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The Bragança district spans the high plateau of Trás-os-Montes in Portugal’s remote north-east, from the walled citadel city of Bragança and the mirandês-speaking uplands around Miranda do Douro down to the schist terraces where the district meets the Douro valley. Because Portugal’s statistics office publishes house prices by sub-region and municipality rather than by district, this guide leads with the official figures for the Terras de Trás-os-Montes sub-region — which contains Bragança city — and then breaks the whole district down municipality by municipality, each number with its own source and reference period.

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What does property cost in Bragança?

The figures below are the latest official medians for the region, each shown beside its reference period and INE source. Transacted (sold) prices are drawn from INE’s house-price statistics; the national median is shown alongside so you can see how the region compares.

Median sold price · BragançaSold · INE

€897/m²

Terras de Trás-os-Montes

1st Quarter 2026Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal
CC BY 4.0
Median sold price · PortugalSold · INE (national)

€2,168/m²

Portugal

1st Quarter 2026Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal
CC BY 4.0
Median new-lease rent · BragançaRent · INE

€4.42/m²

Terras de Trás-os-Montes

2nd Quarter 2026Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal
CC BY 4.0

Sub-region level (Terras de Trás-os-Montes) — INE publishes the rent series by NUTS-III only, so there is no separate concelho-level rent figure for the Bragança municipalities.

How Bragança sold prices have moved

Median sold price · Bragança, last 12 months (line, left axis) against dwellings sold in the last 12 months (bars, right axis).

Q4 2019 → Q1 2026Latest data: Q1 2026

Median sold price · Bragança: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal · indicator 0012234 (dim3=H1) · retrieved 2026-08-12 · CC BY 4.0

Sold in last 12 months: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal · indicator 0014363 · retrieved 2026-10-02 · CC BY 4.0

Show the data as a table (26 quarters)
Every quarter in the chart (Q4 2019 – Q1 2026).
QuarterMedian sold price · Bragança (last 12 months, €/m²)Sold in last 12 months (dwellings)
Q1 20268971,604
Q4 20258571,559
Q3 20258501,555
Q2 20257871,423
Q1 20257501,395
Q4 20247101,350
Q3 20246761,327
Q2 20246881,314
Q1 20246951,234
Q4 20236991,210
Q3 20236971,126
Q2 20236961,143
Q1 20237021,229
Q4 20227051,264
Q3 20226991,284
Q2 20226851,286
Q1 20226591,184
Q4 20216351,117
Q3 20216231,089
Q2 20216161,057
Q1 2021634982
Q4 2020642982
Q3 20206391,029
Q2 20206401,032
Q1 20206211,097
Q4 20196041,124

Asking vs sold

Asking-price data pending — we publish an asking figure only from a licensed source, never scraped listings, and we always label it separately from the sold (INE) median so the two are never conflated.

What does each type of property cost in Bragança?

Two official medians, kept deliberately apart. Bank appraisals are what lenders valued homes at; registered sales are what buyers actually paid. They are measured differently, published on different cadences, and are never averaged together.

Flats vs villas

Bank appraisal · INE · €/m²

Median value of bank evaluations on housing — what lenders valued property at for mortgage purposes. It is a valuation opinion, not a transacted price, so it is never mixed with the sale medians below.

Median flats vs villas price per square metre in Bragança
FlatsMedian€1,281€/m²PeriodAugust 2026
VillasMedian€825€/m²PeriodAugust 2026
All housingMedian€1,111€/m²PeriodAugust 2026

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal — CC BY 4.0. Each row carries its own reference period, shown above.

New vs existing homes

Sold · INE · €/m²

Median value of registered dwelling sales — what buyers actually transacted at, split by whether the home was newly built or already existing. This is the sold family; it is never mixed with appraisals.

Median new vs existing homes price per square metre in Bragança
New dwellingsMedian€1,246€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Existing dwellingsMedian€790€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
All dwellingsMedian€897€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal — CC BY 4.0. Each row carries its own reference period, shown above.

Prices are one part of the picture. Below, see how Bragança sits through the market cycle — bank appraisals against sold prices, transaction activity and rents, each drawn live from INE with its source and reference period.

Where exactly in Bragança?

Those trends describe Bragança as a whole. Below, place it on the map to see exactly where they apply — and, where the data allows, how prices vary from one part of the region to the next.

Bragança on the map

The 12 municipalities that make up the Bragança distrito. Select a municipality to open its concelho guide.

Alfândega da FéBragançaCarrazeda de AnsiãesFreixo de Espada à CintaMacedo de CavaleirosMiranda do DouroMirandelaMogadouroTorre de MoncorvoVila FlorVimiosoVinhais
  1. 1. Alfândega da Fé
  2. 2. Bragança
  3. 3. Carrazeda de Ansiães
  4. 4. Freixo de Espada à Cinta
  5. 5. Macedo de Cavaleiros
  6. 6. Miranda do Douro
  7. 7. Mirandela
  8. 8. Mogadouro
  9. 9. Torre de Moncorvo
  10. 10. Vila Flor
  11. 11. Vimioso
  12. 12. Vinhais

Boundaries: Direção-Geral do Território — Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (CAOP2025) — source — CC BY 4.0 (DGT)

Bragança district, municipality by municipality

Portugal’s statistics office (INE) does not publish transacted house prices on district boundaries — the official series is released for NUTS-III sub-regions and for individual municipalities (concelhos) only. The headline figures on this page are therefore the official medians for the Terras de Trás-os-Montes sub-region, which contains the city of Bragança; they are not a district-wide aggregate. The full district — 12 municipalities spread across the Terras de Trás-os-Montes and Douro sub-regions — is shown municipality by municipality in the breakdown below, each figure with its own INE source and reference period. We never synthesise a single district number.

Terras de Trás-os-Montes

Sub-region median: €897/m²

Median transacted price per square metre by municipality in Terras de Trás-os-Montes
BragançaMedian sold€1,157€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Alfândega da FéMedian sold€419€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Macedo de CavaleirosMedian sold€799€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Miranda do DouroMedian sold€477€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
MirandelaMedian sold€1,042€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
MogadouroMedian sold€356€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Vila FlorMedian sold€487€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
VimiosoMedian sold€464€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
VinhaisMedian sold€352€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026

Douro

Sub-region median: €782/m²

Median transacted price per square metre by municipality in Douro
Carrazeda de AnsiãesMedian sold€352€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Freixo de Espada à CintaMedian sold€280€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026
Torre de MoncorvoMedian sold€448€/m²Period1st Quarter 2026

Transacted (sold) median price per square metre. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal — CC BY 4.0. Figures are the latest available official medians; each municipality carries its own reference period, shown above.

What is living in Bragança like?

Knowing where a property sits is only half the decision — the other half is what daily life there is like. Here are the liveability signals we can source for Bragança today, each added as the data becomes available.

HealthcareINE · health access & supply

6.3doctors/1k inhab.

Medical doctors per 1,000 inhabitants · S7A2025

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

0.2pharmacies/1k inhab.

Pharmacies per 1,000 inhabitants · S7A2025

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

1hospitals

Hospitals · S7A2024

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

ConnectivityINE · fixed broadband

15,163accesses

Fixed broadband Internet accesses · S7A2025

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

SafetyINE · reported crime

33.1

crimes/1k residents

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents · 2025 crime counts over 2021 resident population

Derived: registered_crimes / population_2021 * 1000

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

CoastINE · Blue Flag beaches

2beaches

Blue Flag beaches (regional total) · S7A2026

Regional total (NUTS3) — shared across the surrounding region, not this municipality alone. NUTS regional total broadcast to member concelhos — the WHOLE region's count, NOT this concelho's own; never sum across concelhos.

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), PortugalCC BY 4.0

ClimateIPMA · monthly temperature

6°C–33°C

Observed range · August 2025 – October 2026

Coolest: mean daily low, November 2025 · Warmest: mean daily high, July 2026

Not a full-year normal — our IPMA observations cover August 2025 – October 2026, so the coldest winter months are not represented.

IPMA — Instituto Português do Mar e da AtmosferaFree reuse with attribution to IPMA (open-data)

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Bragança at a glance

The district of Bragança occupies the far north-eastern corner of Portugal, a high, sparsely populated plateau of Trás-os-Montes hemmed by the Spanish border on two sides. It is built around the medieval citadel city of Bragança and takes in the Montesinho natural park, the mirandês-speaking Planalto Mirandês around Miranda do Douro, and a chain of small market towns — Mirandela, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Mogadouro — set among olive groves, chestnut woods and cereal uplands. To the south the land drops toward the Douro, giving the district a warm river-valley fringe quite unlike its cold interior.

Because the official price series is published by sub-region and municipality rather than by district, the headline figures above are for the Terras de Trás-os-Montes sub-region around Bragança city, with full provenance; the breakdown that follows shows every municipality in the district — including the southern concelhos that INE groups under the Douro — so the wide internal spread is visible with the same discipline rather than hidden inside a single average.

What are the rules and costs in Bragança?

Lifestyle is the human side of the decision; the rules and costs are the practical one. These are the two rules that shape most purchases in Bragança — plus the guides and calculator to model your all-in costs.

Two rules shape most purchases here — whether a property can be let short-term, and what it costs to hold each year — followed by the guides and calculator to model your full purchase.

Can you run a short-term rental here?

Short-term letting (Alojamento Local, AL) in the Bragança district is a smaller, more seasonal part of the investment case than on the coast, driven by nature and heritage tourism — the Montesinho park, the Planalto Mirandês and the Douro International natural park around Miranda do Douro and Mogadouro — plus cross-border visitors from Spain. It plays a modest role in Bragança city and the interior market towns. AL is regulated at the municipal level under the national regime (Decreto-Lei 128/2014, as amended), and rules, registration status and any contention-style limits vary by concelho and change over time.

This is general information, not legal advice — confirm the current AL status and any local limits for a specific address with the relevant câmara municipal before assuming a property can be operated as a short-term rental.

What about annual property tax (IMI)?

Municipal Property Tax (IMI) is levied annually by each concelho within a band set nationally, so the exact rate depends on the municipality and the property’s taxable value (VPT) — the rate in Bragança can differ from that of the Douro-fringe concelhos to the south or the border municipalities of the Planalto Mirandês. Any specific rate we publish is sourced from the official register with its reference year; where the warehouse cannot yet source a rate it is shown as pending rather than estimated.

Common questions about Bragança

How much does property cost per square metre in Bragança?
In Terras de Trás-os-Montes, the median transacted (sold) price is about €897 per square metre (1st Quarter 2026). For comparison, the national median sold price is about €2,168 per square metre (1st Quarter 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal, CC BY 4.0.
How much do flats and villas cost per square metre in Bragança?
In Terras de Trás-os-Montes, the median bank appraisal value is about €1,281 per square metre for flats and €825 per square metre for villas (August 2026). These are lender valuations for mortgage purposes, not transacted prices. Registered sales — what buyers actually paid — ran about €1,246 per square metre for newly built homes and €790 per square metre for existing homes (1st Quarter 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal, CC BY 4.0.
What is the average rent per square metre in Bragança?
In Terras de Trás-os-Montes, the median new-lease rent — what tenants pay to let, a separate measure from any sale or asking price — is about €4.42 per square metre (2nd Quarter 2026). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal, CC BY 4.0.
What is the climate like in Bragança?
Over the August 2025 – October 2026 climate observations available for Bragança's anchor municipality, the mean daily low reached about 5.9°C (in November 2025) and the mean daily high about 33.0°C (in July 2026). This is the observed range for that window, not a full-year normal: our IPMA observations do not span a full calendar year, so the coldest winter months are not represented. Source: IPMA — Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Free reuse with attribution to IPMA (open-data).
What is the reported-crime rate in Bragança?
Bragança's anchor municipality records about 33.1 crimes/1k residents (Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, reference period 2025 crime counts over 2021 resident population). Derived as registered_crimes / population_2021 * 1000. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal, CC BY 4.0.
What healthcare access does Bragança have?
Bragança's anchor municipality reports medical doctors per 1,000 inhabitants: 6.3 doctors/1k inhab., reference period S7A2025; pharmacies per 1,000 inhabitants: 0.2 pharmacies/1k inhab., reference period S7A2025; hospitals: 1 hospitals, reference period S7A2024. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal.
What is internet connectivity like in Bragança?
Bragança's anchor municipality reports fixed broadband internet accesses: 15,163 accesses, reference period S7A2025. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal.
How many Blue Flag beaches does Bragança have?
Bragança's anchor municipality reports blue flag beaches (regional total): 2 beaches (regional total, shared across the surrounding region), reference period S7A2026. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal.

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Municipalities in Bragança

Every municipality below has its own page, held to the same provenance discipline: a figure appears only when the warehouse can source it, shown with its INE source and reference period. Where it cannot, the page says so in place of the figure. Never an estimate.

We publish a number only when the warehouse can source it. Many of the series shown here, including the sold-price median, are listed in the public data registry with their official sources, reference periods and licences. The dwellings-sold bars in the price chart print their source, INE indicator code and licence under the chart.

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