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Arganil

Municipality of the district of Coimbra (District of Coimbra), region Centro (NUTS III: Região de Coimbra).

Arganil had 11.065 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 33,3% were aged 65 or over; 9,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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11.065inhabitants (2021 Census)
239district-seat telephone code
1town hall14parish councils9schools

Mayor: Luís Paulo Carreira Fonseca da Costa · Tel. 235200150 · Email: geral@cm-arganil.pt · www.cm-arganil.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.

Population (inh.)
  • 120 – 198
  • 342 – 395
  • 413 – 535
  • 636 – 1.188
  • 1.563 – 3.827
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,3 – 9,3
  • 13,7 – 19,0
  • 20,2 – 31,2
  • 37,7 – 56,9
  • 64,3 – 112,2
Area (km²)
  • 6,9 – 15,3
  • 17,1 – 18,4
  • 21,8 – 31,5
  • 31,5 – 32,7
  • 34,1 – 36,6
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of Arganil

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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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Arganil3.82734,11112,2
2União das freguesias de Côja e Barril de Alva1.56324,3064,3
3São Martinho da Cortiça1.18831,5437,7
4Pombeiro da Beira90332,6527,7
5Sarzedo63611,5655,0
6União das freguesias de Vila Cova de Alva e Anseriz53517,1331,2
7Pomares43131,5213,7
8Benfeita41321,7719,0
9Secarias3956,9456,9
10União das freguesias de Cerdeira e Moura da Serra37218,4220,2
11Folques34218,3618,6
12União das freguesias de Cepos e Teixeira19832,716,1
13Celavisa14215,279,3
14Piódão12036,573,3
INE code (DTMN)
0601
Resident population
11.065
Area
332,84 km²
Density
33,2 inh./km²
Parishes
14
Share of district population
2,7%
Rank in the district (population)
13th of 17
National rank (population)
177th of 308
National rank (density)
207th of 308
National rank (area)
90th of 308

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)

2021 Census in detail

Men
5.290 (47,8%)
Women
5.775 (52,2%)
Portuguese nationality
10.500 (94,9%)
Foreign nationality
565 (5,1%)
Ageing index
330,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
4.694
Average household size
2,28 people
Dwellings
10.859
Buildings
9.942
With higher education (15+)
9,7% (970)
Unemployment rate
5,22%

Population by age group

0-141.115 · 10,1%15-24879 · 7,9%25-645.389 · 48,7%65+3.682 · 33,3%
Residents by age group (11.065 in total).

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
10.120
Voters
6.433 (63,57%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)3.16049,12%4
PS2.38337,04%3
CH4727,34%0
PCP-PEV1742,70%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
10.120
Voters
6.433 (63,57%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD2.98046,32%11
PS2.46338,29%9
CH5378,35%1
PCP-PEV1582,46%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
Luís Paulo Carreira Fonseca da Costa
Address
Praça Simões Dias, Apartado 10, 3304-954 Arganil
Telephone
235200150
Email
geral@cm-arganil.pt
Website
www.cm-arganil.pt

Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).

On the web

Q426953 · Wikipedia · www.cm-arganil.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Covilhã (36,0 km) · Góis (16,6 km) · Lousã (23,3 km) · Oliveira do Hospital (18,6 km) · Pampilhosa da Serra (17,1 km) · Penacova (25,1 km) · Seia (28,0 km) · Tábua (12,0 km) · Vila Nova de Poiares (22,5 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Coimbra: 30,0 km.

Source: DGT, CAOP2025 (CC BY 4.0) — adjacência de limites; distância em linha reta entre centróides (licence CC BY 4.0).

Location in the district

Population (inh.)
  • 3.811 – 6.803
  • 11.065 – 12.002
  • 12.113 – 17.006
  • 17.261 – 24.571
  • 34.212 – 140.816
Density (inh./km²)
  • 10,3 – 40,4
  • 55,9 – 65,1
  • 80,6 – 95,0
  • 97,7 – 120,7
  • 122,9 – 440,9
Area (km²)
  • 84,5 – 134,8
  • 138,4 – 199,8
  • 216,7 – 263,3
  • 265,1 – 332,8
  • 379,1 – 396,5
Quantile classes · current municipality
Arganil highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

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Other municipalities of the district of Coimbra

Cantanhede · Coimbra · Condeixa-a-Nova · Figueira da Foz · Góis · Lousã · Mira · Miranda do Corvo · Montemor-o-Velho · Oliveira do Hospital · Pampilhosa da Serra · Penacova · Penela · Soure · Tábua · Vila Nova de Poiares

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026