Urgeses vs Lousada: which Norte town suits you?

Their January highs are within 1°C of each other (12°C and 12°C). Urgeses has a closer train station and a closer bus station; Lousada has more doctors on foot, lower rents and cheaper homes to buy.

Urgeses

5,457 people

Choose Urgeses if you want

  • Car-light living: 5 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by
  • A train station closer by (0.7 km, against 3.7 km)
  • A bus station closer by (1.6 km, against 6.4 km)

Lousada

2,166 people

Choose Lousada if you want

  • More doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk (5, against 2)
  • Lower rents in the municipality (€4.24/m² a month, against €5.75/m²)
  • Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,453/m², against €1,859/m²)

Side by side

Bold marks the better value where one is clearly better and both values are precise.

Climate

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
MeasureUrgesesLousada
January high12°C12°C
January low4°C3°C
July high27°C26°C
Days above 35°C a year21
Nights above 20°C a year65
Frost days a year1012
Days with rain a year126128
Daylight on 21 December9 h 11 min9 h 12 min
Sea in August––

Daily life within a 15-minute walk

MeasureUrgesesLousada
Grocery stores56
Pharmacies22
Doctors and clinics25
Cafés1010
Restaurants2227

Getting around

MeasureUrgesesLousada
Nearest train station0.7 km3.7 km
Nearest bus station1.6 km6.4 km
Nearest hospital1.8 km0.3 km
Nearest beach38 km35 km
Nearest airport with scheduled flights38 km34 km

Housing and safety (whole municipality)

MeasureUrgesesLousada
Median rent per m², per month€5.75/m²€4.24/m²
Sale price per m²€1,859/m²€1,453/m²
Sale price change, 5 years+87%+88%
Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents17.820.5

People

MeasureUrgesesLousada
Population5,4572,166
Aged 65 and over22.2%16.1%
Under 1512.3%14.6%
Born in another country5.5%4.7%

Natural hazards

MeasureUrgesesLousada
Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 190000

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020
HighJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Urgeses12°13°16°17°20°24°27°27°24°20°15°12°
Lousada12°13°15°17°20°23°26°27°24°19°14°12°

The average highs are within 1°C of each other in every month. Urgeses in November

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Urgeses or Lousada: common questions

Which is warmer in winter, Urgeses or Lousada?

They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 11.8°C in Urgeses and 11.5°C in Lousada.

Which has more shops within walking distance?

Lousada: 6 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 5 in Urgeses.

Which is closer to an airport?

Both use Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO): 38 km from Urgeses and 34 km from Lousada, in a straight line.