Almodôvar
Municipality of the district of Beja (District of Beja), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Baixo Alentejo).
Almodôvar had 6.712 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 32,6% were aged 65 or over; 9,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: José Tadeu Sebastião Figueira de Freitas · Tel. 286660600 · Email: geral@cm-almodovar.pt · www.cm-almodovar.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.
- 300 – 308
- 371 – 483
- 485
- 515 – 592
- 3.658
- 2,6 – 3,9
- 4,5 – 4,6
- 8,8
- 9,8 – 16,5
- 24,2
- 21,3 – 35,0
- 60,7 – 65,5
- 108,3
- 123,4 – 141,7
- 222,1
The 8 parishes of Almodôvar
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 | Almodôvar | 3.658 | 222,07 | 16,5 |
| 2 | Rosário | 592 | 60,69 | 9,8 |
| 3 | Aldeia dos Fernandes | 515 | 21,26 | 24,2 |
| 4 | Santa Clara-a-Nova | 485 | 108,33 | 4,5 |
| 5 | Santa Cruz | 483 | 123,38 | 3,9 |
| 6 | São Barnabé | 371 | 141,67 | 2,6 |
| 7 | Senhora da Graça dos Padrões | 308 | 35,00 | 8,8 |
| 8 | Gomes Aires | 300 | 65,48 | 4,6 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 0202
- Resident population
- 6.712
- Area
- 777,88 km²
- Density
- 8,6 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 8
- Share of district population
- 4,6%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 8th of 14
- National rank (population)
- 219th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 294th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 18th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 3.308 (49,3%)
- Women
- 3.404 (50,7%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 6.520 (97,1%)
- Foreign nationality
- 192 (2,9%)
- Ageing index
- 299,6 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.878
- Average household size
- 2,26 people
- Dwellings
- 5.591
- Buildings
- 5.131
- With higher education (15+)
- 9,1% (542)
- Unemployment rate
- 6,07%
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
- 5.975
- Voters
- 4.452 (74,51%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD (elected council president) | 2.112 | 47,44% | 3 |
| PS | 1.944 | 43,67% | 2 |
| CH | 163 | 3,66% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 120 | 2,70% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 5.975
- Voters
- 4.452 (74,51%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD | 2.064 | 46,36% | 8 |
| PS | 1.947 | 43,73% | 7 |
| CH | 208 | 4,67% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 115 | 2,58% | 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
- José Tadeu Sebastião Figueira de Freitas
- Address
- Rua Serpa Pinto, 7700-081 Almodôvar
- Telephone
- 286660600
- geral@cm-almodovar.pt
- Website
- www.cm-almodovar.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q936943 · Wikipedia · www.cm-almodovar.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Alcoutim (38,7 km) · Castro Verde (26,0 km) · Loulé (28,0 km) · Mértola (38,4 km) · Ourique (25,8 km) · Silves (32,4 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Beja: 52,1 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: 5,03 €/m² (INE 0014773). INE also publishes the value for 0 parishes of this municipality. See parish by parish.
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
6 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 Aldeia dos Fernandes, Almodôvar | Código DGEEC 202509. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Almodôvar | Código DGEEC 202916. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica de Rosário, Almodôvar | Código DGEEC 202279. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Básica de Santa Clara-a-Nova, Almodôvar | Código DGEEC 202295. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 5 | Escola Básica de Telhada, Almodôvar | Código DGEEC 202341. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 6 | Escola Básica e Secundária Dr. João Brito Camacho, Almodôvar | Código DGEEC 202249. 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
- 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
Aljustrel · 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