Does Estarreja have an urban rehabilitation area (ARU)?

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Yes, Estarreja has nine urban rehabilitation areas (ARU) in its parishes. The municipal assembly has approved a systematic operation (ORU) for all nine.

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Council ARU page: cm-estarreja.pt/area_de_reabilitacao_urbana
ARUs in force: 9, including the city centre, Pardilhó and Salreu
Delimitation map (PDF): cm-estarreja.pt/media/Documentos/pdm/area__reabilitacao_u...
Change to the delimitation, June 2018 (PDF): cm-estarreja.pt/media/Documentos/Planeamento%20e%20ordena...
Sources: cm-estarreja.pt/area_de_reabilitacao_urbana
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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