Living in Vale de Cambra
In Vale de Cambra, average gross earnings are €1,471 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €5.72 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 1.3% (2026).
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.
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.pt18
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MEO fixed fibre11Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 15 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Vodafone Portugal mobile plan17Official · national market |
| Monthly transport pass | 40 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2026 | Andante / Transportes Metropolitanos do Porto1Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5.72 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 | 26 Aug 2026 | www.ine.pt18Official |
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.
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.
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 202629
Vale de Cambra 1.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,471 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)6Official |
| Unemployment rate | 1.33 %country median 2.3% | 30 Jun 2026 | IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202629Independent |
What does a salary buy in Vale de Cambra?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentTransportInternetMobileLeft 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€5.72/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26 | − €343 |
| Public transport pass€40 · official · Andante / Transportes Metropolitanos do Porto · 2026-12-31 | − €40 |
| Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city | — |
| Internet€30 · official · MEO fixed fibre · 2026-09-30 | − €30 |
| Mobile plan€15 · official · Vodafone Portugal mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €15 |
| Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish | €492 |
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.
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Vale de Cambra. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 400 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.13Official |
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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
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 20228
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 1,970 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 20228Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was VSE, 45.2 km away in June 2026.
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.
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.
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.
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 Agency5
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Vale de Cambra 8.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 9 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Estarreja)3Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 24 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Estarreja)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8 µg/m³country median 6.2 | 31 Dec 2023 | European Environment Agency5Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official |
Annual PM2.5 fell 46.7% between 2015 and 2023, from 15.0 to 8.0.
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)7
By nationality
National passport96.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 147.3 km² | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)7Official |
| Foreign residents | 830 people | 2023 | Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.28Independent |
| Population density | 155.2 people/km² | 2021 | Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.15Official |
| Population | 22,864 people | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)7Official |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 21,269 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 19,889 | 93.5% |
| Estrangeira | 1,380 | 6.5% |
| América | 598 | 2.8% |
| Europa | 500 | 2.4% |
| Brasil | 460 | 2.2% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 351 | 1.7% |
| África | 250 | 1.2% |
| França | 234 | 1.1% |
| Angola | 150 | 0.7% |
| Outros países - Europa | 149 | 0.7% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 105 | 0.5% |
| Suíça | 59 | 0.3% |
| Ucrânia | 57 | 0.3% |
| Moçambique | 53 | 0.2% |
| Alemanha | 37 | 0.2% |
| Luxemburgo | 33 | 0.2% |
| Ásia | 30 | 0.1% |
| Espanha | 21 | 0.1% |
| Reino Unido | 20 | 0.1% |
| África do Sul | 16 | 0.1% |
| China | 15 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - África | 14 | 0.1% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 13 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - América | 11 | 0.1% |
| Bélgica | 8 | 0.0% |
| Canadá | 8 | 0.0% |
| Federação da Rússia | 8 | 0.0% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 8 | 0.0% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 7 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Itália | 5 | 0.0% |
| Índia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Outros | 4 | 0.0% |
| Bulgária | 3 | 0.0% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 3 | 0.0% |
| Paquistão | 3 | 0.0% |
| Oceânia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Cabo Verde | 2 | 0.0% |
| Dinamarca | 2 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 2 | 0.0% |
| Roménia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Oceânia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.0% |
| Austrália | 1 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 1 | 0.0% |
| Moldávia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Polónia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Suécia | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10
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 | 21,269 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 20,732 | 97.5% |
| Estrangeira | 537 | 2.5% |
| América | 380 | 1.8% |
| Brasil | 342 | 1.6% |
| Europa | 90 | 0.4% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 52 | 0.2% |
| África | 40 | 0.2% |
| Outros países - Europa | 38 | 0.2% |
| Ásia | 26 | 0.1% |
| Ucrânia | 22 | 0.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| França | 21 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 21 | 0.1% |
| Angola | 20 | 0.1% |
| China | 15 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - América | 9 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - África | 8 | 0.0% |
| Espanha | 7 | 0.0% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 7 | 0.0% |
| Suíça | 6 | 0.0% |
| Alemanha | 6 | 0.0% |
| Itália | 6 | 0.0% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 6 | 0.0% |
| Reino Unido | 5 | 0.0% |
| Índia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bélgica | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bulgária | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cabo Verde | 3 | 0.0% |
| Luxemburgo | 3 | 0.0% |
| Federação da Rússia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 2 | 0.0% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 2 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 2 | 0.0% |
| Paquistão | 2 | 0.0% |
| Outros | 2 | 0.0% |
| Oceânia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Oceânia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.0% |
| Dinamarca | 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 source9
Alternatives for people set on Vale de Cambra
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Sever do Vouga as a Vale de Cambra alternative in the same region
15 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €4.64/m² Sever do Vouga vs €5.72/m² Vale de Cambra−19%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,330 Sever do Vouga vs 1,970 Vale de Cambra+18%
- Residents: 12,356 Sever do Vouga vs 22,864 Vale de Cambra−46%
- Unemployment: 1.2% Sever do Vouga vs 1.3% Vale de Cambra−13%
- Nearest airport: 40.3 km Sever do Vouga vs 45.2 km Vale de Cambra−11%
Cities near Vale de Cambra
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 5.59 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
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- 7.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
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- 6.49 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
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- 6.63 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Salary
- 1,222 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2022-12-31
- Rent
- 4.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Alternative cities in Portugal
Other cities in Portugal to compare with Vale de Cambra, nearest in population first.
How does Vale de Cambra compare?
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Vale de Cambra in rankings
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; Vale de Cambra's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
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 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.
Which cities are near Vale de Cambra?
Macieira de Cambra, São Roque, Oliveira de Azeméis, São João da Madeira, Branca are near Vale de Cambra. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Portuguesa live in Vale de Cambra?
The official country of birth distribution records 19,889 people (93.5%) 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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