Living in São João da Pesqueira

The foreign population count was 127 in 2023. There were 120 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. São João da Pesqueira is in Portugal; its population was 7,874 in 2021.

Cheaper rent than 84% of Portuguese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 63% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 65% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to São João da Pesqueira?

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 São João da Pesqueira.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in São João da Pesqueira?

Average net cold rent is 4.31 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): 4.31 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt⁹

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for São João da Pesqueira yet.

Net rent across major citiesSão João da Pesqueira highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.31 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.19	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt⁹Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 259 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.31 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 2.08% in June 2026.

What is the unemployment rate in São João da Pesqueira?

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

Unemployment rate: 2.08 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹¹

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

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	2.08 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹¹Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to São João da Pesqueira. 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

Open the Portugal service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in São João da Pesqueira. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	120 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 São João da Pesqueira 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 São João da Pesqueira?

Police recorded 2,460 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: 2,460 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 citiesSão João da Pesqueira highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,460 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

The nearest airport was VRL, 31.1 km away in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	VRL	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	31.1 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for São João da Pesqueira. 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 São João da Pesqueira.

Climate and air quality

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 8.7 · Feb 11 · Mar 14.5 · Apr 16.5 · May 20.5 · Jun 25.2 · Jul 28.7 · Aug 28.7 · Sep 24.5 · Oct 18.4 · Nov 12.2 · Dec 9.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CARRAZÊDA DE ANSIÃES (nº 644)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.5 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 2.8 · Apr 4.5 · May 7 · Jun 9.9 · Jul 11.7 · Aug 11.9 · Sep 9.8 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 1.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CARRAZÊDA DE ANSIÃES (nº 644)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.6 · Feb 5.9 · Mar 8.6 · Apr 10.5 · May 13.8 · Jun 17.6 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 20.3 · Sep 17.1 · Oct 12.8 · Nov 7.8 · Dec 5.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CARRAZÊDA DE ANSIÃES (nº 644)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 92.7 · Feb 57.5 · Mar 65.2 · Apr 71.1 · May 60.3 · Jun 27.1 · Jul 11.5 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 38.3 · Oct 102 · Nov 95.2 · Dec 104.8 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CARRAZÊDA DE ANSIÃES (nº 644)⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities

Penalva do Castelo7,956 residents Santana7,719 residents Tarouca8,048 residents Alpiarça7,702 residents Celorico da Beira7,693 residents Ferreira do Alentejo8,255 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 266.1 km² in 2021. Population density was 29.6 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in São João da Pesqueira?

The published population was 7,874 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	266.1 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹Official
Foreign residents	127 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹⁰Independent
Population density	29.59 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.⁸Official
Population	7,874 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹Official

International community in São João da Pesqueira

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	6,775	100.0%
Portuguesa	6,498	95.9%
Estrangeira	277	4.1%
Europa	194	2.9%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	151	2.2%
França	94	1.4%
Outros países - Europa	43	0.6%
África	39	0.6%
América	36	0.5%
Suíça	36	0.5%
Brasil	31	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Angola	29	0.4%
Espanha	16	0.2%
Alemanha	12	0.2%
Bélgica	9	0.1%
Roménia	9	0.1%
Ásia	8	0.1%
Moçambique	7	0.1%
Ucrânia	6	0.1%
China	5	0.1%
Outros países - América	4	0.1%
Outros países - Ásia	3	0.0%
Bulgária	3	0.0%
Luxemburgo	3	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	2	0.0%
Argentina	1	0.0%
Cabo Verde	1	0.0%
Reino Unido	1	0.0%
Grécia	1	0.0%
Itália	1	0.0%
Polónia	1	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	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 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	6,775	100.0%
Portuguesa	6,713	99.1%
Estrangeira	62	0.9%
Europa	34	0.5%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	25	0.4%
América	18	0.3%
Brasil	14	0.2%
Roménia	10	0.1%
Outros países - Europa	9	0.1%
Ásia	8	0.1%
China	5	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
França	5	0.1%
Ucrânia	5	0.1%
Outros países - América	4	0.1%
Outros países - Ásia	3	0.0%
Bulgária	3	0.0%
Suíça	3	0.0%
Alemanha	3	0.0%
Espanha	3	0.0%
África	2	0.0%
Angola	1	0.0%
Cabo Verde	1	0.0%
Reino Unido	1	0.0%
Polónia	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Is São João da Pesqueira 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 worker69%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 60–78%

Skilled employee73%strong on work, weak on education · range 65–81%

Student63%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 54–72%

Family65%strong on family, weak on education · range 57–73%

Retirement58%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 48–68%

Foreign residents127 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.

Population7,874 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Average net rent (nettokalt)4.31 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate2.08 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

City area266.1 km²2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,460 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 São João da Pesqueira?

The published population was 7,874 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in São João da Pesqueira?

Average net cold rent is 4.31 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 302 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is São João da Pesqueira?

Police recorded 2,460 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 São João da Pesqueira?

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

How many foreign residents live in São João da Pesqueira?

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

Is São João da Pesqueira a good place to live?

São João da Pesqueira 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 São João da Pesqueira?

The official country of birth distribution records 194 people (2.9%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). São João da Pesqueira, Portugal: rent, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/sao-joao-da-pesqueira/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sao-joao-da-pesqueira-portugal-rent-jobs_d42a05ae8f19,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {São João da Pesqueira, Portugal: rent, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/sao-joao-da-pesqueira/},
  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 Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CARRAZÊDA DE ANSIÃES (nº 644) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
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
www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15

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IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

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