeche	1	0.0%
Polónia	1	0.0%
Eslovénia	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

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	22,340	100.0%
Portuguesa	21,927	98.2%
Estrangeira	413	1.8%
América	141	0.6%
Brasil	126	0.6%
Europa	120	0.5%
África	108	0.5%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	87	0.4%
Ásia	42	0.2%
Outros países - Europa	33	0.1%
Angola	27	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Cabo Verde	27	0.1%
Espanha	25	0.1%
Roménia	25	0.1%
China	22	0.1%
Guiné-Bissau	21	0.1%
Outros países - África	17	0.1%
Reino Unido	17	0.1%
Índia	13	0.1%
Outros países - América	12	0.1%
São Tomé e Príncipe	11	0.0%
Ucrânia	9	0.0%
Bulgária	8	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	7	0.0%
Bélgica	4	0.0%
Alemanha	4	0.0%
França	4	0.0%
Moçambique	4	0.0%
Paquistão	4	0.0%
Irlanda	3	0.0%
Itália	3	0.0%
Moldávia	3	0.0%
Outros	3	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	2	0.0%
Oceânia	2	0.0%
Austrália	2	0.0%
Áustria	1	0.0%
Bangladeche	1	0.0%
Canadá	1	0.0%
Luxemburgo	1	0.0%
Polónia	1	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	1	0.0%
Eslovénia	1	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	1	0.0%
Venezuela	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 source³

Is Portalegre 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.

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Remote worker71%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 62–80%

Skilled employee76%strong on work, weak on education · range 68–84%

Student64%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 55–73%

Family67%strong on family, weak on education · range 59–75%

Retirement63%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 53–73%

Foreign residents1,057 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.

Population24,930 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Average net rent (nettokalt)4.89 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate2.12 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

City area447.1 km²2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,520 incidents per 100k31 Dec 2022Official source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-26

Common questions

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

How many people live in Portalegre?

The published population was 24,930 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Portalegre?

Average net cold rent is 4.89 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 342 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Portalegre?

Police recorded 2,520 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 Portalegre?

The unemployment rate is about 2.1 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Portalegre?

1,057 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Portalegre a good place to live?

Portalegre 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.

How many people born in Europa live in Portalegre?

The official country of birth distribution records 264 people (1.2%) 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, September 12). Portalegre, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/portalegre/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Portalegre, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/portalegre/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Sources

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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 climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, Portalegre, 1991-2020 IPMA climate normal · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-26
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
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
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
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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