Living in Terras de Bouro

Terras de Bouro is a city in Portugal, with a population of 7,253 in 2021. In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 1.68%. There were 200 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Terras de Bouro?

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 Terras de Bouro.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Terras de Bouro yet. Portugal has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesTerras de Bouro highlighted among comparable cities

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Terras de Bouro?

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

Unemployment rate: 1.68 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹³

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Terras de Bouro is 1.7%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	1.68 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹³Independent

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	200 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 Terras de Bouro 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 Terras de Bouro?

Police recorded 2,780 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: 2,780 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesTerras de Bouro highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,780 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 2022⁴Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was OPO, 61 km away, with 61 listed destinations in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	61 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁹Official
Nearest airport	OPO	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	61 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Terras de Bouro. 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 Terras de Bouro.

Climate and air quality

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM10 across cities in PortugalWhere Terras de Bouro lands among 47 measured cities

annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	42 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Fr Bartolomeu Mártires-S.Vitor)¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	23 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Fr Bartolomeu Mártires-S.Vitor)²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 14.1 · Feb 15.5 · Mar 17.8 · Apr 19.6 · May 23 · Jun 26.1 · Jul 28.2 · Aug 28.7 · Sep 26.9 · Oct 22.2 · Nov 17 · Dec 14.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação BRAGA (Merelim) (nº 622)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3.1 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 5.9 · Apr 7.8 · May 10.4 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14 · Sep 12.4 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 6 · Dec 3.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação BRAGA (Merelim) (nº 622)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 8.6 · Feb 9.5 · Mar 11.9 · Apr 13.7 · May 16.7 · Jun 19.7 · Jul 21.2 · Aug 21.4 · Sep 19.7 · Oct 16.1 · Nov 11.5 · Dec 9.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação BRAGA (Merelim) (nº 622)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 179.5 · Feb 111.1 · Mar 150.1 · Apr 127.9 · May 89.8 · Jun 40.6 · Jul 27.9 · Aug 34.6 · Sep 67.6 · Oct 197.8 · Nov 170.1 · Dec 190.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação BRAGA (Merelim) (nº 622)⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities

Almeida7,242 residents Mértola7,274 residents Castro Verde7,276 residents Vila Nova de Poiares7,281 residents Alvaiázere7,287 residents Vila Nova de Foz Côa7,312 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 277.5 km² in 2021. Population density was 26.1 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Terras de Bouro?

The published population was 7,253 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	277.5 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)³Official
Foreign residents	114 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹²Independent
Population density	26.14 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.¹¹Official
Population	7,253 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)³Official

International community in Terras de Bouro

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	6,358	100.0%
Portuguesa	5,988	94.2%
Estrangeira	370	5.8%
Europa	234	3.7%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	179	2.8%
França	105	1.7%
América	85	1.3%
Outros países - Europa	55	0.9%
Brasil	52	0.8%
Luxemburgo	43	0.7%
África	40	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Suíça	28	0.4%
Canadá	25	0.4%
Angola	22	0.3%
Alemanha	18	0.3%
Moçambique	12	0.2%
Reino Unido	11	0.2%
Ásia	9	0.1%
Outros	9	0.1%
Espanha	8	0.1%
Outros países - Ásia	5	0.1%
Federação da Rússia	4	0.1%
Bélgica	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	3	0.0%
Venezuela	3	0.0%
Outros países - África	2	0.0%
Outros países - América	2	0.0%
Oceânia	2	0.0%
Cabo Verde	2	0.0%
Ucrânia	2	0.0%
Outros países - Oceânia	1	0.0%
Austrália	1	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	1	0.0%
Hungria	1	0.0%
Índia	1	0.0%
Moldávia	1	0.0%
Roménia	1	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

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	6,358	100.0%
Portuguesa	6,262	98.5%
Estrangeira	96	1.5%
Europa	51	0.8%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	39	0.6%
América	38	0.6%
Brasil	29	0.5%
França	14	0.2%
Outros países - Europa	12	0.2%
Luxemburgo	8	0.1%
Espanha	7	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Reino Unido	6	0.1%
Canadá	5	0.1%
Alemanha	5	0.1%
Suíça	4	0.1%
África	3	0.0%
Outros países - América	2	0.0%
Ásia	2	0.0%
Oceânia	2	0.0%
Angola	2	0.0%
Bélgica	2	0.0%
China	2	0.0%
Outros	2	0.0%
Outros países - Oceânia	1	0.0%
Austrália	1	0.0%
Cabo Verde	1	0.0%
Hungria	1	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	1	0.0%
Roménia	1	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	1	0.0%
Venezuela	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁵

Is Terras de Bouro 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 worker60%strong on work, weak on housing · range 50–70%

Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on education · range 61–79%

Student50%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 40–60%

Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–64%

Retirement50%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–61%

Foreign residents114 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.

Population7,253 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Unemployment rate1.68 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

NO₂ — annual mean42 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Fr Bartolomeu Mártires-S.Vitor)

PM10 — annual mean23 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Fr Bartolomeu Mártires-S.Vitor)

City area277.5 km²2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-01

Common questions

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

How many people live in Terras de Bouro?

The published population was 7,253 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How safe is Terras de Bouro?

Police recorded 2,780 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 Terras de Bouro?

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

How many foreign residents live in Terras de Bouro?

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

Is Terras de Bouro a good place to live?

Terras de Bouro 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 Terras de Bouro?

The official country of birth distribution records 234 people (3.7%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Terras de Bouro, Portugal: jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/terras-de-bouro/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_terras-de-bouro-portugal-jobs-safety_8222e1586ae8,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Terras de Bouro, Portugal: jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/terras-de-bouro/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

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EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Fr Bartolomeu Mártires-S.Vitor) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Fr Bartolomeu Mártires-S.Vitor) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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 BRAGA (Merelim) (nº 622) 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
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14

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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
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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