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Living in Vale de Cambra

There were 400 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. The population of Vale de Cambra, in Portugal, was 22,864 in 2021. The city covered 147.3 km² in 2021. Population density was 155.2 people per km² in 2021.

Lower unemployment than 94% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 90% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Vale de Cambra?

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 Vale de Cambra.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Vale de Cambra?

Average net cold rent is 5.72 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): 5.72 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt12

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

Net rent across major citiesVale de Cambra highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Vale de Cambra highlighted€16.50Cascais€15.42Oeiras€13.43Almada€13.00Amadora€11.98Matosinhos€11.73Loures€11.33Seixal€11.24Sintra€10.61Vila Nova de Gaia€10.15Porto€8.57Braga€5.72Vale de Cambranet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.72 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.1926 Aug 2026www.ine.pt12Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 343 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.72 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 1.33% in June 2026.

What is the unemployment rate in Vale de Cambra?

The unemployment rate is about 1.3 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 1.33 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202614
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Vale de Cambra is 1.3%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Portugal per band6 cities: 0% to under 1%60–176 cities: 1% to under 2%761–2Vale de Cambra 1.3%118 cities: 2% to under 3%1182–341 cities: 3% to under 4%413–44 cities: 4% to under 5%44–52 cities: 5% to under 6%25–61 city: 6% to under 7%16–71 city: 7% to under 8%17–81 city: 9% to under 10%19–101 city: 12% to under 13%112–13

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Unemployment rate1.33 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202614Independent

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents400 per 100,0002024Official 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.9Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vale de Cambra 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 Vale de Cambra?

Police recorded 1,970 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: 1,970 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20225
Recorded crime across major citiesVale de Cambra highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Vale de Cambra highlighted5,240Porto3,580Almada3,330Amadora2,910Matosinhos2,800Loures2,700Cascais2,640Sintra2,570Vila Nova de Gaia2,440Braga2,380Oeiras2,170Seixal1,970Vale de Cambrarecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,970 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,71531 Dec 2022INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20225Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was VSE, 45.2 km away in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportVSE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official
Distance to nearest airport45.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Vale de Cambra. 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 Vale de Cambra.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Vale de Cambra?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency3

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Vale de Cambra annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154024.0PM1010409.0NO₂µg/m³

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

PM2.5 across cities in PortugalAnnual PM2.5 in Vale de Cambra is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 70 cities with data, 26 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Portugal per band1 city: 1 µg/m³ to under 2 µg/m³11–24 cities: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³42–34 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³43–49 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³94–514 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³145–65 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³56–75 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³57–826 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³268–9Vale de Cambra 8.02 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³29–10

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Estarreja)1Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean24 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Estarreja)2Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³country median 6.231 Dec 2023European Environment Agency3Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 17.5 · Feb 21.27 · Mar 26.55 · Apr 27.23 · May 34.69 · Jun 38.62 · Jul 39.64 · Aug 41.53 · Sep 39.32 · Oct 32.99 · Nov 23.62 · Dec 17.13 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center8Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -4.26 · Feb -4.79 · Mar -4.81 · Apr -1.9 · May 0.47 · Jun 5.02 · Jul 6.2 · Aug 7.66 · Sep 5.77 · Oct 0.29 · Nov -2.52 · Dec -4.9 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center8Official
Average temperature by monthJan 6.37 · Feb 6.79 · Mar 9.06 · Apr 11.35 · May 14.47 · Jun 18.43 · Jul 21.04 · Aug 21.31 · Sep 18.98 · Oct 14.44 · Nov 9.26 · Dec 6.81 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center8Official
Annual PM2.5 over time6 published observations, 2015–2023
Annual PM2.5 in Vale de Cambra by year, µg/m³7.410.112.915.620152020202220238.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 46.7% between 2015 and 2023, from 15.0 to 8.0.

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities
Vagos22,851 residentsArcos de Valdevez22,847 residentsOliveira do Bairro23,028 residentsPorto de Mós23,202 residentsAlmeirim23,376 residentsArouca22,359 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Vale de Cambra?

The published population was 22,864 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Vale de Cambra residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport96.4%Foreign residents 3.6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area147.3 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4Official
Foreign residents830 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.13Independent
Population density155.2 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.11Official
Population22,864 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4Official

International community in Vale de Cambra

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 groupPeopleShare
Total21,269100.0%
Portuguesa19,88993.5%
Estrangeira1,3806.5%
América5982.8%
Europa5002.4%
Brasil4602.2%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)3511.7%
África2501.2%
França2341.1%
Angola1500.7%
Outros países - Europa1490.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Venezuela1050.5%
Suíça590.3%
Ucrânia570.3%
Moçambique530.2%
Alemanha370.2%
Luxemburgo330.2%
Ásia300.1%
Espanha210.1%
Reino Unido200.1%
África do Sul160.1%
China150.1%
Outros países - África140.1%
Estados Unidos da América130.1%
Outros países - América110.1%
Bélgica80.0%
Canadá80.0%
Federação da Rússia80.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe80.0%
Guiné-Bissau70.0%
Outros países - Ásia60.0%
Itália50.0%
Índia40.0%
Outros40.0%
Bulgária30.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)30.0%
Paquistão30.0%
Oceânia20.0%
Cabo Verde20.0%
Dinamarca20.0%
Nepal20.0%
Roménia20.0%
Outros países - Oceânia10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Austrália10.0%
Irlanda10.0%
Moldávia10.0%
Polónia10.0%
Suécia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

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 groupPeopleShare
Total21,269100.0%
Portuguesa20,73297.5%
Estrangeira5372.5%
América3801.8%
Brasil3421.6%
Europa900.4%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)520.2%
África400.2%
Outros países - Europa380.2%
Ásia260.1%
Ucrânia220.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
França210.1%
Venezuela210.1%
Angola200.1%
China150.1%
Outros países - América90.0%
Outros países - África80.0%
Espanha70.0%
Estados Unidos da América70.0%
Suíça60.0%
Alemanha60.0%
Itália60.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe60.0%
Reino Unido50.0%
Índia40.0%
Outros países - Ásia30.0%
Bélgica30.0%
Bulgária30.0%
Cabo Verde30.0%
Luxemburgo30.0%
Federação da Rússia30.0%
Guiné-Bissau20.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)20.0%
Nepal20.0%
Paquistão20.0%
Outros20.0%
Oceânia10.0%
Outros países - Oceânia10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Dinamarca10.0%
África do Sul10.0%

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

Is Vale de Cambra 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 worker72%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 64–80%
Skilled employee77%strong on work, weak on education · range 69–85%
Student65%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 56–74%
Family73%strong on family, weak on education · range 65–81%
Retirement66%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 57–75%
Foreign residents830 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.
Population22,864 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.72 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate1.33 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
NO₂ — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Estarreja)
PM10 — annual mean24 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Estarreja)
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 Vale de Cambra?

The published population was 22,864 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Vale de Cambra?

Average net cold rent is 5.72 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 400 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Vale de Cambra?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Vale de Cambra?

Police recorded 1,970 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 Vale de Cambra?

The unemployment rate is about 1.3 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Vale de Cambra?

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

Is Vale de Cambra a good place to live?

Vale de Cambra 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 Vale de Cambra?

The official country of birth distribution records 500 people (2.4%) 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). Vale de Cambra, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/vale-de-cambra/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Vale de Cambra, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
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  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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  2. EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Estarreja) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  3. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
  4. INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
  5. 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
  6. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  7. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  8. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  9. 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
  10. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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  1. Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  2. www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
  3. Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  4. IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

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