Living in Vila Franca do Campo

In Vila Franca do Campo, average gross earnings are €1,142 a month (2024).

Vila Franca do Campo is in Portugal; its population was 10,323 in 2021. The foreign population count was 138 in 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2323 sources

Population10,323people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Average gross salary1,142EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)

Recorded crime2,610incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 4% belowOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Ponta Delgada)

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Vila Franca do Campo?

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 Vila Franca do Campo.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Vila Franca do Campo. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Net rent across major citiesVila Franca do Campo highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42

Cascais€16.50

Oeiras€15.42

Almada€13.43

Porto€10.15

Braga€8.57

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Amadora€13.00

Matosinhos€11.98

Loures€11.73

Seixal€11.33

Sintra€11.24

Vila Nova de Gaia€10.61

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MEO fixed fibre¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	15 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone Portugal mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market

Is Vila Franca do Campo 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 worker40%strong on work, weak on housing · range 30–50%

Skilled employee52%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 43–61%

Student47%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 37–57%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–62%

Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–63%

Work and income

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,142 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)⁴Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Vila Franca do Campo. 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 Vila Franca do Campo. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

There were 230 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	230 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.¹¹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vila Franca do Campo 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 Vila Franca do Campo?

Police recorded 2,610 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: 2,610 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022⁶

Recorded crime across major citiesVila Franca do Campo highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Porto5,240

Lisbon5,090

Almada3,580

Amadora3,330

Matosinhos2,910

Loures2,800

Cascais2,700

Sintra2,640

Vila Franca do Campo2,610

Vila Nova de Gaia2,570

Braga2,440

Oeiras2,380

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,610 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 2022⁶Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was PDL, 23.4 km away, with 17 listed destinations in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	17 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹²Official
Nearest airport	PDL	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹³Official
Distance to nearest airport	23.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Vila Franca do Campo. 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.

PortugueseCost varies

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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–B2Cost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Vila Franca do Campo.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Vila Franca do Campo?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Ponta Delgada)²

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

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

18°13°

17°12°

18°13°

19°13°

20°15°

22°17°

25°19°

26°20°

25°19°

23°17°

20°15°

18°13°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

102

118

153

JFMAMJJASOND

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1018WHO 15 · EU 40

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 Vila Franca do Campo is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 72 cities with data, 27 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–10

Vila Franca do Campo 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM10 — annual mean	18 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Ponta Delgada)¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Ponta Delgada)²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 17.5 · Feb 17.4 · Mar 17.9 · Apr 18.8 · May 20.2 · Jun 22.4 · Jul 24.7 · Aug 26 · Sep 25 · Oct 22.6 · Nov 19.9 · Dec 18.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PONTA DELGADA (Observatório Afonso Chaves) (nº 513)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 12.7 · Feb 12.1 · Mar 12.6 · Apr 13.3 · May 14.6 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 19.9 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 17.1 · Nov 14.9 · Dec 13.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PONTA DELGADA (Observatório Afonso Chaves) (nº 513)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 15.1 · Feb 14.8 · Mar 15.2 · Apr 16 · May 17.4 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 23 · Sep 22.1 · Oct 19.8 · Nov 17.4 · Dec 15.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PONTA DELGADA (Observatório Afonso Chaves) (nº 513)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 102.1 · Feb 87.2 · Mar 97.1 · Apr 79.6 · May 61 · Jun 44.4 · Jul 26 · Aug 45.8 · Sep 78.2 · Oct 118 · Nov 95.3 · Dec 152.8 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PONTA DELGADA (Observatório Afonso Chaves) (nº 513)⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Portugal: Seixal ±2.0 °C. Elsewhere: Downey (United States) ±2.3 °C, Ventura (United States) ±3.0 °C, Messina (Italy) ±2.6 °C, Houston (United States) ±4.7 °C, Pasadena (United States) ±4.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 78 km² in 2021. Population density was 132.4 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Vila Franca do Campo?

The published population was 10,323 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)⁵

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	77.97 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)⁵Official
Foreign residents	138 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.²³Independent
Population density	132.4 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.¹⁴Official
Population	10,323 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)⁵Official

International community in Vila Franca do Campo

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	10,323	100.0%
Portuguesa	10,102	97.9%
Estrangeira	221	2.1%
América	136	1.3%
Europa	47	0.5%
Outros países - América	40	0.4%
Canadá	35	0.3%
África	34	0.3%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	31	0.3%
Estados Unidos da América	31	0.3%
Brasil	28	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Outros países - Europa	16	0.2%
Angola	16	0.2%
Reino Unido	9	0.1%
Alemanha	8	0.1%
França	8	0.1%
Moçambique	8	0.1%
Cabo Verde	7	0.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	5	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	5	0.0%
Ásia	4	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	4	0.0%
Espanha	3	0.0%
Itália	3	0.0%
Outros países - África	2	0.0%
Grécia	2	0.0%
Venezuela	2	0.0%
Áustria	1	0.0%
Bélgica	1	0.0%
Suíça	1	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	1	0.0%
Ucrânia	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

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	10,323	100.0%
Portuguesa	10,250	99.3%
Estrangeira	73	0.7%
América	39	0.4%
Europa	30	0.3%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	21	0.2%
Canadá	13	0.1%
Brasil	12	0.1%
Outros países - Europa	9	0.1%
Estados Unidos da América	8	0.1%
Reino Unido	7	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Outros países - América	6	0.1%
Alemanha	5	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	5	0.0%
África	4	0.0%
Cabo Verde	3	0.0%
Espanha	3	0.0%
Itália	3	0.0%
França	2	0.0%
Outros países - África	1	0.0%
Áustria	1	0.0%
Bélgica	1	0.0%
Suíça	1	0.0%
Grécia	1	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	1	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Vila Franca do Campo

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.

Vila Real as a Vila Franca do Campo alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1566 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 51,850 Vila Real vs 10,323 Vila Franca do Campo+402%
Nearest airport: 3.2 km Vila Real vs 23.4 km Vila Franca do Campo−86%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,330 Vila Real vs 2,610 Vila Franca do Campo−11%

Full comparison More about Vila Real

Cities near Vila Franca do Campo

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Ponta Delgada Commuting Zone · 21.0 km away

Rent: 7.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Ribeira Grande 13.3 km away

Rent: 5.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Alternative cities in Portugal

Other cities in Portugal to compare with Vila Franca do Campo, nearest in population first.

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Aldeia de Paio Pires10,277 residents Oliveira de Frades10,261 residents Moimenta da Beira10,212 residents Sobral de Monte Agraço10,156 residents Chamusca10,120 residents Fátima10,533 residents

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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; Vila Franca do Campo's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Vila Franca do Campo part of Ponta Delgada?

Vila Franca do Campo is in the published commuting zone of Ponta Delgada; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Ponta Delgada city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source³

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Vila Franca do Campo?

The published population was 10,323 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

Is the air quality good in Vila Franca do Campo?

How safe is Vila Franca do Campo?

Police recorded 2,610 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.

How many foreign residents live in Vila Franca do Campo?

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

Is Vila Franca do Campo a good place to live?

Vila Franca do Campo 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.

Is Vila Franca do Campo part of Ponta Delgada?

Vila Franca do Campo is in the published commuting zone of Ponta Delgada; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Vila Franca do Campo?

Ponta Delgada, Ribeira Grande, Povoação, Rosto de Cão, Arrifes are near Vila Franca do Campo. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Vila Franca do Campo?

The official country of birth distribution records 10,102 people (97.9%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Vila Franca do Campo, Portugal: population, salary, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 879f260d5b2a42ad77a1d8c3f5e576d3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/vila-franca-do-campo/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_vila-franca-do-campo-portugal-population-salary-safety_276e99e7c94f,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Vila Franca do Campo, Portugal: population, salary, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {879f260d5b2a42ad77a1d8c3f5e576d3},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/vila-franca-do-campo/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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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
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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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Vodafone Portugal mobile plan vodafone.pt · checked 2026-09-15
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