Municipality atlas

The 11 Municipalities of Madeira

Each municipality (concelho) has its own PDM (master plan), its own AL regime after DL 76/2024, its own microclimate, its own hazard profile. Pick the one you're eyeing and we'll give you the buyer-side view.

AL (Alojamento Local) status legend

AL: no new alNo new AL registrations

AL: containment areaContainment area: only some property types

AL: changes decidedSuspension or new rules decided or in consultation

AL: no restriction foundNo municipal restriction found

AL: not yet confirmedNot yet confirmed

Checked on 27 Sep 2026 against the Diário da República and each câmara's published notices; every concelho page lists its sources. Always confirm with the câmara.

Administrative boundaries: CAOP2025 (RAM), Direção-Geral do Território. Informação geográfica cedida pela Direção-Geral do Território. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Adapted: boundaries simplified; Desertas, Selvagens and minor islets omitted.

Madeira main island - 10 municipalities

Funchal

AL: containment area

South coast - regional capital

Regional capital; the highest median price per m² of homes sold on the island (INE); historic old town + Lido waterfront + Santa Rita hospital campus driving western-Funchal appreciation.

Median sold €3,322/m²Guide

Calheta

AL: no restriction found

West coast

West-coast sunniest microclimate; strong international expat demand; Arco da Calheta popular with German retirees.

Median sold €1,722/m²Guide

Santa Cruz

AL: changes decided

South-east coast

Madeira International Airport sits in this concelho; 20-minute commute to Funchal; strongest value-per-euro for buyers who want south-coast sun without paying the Funchal premium.

Median sold €2,617/m²Guide

Ribeira Brava

AL: no restriction found

South coast - west of Funchal

Strong south-coast sun exposure; AL / tourism yield is solid; coastal commute to Funchal via VR1.

Median sold €1,508/m²Guide

São Vicente

AL: no restriction found

North coast

Lowest median price per m² of homes sold on the island (INE); niche luxury pockets inland; dramatic coastline; thinner international buyer market.

Median sold €1,331/m²Guide

Câmara de Lobos

AL: no restriction found

South coast - immediate west of Funchal

Commutable to Funchal (15 minutes); emerging luxury developments on the coastal cliffs; documented landslide exposure on steep slopes inland.

Median sold €2,500/m²Guide

Ponta do Sol

AL: no restriction found

South-west coast

Digital-nomad hub since Startup Madeira opened its Digital Nomad Village here in 2021; the "sunniest corner" of the island by consensus.

Median sold €1,718/m²Guide

Machico

AL: no new al

East coast

East-coast revitalisation ongoing; new AL suspended in two parishes and its own AL regulation in consultation in 2026.

Median sold €2,027/m²Guide

Santana

AL: no restriction found

North-east coast

Traditional A-framed triangular houses; UNESCO-adjacent cultural heritage; thinnest foreign buyer demand of the main-island concelhos.

Median sold €1,605/m²Guide

Porto Moniz

AL: not yet confirmed

Far north-west coast

Natural volcanic swimming pools; most rural concelho on the main island; strong seasonal tourism, thin year-round rental demand.

Median sold €1,490/m²Guide

Porto Santo - 1 municipality

Porto Santo

AL: not yet confirmed

Porto Santo island (separate)

Separate island connected by ferry + seasonal flight; rare-for-Madeira sandy beaches; strong seasonal market (July–September) with off-season thinness.

Median sold €2,484/m²Guide

Median price per m² of homes sold in the 12 months to March 2026, all dwelling types: what buyers paid, not asking prices. Source: INE, local housing price statistics (published 17 Jul 2026).