Housing · 2021

Dwellings used as secondary residences: ranking of municipalities

Dwellings used as secondary residences: Castro Marim comes top with 58.2% and Gondomar comes last with 4.2%. The median across 307 municipalities is 25.8%. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

Podium and top 100

1Castro Marim58.2%2Góis56.6%3Idanha-a-Nova55.7%

#	Municipality	District	Dwellings used as secondary residences
1	Castro Marim	Faro	58.2%
2	Góis	Coimbra	56.6%
3	Idanha-a-Nova	Castelo Branco	55.7%
4	Pampilhosa da Serra	Coimbra	55.2%
5	Montalegre	Vila Real	53.6%
6	Sabugal	Guarda	52.8%
7	Vila de Rei	Castelo Branco	50.6%
7	Alcoutim	Faro	50.6%
9	Penamacor	Castelo Branco	50.1%
10	Freixo de Espada à Cinta	Bragança	49.9%
11	Almeida	Guarda	49.8%
12	Vimioso	Bragança	48.9%
13	Vila Real de Santo António	Faro	48.4%
14	Carrazeda de Ansiães	Bragança	47.5%
14	Vila Velha de Ródão	Castelo Branco	47.5%
16	Caminha	Viana do Castelo	47.4%
17	Albufeira	Faro	47.1%
18	Sabrosa	Vila Real	46.9%
19	Vinhais	Bragança	46.7%
19	Nisa	Portalegre	46.7%
21	Boticas	Vila Real	46.5%
22	Pedrógão Grande	Leiria	46.3%
23	Mação	Santarém	45.9%
24	Melgaço	Viana do Castelo	45.8%
25	Oleiros	Castelo Branco	45.7%
25	Penedono	Viseu	45.7%
27	Lagoa	Faro	45.4%
28	Mértola	Beja	45.1%
28	Arganil	Coimbra	45.1%
30	Vila Nova de Paiva	Viseu	44.8%
31	Crato	Portalegre	44.4%
31	Ribeira de Pena	Vila Real	44.4%
33	Nazaré	Leiria	44.3%
34	Mêda	Guarda	44.2%
35	Castro Daire	Viseu	44.1%
36	Proença-a-Nova	Castelo Branco	43.9%
37	Tavira	Faro	43.8%
37	Vila Nova de Foz Côa	Guarda	43.8%
39	Loulé	Faro	43.6%
40	Vila do Bispo	Faro	43.4%
41	Aljezur	Faro	42.7%
42	Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo	Guarda	42.3%
42	Manteigas	Guarda	42.3%
44	Torre de Moncorvo	Bragança	42.2%
45	Barrancos	Beja	42.0%
45	Valpaços	Vila Real	42.0%
47	Vila Pouca de Aguiar	Vila Real	41.9%
48	Ferreira do Zêzere	Santarém	41.7%
49	Grândola	Setúbal	41.6%
50	Silves	Faro	41.4%
50	Monforte	Portalegre	41.4%
52	Murtosa	Aveiro	41.2%
53	Mourão	Évora	40.7%
54	Tabuaço	Viseu	40.3%
55	Arcos de Valdevez	Viana do Castelo	40.2%
56	Gavião	Portalegre	40.0%
57	Ourique	Beja	39.8%
58	Lagos	Faro	39.5%
58	Peniche	Leiria	39.5%
58	Castelo de Vide	Portalegre	39.5%
61	Terras de Bouro	Braga	39.4%
61	Portimão	Faro	39.4%
63	Alandroal	Évora	39.1%
64	Castanheira de Pêra	Leiria	38.9%
64	Murça	Vila Real	38.9%
64	Moimenta da Beira	Viseu	38.9%
64	Tarouca	Viseu	38.9%
68	Alter do Chão	Portalegre	38.4%
69	Arronches	Portalegre	38.1%
70	Fornos de Algodres	Guarda	37.5%
70	Trancoso	Guarda	37.5%
72	Mondim de Basto	Vila Real	37.3%
73	Miranda do Douro	Bragança	37.2%
73	Mogadouro	Bragança	37.2%
75	Santa Marta de Penaguião	Vila Real	37.1%
76	Esposende	Braga	37.0%
77	Lajes do Pico	Região Autónoma dos Açores	36.9%
78	Resende	Viseu	36.8%
79	Óbidos	Leiria	36.6%
80	Alfândega da Fé	Bragança	36.5%
81	Aguiar da Beira	Guarda	36.4%
82	Sertã	Castelo Branco	36.3%
82	Tábua	Coimbra	36.3%
84	Alijó	Vila Real	36.1%
84	Sernancelhe	Viseu	36.1%
86	Armamar	Viseu	35.7%
86	Sátão	Viseu	35.7%
88	Fronteira	Portalegre	35.6%
89	Pinhel	Guarda	35.5%
89	Ponte da Barca	Viana do Castelo	35.5%
91	Macedo de Cavaleiros	Bragança	35.4%
91	Celorico da Beira	Guarda	35.4%
93	Bragança	Bragança	35.1%
94	Marvão	Portalegre	35.0%
95	Vila Flor	Bragança	34.5%
96	São João da Pesqueira	Viseu	34.3%
97	Moura	Beja	34.1%
97	Avis	Portalegre	34.1%
99	Sardoal	Santarém	33.9%
100	Figueiró dos Vinhos	Leiria	33.6%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	District	Dwellings used as secondary residences
293	Vila Nova de Gaia	Porto	6.5%
294	Matosinhos	Porto	6.4%
295	Loures	Lisbon	6.3%
295	Oeiras	Lisbon	6.3%
295	Amadora	Lisbon	6.3%
298	Vila Franca de Xira	Lisbon	6.2%
299	Ponta Delgada	Região Autónoma dos Açores	6.1%
300	São João da Madeira	Aveiro	5.8%
300	Paços de Ferreira	Porto	5.8%
302	Vizela	Braga	5.4%
303	Valongo	Porto	5.3%
304	Ribeira Grande	Região Autónoma dos Açores	5.0%
305	Maia	Porto	4.5%
306	Trofa	Porto	4.4%
307	Gondomar	Porto	4.2%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Dwellings used as secondary residences”?

Castro Marim ranks first for “Dwellings used as secondary residences”, with 58.2%.

What is the median for “Dwellings used as secondary residences”?

The median across the 307 ranked municipalities is 25.8%.