Does Aveiro have an urban rehabilitation area (ARU)?

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Yes, Aveiro has one urban rehabilitation area (ARU) for the city, published in Diário da República in 2016 (Aviso 11614/2016). It covers the central zone, Esgueira and former industrial land at Aradas.

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Council ARU page: cm-aveiro.pt/servicos/planeamento/planeamento-territorial...
Delimitation notice (Aviso 11614/2016): cm-aveiro.pt/cmaveiro/uploads/writer_file/document/887/di...
Delimitation proposal and map (PDF): cm-aveiro.pt/cmaveiro/uploads/writer_file/document/888/pr...
Operation (ORU): Aviso 19819/2019, Diário da República of 10 December 2019
Contact: geral@cm-aveiro.pt (council general email)
Sources: cm-aveiro.pt/servicos/planeamento/planeamento-territorial...
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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