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Living in Vila Nova de Poiares

In Vila Nova de Poiares, average gross earnings are €1,297 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €4.87 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 1.9% (2026).

There were 110 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. For Vila Nova de Poiares, the unemployment rate was 1.88% in June 2026. The population of Vila Nova de Poiares, in Portugal, was 7,281 in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2328 sources

Population7,281people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average gross salary1,297EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)
Average net rent4.87EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 21% belowOfficial source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate1.88%country median 2.3% — 19% belowIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime1,550incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 43% belowOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022

Cheaper rent than 74% of Portuguese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 71% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 98% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Vila Nova de Poiares?

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 Vila Nova de Poiares?

Average net cold rent is 4.87 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): 4.87 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt17
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Vila Nova de Poiares recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€15
Net rent across major citiesVila Nova de Poiares highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Vila Nova de Poiares highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42
Cascais€16.50
Oeiras€15.42
Almada€13.43
Braga€8.57
Vila Nova de Poiares€4.87
Show the other 6 cities
Amadora€13.00
Matosinhos€11.98
Loures€11.73
Sintra€11.24
Vila Nova de Gaia€10.61
Porto€10.15
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MEO fixed fibre11Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB15 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone Portugal mobile plan16Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.87 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2026 Aug 2026www.ine.pt17Official

Is Vila Nova de Poiares 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 worker63%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 54–72%
Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–76%
Student63%strong on safety, weak on education · range 54–72%
Family73%strong on family, weak on education · range 65–81%
Retirement61%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 51–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 292 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.87 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

What is the unemployment rate in Vila Nova de Poiares?

The unemployment rate is about 1.9 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 1.88 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202628
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Vila Nova de Poiares is 1.9%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,297 EUR/month31 Dec 2024INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)5Official
Unemployment rate1.88 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202628Independent

What does a salary buy in Vila Nova de Poiares?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Portugal median gross pay: €1,099 (2022-12-31).
Left over each month€583of €920 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left 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€4.87/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26− €292
Internet€30 · official · MEO fixed fibre · 2026-09-30− €30
Mobile plan€15 · official · Vodafone Portugal mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €15
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€583
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Vila Nova de Poiares Salary needed to live in Vila Nova de Poiares

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Vila Nova de Poiares. 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

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Vila Nova de Poiares. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents110 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.12Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vila Nova de Poiares 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 Nova de Poiares?

Police recorded 1,550 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: 1,550 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20227
Recorded crime across major citiesVila Nova de Poiares highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Vila Nova de Poiares highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Porto5,240
Lisbon5,090
Almada3,580
Amadora3,330
Matosinhos2,910
Loures2,800
Cascais2,700
Sintra2,640
Vila Nova de Gaia2,570
Braga2,440
Oeiras2,380
Vila Nova de Poiares1,550
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,550 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,73031 Dec 2022INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20227Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was VSE, 64.3 km away in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportVSE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Distance to nearest airport64.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Vila Nova de Poiares. 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

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
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Vila Nova de Poiares.

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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 Vila Nova de Poiares lands among 49 measured cities

annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Coimbra/ Avenida Fernão Magalhães)2Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean21 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Coimbra/ Avenida Fernão Magalhães)3Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 15 · Feb 16.4 · Mar 19.1 · Apr 20.5 · May 23.3 · Jun 26.3 · Jul 28.5 · Aug 29.1 · Sep 27.4 · Oct 23.2 · Nov 18 · Dec 15.6 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação COIMBRA (Bencanta) (nº 707)10Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 5.2 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 7.8 · Apr 9.4 · May 11.8 · Jun 14.2 · Jul 15.6 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 11.9 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 6.2 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação COIMBRA (Bencanta) (nº 707)10Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 10.1 · Feb 11 · Mar 13.5 · Apr 14.9 · May 17.6 · Jun 20.3 · Jul 22 · Aug 22.4 · Sep 20.7 · Oct 17.6 · Nov 13.2 · Dec 10.9 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação COIMBRA (Bencanta) (nº 707)10Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 113.5 · Feb 81 · Mar 75.4 · Apr 84.6 · May 64.7 · Jun 26 · Jul 8.9 · Aug 14.8 · Sep 49.9 · Oct 114.5 · Nov 121.5 · Dec 111.3 mm31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação COIMBRA (Bencanta) (nº 707)10Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Portugal: Vila Franca de Xira ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±2.1 °C, Downey (United States) ±2.5 °C, Latina (Italy) ±1.6 °C, Giugliano in Campania (Italy) ±1.6 °C, Simi Valley (United States) ±3.1 °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 84.5 km² in 2021. Population density was 86.2 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Vila Nova de Poiares?

The published population was 7,281 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area84.45 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)6Official
Foreign residents503 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.27Independent
Population density86.22 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.14Official
Population7,281 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)6Official

International community in Vila Nova de Poiares

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
Total6,803100.0%
Portuguesa6,35993.5%
Estrangeira4446.5%
Europa2253.3%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)1321.9%
África1111.6%
América1001.5%
Outros países - Europa931.4%
Brasil891.3%
França841.2%
Reino Unido731.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Angola560.8%
Moçambique290.4%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)150.2%
Alemanha120.2%
Bélgica100.1%
Outros países - África90.1%
África do Sul90.1%
Ucrânia80.1%
Ásia70.1%
Suíça70.1%
Venezuela60.1%
Cabo Verde50.1%
Espanha40.1%
Outros países - Ásia30.0%
Canadá30.0%
China30.0%
Luxemburgo30.0%
Moldávia30.0%
Itália20.0%
Federação da Rússia20.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe20.0%
Oceânia10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Austrália10.0%
Guiné-Bissau10.0%
Irlanda10.0%
Índia10.0%
Roménia10.0%
Estados Unidos da América10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

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
Total6,803100.0%
Portuguesa6,55596.4%
Estrangeira2483.6%
Europa1472.2%
Outros países - Europa951.4%
Reino Unido841.2%
América781.1%
Brasil751.1%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)520.8%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)180.3%
África170.2%
Show 22 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Bélgica100.1%
França90.1%
Angola70.1%
Ucrânia70.1%
Alemanha40.1%
Itália40.1%
Moçambique40.1%
África do Sul40.1%
Ásia30.0%
Oceânia30.0%
Austrália30.0%
Suíça30.0%
China30.0%
Canadá20.0%
Espanha20.0%
Irlanda20.0%
Luxemburgo20.0%
Cabo Verde10.0%
Guiné-Bissau10.0%
Roménia10.0%
Federação da Rússia10.0%
Venezuela10.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Vila Nova de Poiares

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.

Mortágua as a Vila Nova de Poiares alternative in the same region

19 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Unemployment: 0.8% Mortágua vs 1.9% Vila Nova de Poiares−56%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,000 Mortágua vs 1,550 Vila Nova de Poiares+29%
  • Rent: €4.36/m² Mortágua vs €4.87/m² Vila Nova de Poiares−10%
  • Residents: 9,607 Mortágua vs 7,281 Vila Nova de Poiares+32%
  • Nearest airport: 47.1 km Mortágua vs 64.3 km Vila Nova de Poiares−27%

Cities near Vila Nova de Poiares

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

Coimbra Commuting Zone · 15.2 km away
Rent
9.35 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Salary
1,331 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2022-12-31
Penacova 6.6 km away
Rent
4.38 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Lousã 11.6 km away
Rent
5.37 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
Miranda do Corvo 14.8 km away
Rent
6.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Arganil 17.0 km away
Rent
4.53 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Mortágua 18.7 km away
Rent
4.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Alternative cities in Portugal

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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 Nova de Poiares's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Vila Nova de Poiares part of Coimbra?

Vila Nova de Poiares is in the published commuting zone of Coimbra; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Coimbra city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4

Common questions

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

How many people live in Vila Nova de Poiares?

The published population was 7,281 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Vila Nova de Poiares?

Average net cold rent is 4.87 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 341 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Vila Nova de Poiares?

Police recorded 1,550 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 Vila Nova de Poiares?

The unemployment rate is about 1.9 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Vila Nova de Poiares?

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

Is Vila Nova de Poiares a good place to live?

Vila Nova de Poiares 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 Nova de Poiares part of Coimbra?

Vila Nova de Poiares is in the published commuting zone of Coimbra; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Vila Nova de Poiares?

Coimbra, Penacova, Lousã, Santo António dos Olivais, Miranda do Corvo are near Vila Nova de Poiares. 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 Nova de Poiares?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,359 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Vila Nova de Poiares, Portugal: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 47f3040d205e78000afbdc218015dedd]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/vila-nova-de-poiares/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Vila Nova de Poiares, Portugal: population, rent, salary},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  3. EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Coimbra/ Avenida Fernão Magalhães) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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