Living in Vila Velha de Ródão
In Vila Velha de Ródão, average gross earnings are €1,590 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €3.60 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.9% (2026).
The unemployment rate was 2.87% in June 2026. There were 140 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. In 2023, the foreign population was 251.
Cheaper rent than 92% of Portuguese cities that publish it and higher unemployment than 73% of Portuguese cities that publish it.
Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Vila Velha de Ródão?
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 Velha de Ródão?
Average net cold rent is 3.6 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): 3.6 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt10
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MEO fixed fibre7Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 15 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Vodafone Portugal mobile plan9Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 3.6 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 | 26 Aug 2026 | www.ine.pt10Official |
Is Vila Velha de Ródão 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 216 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.6 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
What is the unemployment rate in Vila Velha de Ródão?
The unemployment rate is about 2.9 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 2.87 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202612
Vila Velha de Ródão 2.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,590 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)2Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.87 %country median 2.3% | 30 Jun 2026 | IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202612Independent |
What does a salary buy in Vila Velha de Ródão?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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€3.60/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26 | − €216 |
| 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 | €659 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Vila Velha de Ródão. 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 Vila Velha de Ródão. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 140 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 Vila Velha de Ródão 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 Vila Velha de Ródão?
Police recorded 2,750 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: 2,750 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20223
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,750 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — about the same | 31 Dec 2022 | INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20223Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Vila Velha de Ródão. 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.
Population and city profile
The city covered 329.9 km² in 2021. Population density was 10.7 people per km² in 2021.
How many people live in Vila Velha de Ródão?
The published population was 1,227 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)1
By nationality
National passport79.5%Foreign residents20.5%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 329.9 km² | 2021 | Local normalized archive of official INE municipality rows: DICO identity, populationTotal and areaKm2 at municipality/LAU-1 grain.6Official |
| Foreign residents | 251 people | 2023 | Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.11Independent |
| Population density | 10.67 people/km² | 2021 | Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.6Official |
| Population | 1,227 people | 19 Apr 2021 | Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)1Official |
International community in Vila Velha de Ródão
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 | 3,285 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 3,069 | 93.4% |
| Estrangeira | 216 | 6.6% |
| Europa | 94 | 2.9% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 51 | 1.6% |
| América | 50 | 1.5% |
| África | 49 | 1.5% |
| Brasil | 44 | 1.3% |
| Outros países - Europa | 43 | 1.3% |
| Angola | 25 | 0.8% |
| França | 24 | 0.7% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ásia | 23 | 0.7% |
| Reino Unido | 22 | 0.7% |
| Índia | 17 | 0.5% |
| Ucrânia | 15 | 0.5% |
| Moçambique | 11 | 0.3% |
| Roménia | 9 | 0.3% |
| Cabo Verde | 7 | 0.2% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 6 | 0.2% |
| Alemanha | 6 | 0.2% |
| Espanha | 5 | 0.2% |
| Suíça | 4 | 0.1% |
| Irlanda | 3 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - África | 2 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - América | 2 | 0.1% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 2 | 0.1% |
| Federação da Rússia | 2 | 0.1% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 2 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.1% |
| África do Sul | 2 | 0.1% |
| Bulgária | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hungria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 1 | 0.0% |
| Polónia | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5
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 | 3,285 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 3,134 | 95.4% |
| Estrangeira | 151 | 4.6% |
| Europa | 69 | 2.1% |
| América | 52 | 1.6% |
| Brasil | 46 | 1.4% |
| Outros países - Europa | 37 | 1.1% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 32 | 1.0% |
| Reino Unido | 21 | 0.6% |
| Ásia | 19 | 0.6% |
| Índia | 17 | 0.5% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ucrânia | 14 | 0.4% |
| África | 11 | 0.3% |
| Alemanha | 8 | 0.2% |
| Roménia | 8 | 0.2% |
| Angola | 5 | 0.2% |
| Espanha | 4 | 0.1% |
| França | 4 | 0.1% |
| Irlanda | 4 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - América | 2 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 2 | 0.1% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 2 | 0.1% |
| Moçambique | 2 | 0.1% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 2 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - África | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bulgária | 1 | 0.0% |
| Suíça | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hungria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Itália | 1 | 0.0% |
| Polónia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Federação da Rússia | 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 source4
Alternatives for people set on Vila Velha de Ródão
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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 Velha de Ródão'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 Vila Velha de Ródão?
The published population was 1,227 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT).
How much does it cost to rent in Vila Velha de Ródão?
Average net cold rent is 3.6 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 252 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.
How safe is Vila Velha de Ródão?
Police recorded 2,750 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 Velha de Ródão?
The unemployment rate is about 2.9 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
How many foreign residents live in Vila Velha de Ródão?
251 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..
Is Vila Velha de Ródão a good place to live?
Vila Velha de Ródão 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 Portuguesa live in Vila Velha de Ródão?
The official country of birth distribution records 3,069 people (93.4%) 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, October 16). Vila Velha de Ródão, Portugal: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 75696a1491943f9b1b21ac0511f2f559]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/vila-velha-de-rodao/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT) Censos 2021 · mapas.ine.pt · checked 2026-10-07
- INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
- 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
- Local normalized archive of official INE municipality rows: DICO identity, populationTotal and areaKm2 at municipality/LAU-1 grain. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
- MEO fixed fibre meo.pt · checked 2026-09-15
- 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
- Vodafone Portugal mobile plan vodafone.pt · checked 2026-09-15
- www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
Show 2 more sources
- 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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