Living in Vinhais

Vinhais is a city in Portugal. For Vinhais, the unemployment rate was 2.47% in June 2026. Vinhais had a population of 9,066 in 2021.

Higher unemployment than 61% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 91% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Vinhais?

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 Vinhais.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Vinhais yet. Portugal has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesVinhais highlighted among comparable cities

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Vinhais?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 2.47 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026⁹

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Vinhais is 2.5%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	2.47 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026⁹Independent

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	190 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.⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vinhais 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 Vinhais?

Police recorded 1,920 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: 1,920 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022²

Recorded crime across major citiesVinhais highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,920 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,715	31 Dec 2022	INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022²Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was BGC, 24.7 km away in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	BGC	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	24.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Vinhais. 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 Vinhais.

Climate and air quality

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 9.1 · Feb 11.8 · Mar 15.2 · Apr 17.1 · May 21.2 · Jun 26.2 · Jul 29.8 · Aug 29.6 · Sep 25.3 · Oct 18.9 · Nov 12.8 · Dec 9.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação BRAGANÇA (nº 575)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.4 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 3.4 · Apr 5.4 · May 8.4 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 14.2 · Aug 14 · Sep 11.3 · Oct 7.9 · Nov 3.6 · Dec 1.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação BRAGANÇA (nº 575)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.8 · Feb 6.3 · Mar 9.3 · Apr 11.3 · May 14.8 · Jun 19 · Jul 22 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 18.3 · Oct 13.4 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 5.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação BRAGANÇA (nº 575)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 100.6 · Feb 62.4 · Mar 68.6 · Apr 68 · May 63.4 · Jun 32.2 · Jul 15.1 · Aug 18.7 · Sep 43.9 · Oct 106.9 · Nov 91.8 · Dec 112.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação BRAGANÇA (nº 575)⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities

Paredes de Coura9,198 residents Melgaço9,213 residents Vila Nova de Cerveira9,253 residents Aljustrel9,257 residents Ponta do Sol8,862 residents Ferreira do Zêzere8,619 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 694.8 km² in 2021. Population density was 13 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Vinhais?

The published population was 9,066 people in 2021. Source: INE — Pesquisa de municípios¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	694.8 km²	2021	INE — Pesquisa de municípios¹Official
Foreign residents	77 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.⁸Independent
Population density	13.05 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.¹Official
Population	9,066 people	2021	INE — Pesquisa de municípios¹Official

International community in Vinhais

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	7,768	100.0%
Portuguesa	7,445	95.8%
Estrangeira	323	4.2%
Europa	209	2.7%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	193	2.5%
França	124	1.6%
África	65	0.8%
Angola	50	0.6%
América	37	0.5%
Espanha	35	0.5%
Brasil	27	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Alemanha	20	0.3%
Outros países - Europa	16	0.2%
Ásia	12	0.2%
Moçambique	12	0.2%
Suíça	11	0.1%
China	11	0.1%
Roménia	5	0.1%
Argentina	4	0.1%
Reino Unido	4	0.1%
Venezuela	4	0.1%
Bulgária	3	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	3	0.0%
Cabo Verde	2	0.0%
Luxemburgo	2	0.0%
Outros países - América	1	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	1	0.0%
Bélgica	1	0.0%
Canadá	1	0.0%
África do Sul	1	0.0%
Outros	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁴

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	7,768	100.0%
Portuguesa	7,691	99.0%
Estrangeira	77	1.0%
Europa	38	0.5%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	36	0.5%
América	24	0.3%
Brasil	19	0.2%
Espanha	14	0.2%
França	10	0.1%
Ásia	9	0.1%
China	9	0.1%

Show 12 more groups

Published group	People	Share
África	6	0.1%
Roménia	5	0.1%
Angola	4	0.1%
Argentina	4	0.1%
Alemanha	4	0.1%
Bulgária	3	0.0%
Outros países - Europa	2	0.0%
Outros países - América	1	0.0%
Suíça	1	0.0%
Cabo Verde	1	0.0%
Reino Unido	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 source³

Is Vinhais 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 worker62%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 52–72%

Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 62–80%

Student56%strong on safety, weak on education · range 46–66%

Family67%strong on family, weak on education · range 58–76%

Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 46–68%

Foreign residents77 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.

Population9,066 people2021Official source · INE — Pesquisa de municípios

Unemployment rate2.47 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

City area694.8 km²2021Official source · INE — Pesquisa de municípios

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,920 incidents per 100k31 Dec 2022Official source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022

Physicians per 100,000 residents190 per 100,0002024Official source · 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.

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-07-31

Common questions

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

How many people live in Vinhais?

The published population was 9,066 people in 2021. Source: INE — Pesquisa de municípios.

How safe is Vinhais?

Police recorded 1,920 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 Vinhais?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Vinhais?

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

Is Vinhais a good place to live?

Vinhais 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 Vinhais?

The official country of birth distribution records 209 people (2.7%) 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). Vinhais, Portugal: jobs, safety, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/vinhais/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_vinhais-portugal-jobs-safety-climate_2424d7df96dd,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Vinhais, Portugal: jobs, safety, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/vinhais/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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INE — Pesquisa de municípios INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
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
IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação BRAGANÇA (nº 575) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
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
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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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