Aguiar da Beira
Municipality of the district of Guarda (District of Guarda), region Centro (NUTS III: Viseu Dão Lafões).
Aguiar da Beira had 5.231 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 38,5% were aged 65 or over; 8,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Virgílio da Cunha · Tel. 232689100 · Email: geral@cm-aguiardabeira.pt · www.cm-aguiardabeira.pt more contacts
Summary for arrivals. The telephone code is that of the district/region seat (ANACOM numbering plan), not exclusive to this municipality. School, parish-council and town-hall counts come from the official lists already on this site. Hospitals are NHS institutions whose official name includes the municipality.
- 181 – 208
- 231 – 314
- 345 – 363
- 423 – 666
- 715 – 1.785
- 14,4 – 14,6
- 16,7 – 19,6
- 21,6 – 24,3
- 24,5 – 24,8
- 28,0 – 41,2
- 9,2 – 9,6
- 12,7 – 15,9
- 17,3 – 21,7
- 23,8 – 23,9
- 29,4 – 43,4
The 10 parishes of Aguiar da Beira
Sorted by resident population (2021 Census, 2025 geography). Click a header to sort; hover a row to highlight it on the map.
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| # | Parish | Population | Area (km²) | Inhab./km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | União das freguesias de Aguiar da Beira e Coruche | 1.785 | 43,36 | 41,2 |
| 2 | Pena Verde | 715 | 29,40 | 24,3 |
| 3 | Dornelas | 666 | 23,75 | 28,0 |
| 4 | Carapito | 423 | 17,26 | 24,5 |
| 5 | União das freguesias de Souto de Aguiar da Beira e Valverde | 363 | 21,68 | 16,7 |
| 6 | União das freguesias de Sequeiros e Gradiz | 345 | 23,92 | 14,4 |
| 7 | Cortiçada | 314 | 12,65 | 24,8 |
| 8 | Pinheiro | 231 | 15,88 | 14,6 |
| 9 | Forninhos | 208 | 9,62 | 21,6 |
| 10 | Eirado | 181 | 9,24 | 19,6 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 0901
- Resident population
- 5.231
- Area
- 206,77 km²
- Density
- 25,3 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 10
- Share of district population
- 3,7%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 10th of 14
- National rank (population)
- 255th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 231st of 308
- National rank (area)
- 156th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 2.456 (47,0%)
- Women
- 2.775 (53,0%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 5.169 (98,8%)
- Foreign nationality
- 62 (1,2%)
- Ageing index
- 462,5 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.109
- Average household size
- 2,30 people
- Dwellings
- 5.042
- Buildings
- 4.824
- With higher education (15+)
- 8,3% (400)
- Unemployment rate
- 6,22%
Population by age group
Source: INE, Censos 2021 (API de indicadores) — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012328, 0012481, 0014632, licence CC BY 4.0.
2025 local elections
Municipal council
- Registered
- 5.791
- Voters
- 4.178 (72,15%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPNT (elected council president) | 2.090 | 50,02% | 3 |
| PPD/PSD | 1.823 | 43,63% | 2 |
| CH | 116 | 2,78% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 15 | 0,36% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 5.791
- Voters
- 4.178 (72,15%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPNT | 1.995 | 47,75% | 8 |
| PPD/PSD | 1.875 | 44,88% | 7 |
| CH | 168 | 4,02% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 15 | 0,36% | 0 |
Source: SGMAI — resultados oficiais das Autárquicas 2025. Official results; only the list that elects the council president is marked (the person’s name is not in these results).
Contacts
- Mayor
- Virgílio da Cunha
- Address
- Av. Liberdade n.º 21,, 3570-018 Aguiar da Beira
- Telephone
- 232689100
- geral@cm-aguiardabeira.pt
- Website
- www.cm-aguiardabeira.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q175373 · Wikipedia · www.cm-aguiardabeira.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Fornos de Algodres (14,7 km) · Penalva do Castelo (16,3 km) · Sernancelhe (14,4 km) · Sátão (12,3 km) · Trancoso (16,6 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Guarda: 23,2 km.
Source: DGT, CAOP2025 (CC BY 4.0) — adjacência de limites; distância em linha reta entre centróides (licence CC BY 4.0).
Services and territory
Median rent of new contracts in the municipality, 2025: 3,15 €/m² (INE 0014773). INE also publishes the value for 0 parishes of this municipality. See parish by parish.
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
4 establishments with figures for the 1st, 2nd or 3rd cycle or for secondary education. The source does not name the parish.
| # | School | In the source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Escola Básica de Aguiar da Beira | Código DGEEC 901097. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Carapito, Aguiar da Beira | Código DGEEC 901181. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica de Dornelas, Aguiar da Beira | Código DGEEC 901809. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Básica e Secundária Padre José Augusto da Fonseca, Aguiar da Beira | Código DGEEC 901707. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico, secundário profissional. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
Source: DGEEC, Infoescolas 2020 (CC BY 4.0). Rents: INE 0014773 (CC BY 4.0).
Location in the district
- 2.909 – 4.630
- 5.148 – 5.887
- 6.304 – 8.092
- 8.413 – 12.222
- 21.755 – 40.117
- 10,1 – 13,7
- 15,8 – 16,7
- 23,3 – 25,3
- 26,6 – 40,7
- 49,9 – 56,3
- 122,0 – 206,8
- 247,2 – 300,6
- 361,5 – 435,7
- 484,5 – 518,0
- 712,1 – 822,7
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Other municipalities of the district of Guarda
Almeida · Celorico da Beira · Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo · Fornos de Algodres · Gouveia · Guarda · Manteigas · Mêda · Pinhel · Sabugal · Seia · Trancoso · Vila Nova de Foz Côa
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026