Aljustrel
Municipality of the district of Beja (District of Beja), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Baixo Alentejo).
Aljustrel had 8.874 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 28,6% were aged 65 or over; 11,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Fernando Manuel Batista de Brito Ruas · Tel. 284600070 · Email: geral@mun-aljustrel.pt · www.mun-aljustrel.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.
- 661
- 811
- 917
- 1.360
- 5.125
- 7,1
- 17,7
- 23,6
- 26,8
- 37,4
- 38,9
- 77,0
- 113,8
- 191,4
The 5 parishes of Aljustrel
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 | Aljustrel | 5.125 | 191,40 | 26,8 |
| 2 | São João de Negrilhos | 1.360 | 77,02 | 17,7 |
| 3 | Ervidel | 917 | 38,85 | 23,6 |
| 4 | Messejana | 811 | 113,77 | 7,1 |
| 5 | Rio de Moinhos | 661 | 37,43 | 17,7 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 0201
- Resident population
- 8.874
- Area
- 458,47 km²
- Density
- 19,4 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 5
- Share of district population
- 6,1%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 5th of 14
- National rank (population)
- 196th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 247th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 59th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 4.378 (49,3%)
- Women
- 4.496 (50,7%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 8.621 (97,1%)
- Foreign nationality
- 253 (2,9%)
- Ageing index
- 239,9 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 3.730
- Average household size
- 2,34 people
- Dwellings
- 5.892
- Buildings
- 5.560
- With higher education (15+)
- 11,4% (894)
- Unemployment rate
- 6,44%
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
- 7.703
- Voters
- 5.482 (71,17%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCP-PEV (elected council president) | 2.561 | 46,72% | 3 |
| PS | 2.468 | 45,02% | 2 |
| CH | 329 | 6,00% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 7.703
- Voters
- 5.482 (71,17%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCP-PEV | 2.486 | 45,35% | 7 |
| PS | 2.477 | 45,18% | 7 |
| CH | 387 | 7,06% | 1 |
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
- Fernando Manuel Batista de Brito Ruas
- Address
- Avenida 1º de Maio, 7600-010 Aljustrel
- Telephone
- 284600070
- geral@mun-aljustrel.pt
- Website
- www.mun-aljustrel.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q939511 · Wikipedia · www.mun-aljustrel.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Beja (30,3 km) · Castro Verde (24,7 km) · Ferreira do Alentejo (22,3 km) · Ourique (29,0 km) · Santiago do Cacém (34,1 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Beja: 26,6 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: 7,29 €/m² (INE 0014773). INE also publishes the value for 0 parishes of this municipality. See parish by parish.
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
7 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 Dr. Manuel Brito Camacho, Aljustrel | Código DGEEC 201450. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Aljustrel | Código DGEEC 201001. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica de Ervidel, Aljustrel | Código DGEEC 201090. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Básica de Messejana, Aljustrel | Código DGEEC 201582. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 5 | Escola Básica de Montes Velhos, Aljustrel | Código DGEEC 201282. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 6 | Escola Básica de Rio de Moinhos, Aljustrel | Código DGEEC 201489. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 7 | Escola Secundária de Aljustrel | Código DGEEC 201427. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 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
- 1.438 – 4.373
- 4.839 – 6.206
- 6.712 – 7.684
- 8.874 – 13.757
- 29.538 – 33.394
- 4,8 – 8,5
- 8,6 – 11,9
- 12,1 – 13,8
- 16,4 – 19,4
- 25,4 – 29,1
- 168,4 – 264,9
- 316,6 – 569,4
- 648,2 – 777,9
- 958,5 – 1.146,5
- 1.292,9 – 1.720,6
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Other municipalities of the district of Beja
Almodôvar · Alvito · Barrancos · Beja · Castro Verde · Cuba · Ferreira do Alentejo · Moura · Mértola · Odemira · Ourique · Serpa · Vidigueira
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026