Does Águeda have an urban rehabilitation area (ARU)?
Yes, Águeda has 22 urban rehabilitation areas (ARU) with delimitations revised in September 2023, including the city, Fermentelos, Recardães and Espinhel.
- Council ARU page
- cm-agueda.pt/viver/urbanismo-ordenamento-do-territorio-e-...
- Revision approved
- Municipal assembly, 28 September 2023
- Examples listed
- Cidade de Águeda, Borralha, Fermentelos, Recardães, Espinhel, Macinhata do Vouga
- Council map service
- cm-agueda.pt/balcao-virtual/sig-agueda
- Contact
- geral@cm-agueda.pt (council general email)
- Sources
- cm-agueda.pt/viver/urbanismo-ordenamento-do-territorio-e-...
- Checked
- 2026-11-05
What you get
- Inside a declared ARU, national tax rules can apply to rehabilitation works: reduced VAT, IMI and IMT exemptions and an IRS deduction. The conditions are in the guide; the council decides whether the IMI exemption can be renewed for five more years.
More: What an ARU gives you
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