Arraiolos
Municipality of the district of Évora (District of Évora), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Alentejo Central).
Arraiolos had 6.606 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 28,8% were aged 65 or over; 12,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Jorge Joaquim Piteira Macau · Tel. 266490240 · Email: geral@cm-arraiolos.pt · www.cm-arraiolos.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.
- 350 – 390
- 437
- 961
- 1.335
- 3.133
- 3,7 – 5,3
- 8,5
- 9,4
- 11,4
- 21,5
- 37,3 – 46,1
- 84,5
- 117,2
- 146,1
- 252,6
The 6 parishes of Arraiolos
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 | Arraiolos | 3.133 | 146,08 | 21,5 |
| 2 | Vimieiro | 1.335 | 252,56 | 5,3 |
| 3 | Igrejinha | 961 | 84,52 | 11,4 |
| 4 | União das freguesias de São Gregório e Santa Justa | 437 | 117,19 | 3,7 |
| 5 | Gafanhoeira (São Pedro) | 390 | 46,12 | 8,5 |
| 6 | Sabugueiro | 350 | 37,28 | 9,4 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 0702
- Resident population
- 6.606
- Area
- 683,75 km²
- Density
- 9,7 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 6
- Share of district population
- 4,3%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 7th of 14
- National rank (population)
- 220th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 289th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 27th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 3.231 (48,9%)
- Women
- 3.375 (51,1%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 6.477 (98,0%)
- Foreign nationality
- 129 (2,0%)
- Ageing index
- 258,6 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.791
- Average household size
- 2,31 people
- Dwellings
- 4.766
- Buildings
- 4.409
- With higher education (15+)
- 12,8% (750)
- Unemployment rate
- 5,35%
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
- 5.839
- Voters
- 4.035 (69,10%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCP-PEV (elected council president) | 2.044 | 50,66% | 3 |
| PS | 1.066 | 26,42% | 2 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 518 | 12,84% | 0 |
| CH | 279 | 6,91% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 5.839
- Voters
- 4.035 (69,10%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCP-PEV | 1.891 | 46,86% | 7 |
| PS | 1.233 | 30,56% | 5 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 745 | 18,46% | 3 |
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
- Jorge Joaquim Piteira Macau
- Address
- Praça do Município, 27, 7040-027 Arraiolos
- Telephone
- 266490240
- geral@cm-arraiolos.pt
- Website
- www.cm-arraiolos.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q699141 · Wikipedia · www.cm-arraiolos.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Coruche (49,0 km) · Estremoz (27,0 km) · Montemor-o-Novo (36,4 km) · Mora (20,9 km) · Sousel (24,7 km) · Évora (28,5 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Évora: 23,3 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: 4,93 €/m² (INE 0014773). INE also publishes the value for 0 parishes of this municipality. See parish by parish.
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
5 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 Arraiolos | Código DGEEC 702692. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Igrejinha, Arraiolos | Código DGEEC 702772. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica de Sabugueiro, Arraiolos | Código DGEEC 702104. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Básica de Vimieiro, Arraiolos | Código DGEEC 702787. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 5 | Escola Básica e Secundária Cunha Rivara, Arraiolos | Código DGEEC 702889. 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
- 2.351 – 5.014
- 5.318 – 6.286
- 6.428 – 7.387
- 9.871 – 12.680
- 15.799 – 53.577
- 8,4 – 9,3
- 9,6 – 12,8
- 13,5 – 21,3
- 24,7 – 41,0
- 44,3 – 50,6
- 145,2 – 222,4
- 278,6 – 393,7
- 444,0 – 513,8
- 542,7 – 683,8
- 1.233,0 – 1.307,1
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Other municipalities of the district of Évora
Alandroal · Borba · Estremoz · Montemor-o-Novo · Mora · Mourão · Portel · Redondo · Reguengos de Monsaraz · Vendas Novas · Viana do Alentejo · Vila Viçosa · Évora
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026