Arronches
Municipality of the district of Portalegre (District of Portalegre), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Alto Alentejo).
Arronches had 2.789 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 31,5% were aged 65 or over; 11,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: João Carlos Ventura Crespo · Tel. 245580080 · Email: geral@cm-arronches.pt · www.cm-arronches.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.
- 366
- 589
- 1.834
- 6,9
- 9,0
- 10,3
- 53,0
- 57,2
- 204,5
The 3 parishes of Arronches
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- INE code (DTMN)
- 1202
- Resident population
- 2.789
- Area
- 314,65 km²
- Density
- 8,9 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 3
- Share of district population
- 2,7%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 15th of 15
- National rank (population)
- 298th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 293rd of 308
- National rank (area)
- 102nd of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 1.379 (49,4%)
- Women
- 1.410 (50,6%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 2.730 (97,9%)
- Foreign nationality
- 59 (2,1%)
- Ageing index
- 295,0 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 1.162
- Average household size
- 2,22 people
- Dwellings
- 2.536
- Buildings
- 2.212
- With higher education (15+)
- 11,3% (281)
- Unemployment rate
- 4,67%
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
- 2.488
- Voters
- 1.852 (74,44%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president) | 1.106 | 59,72% | 3 |
| PS | 569 | 30,72% | 2 |
| CH | 86 | 4,64% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 26 | 1,40% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 2.488
- Voters
- 1.852 (74,44%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 1.104 | 59,61% | 10 |
| PS | 560 | 30,24% | 5 |
| CH | 100 | 5,40% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 32 | 1,73% | 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
- João Carlos Ventura Crespo
- Address
- Praça da República, 7340-012 Arronches
- Telephone
- 245580080
- geral@cm-arronches.pt
- Website
- www.cm-arronches.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q700311 · Wikipedia · www.cm-arronches.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Campo Maior (19,5 km) · Elvas (23,0 km) · Monforte (18,3 km) · Portalegre (21,6 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Portalegre: 29,5 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: 3,80 €/m² (INE 0014773). INE also publishes the value for 0 parishes of this municipality. See parish by parish.
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
1 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 e Secundária Nossa Senhora da Luz, Arronches | Código DGEEC 1202143. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, 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
- 2.789 – 2.992
- 3.021 – 3.116
- 3.225 – 3.812
- 4.360 – 8.042
- 15.248 – 22.340
- 6,3 – 8,1
- 8,4 – 10,3
- 11,5 – 11,8
- 15,6 – 19,5
- 32,5 – 50,0
- 154,9 – 248,6
- 264,9 – 294,6
- 314,7 – 398,1
- 420,3 – 575,7
- 606,0 – 839,8
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Other municipalities of the district of Portalegre
Alter do Chão · Avis · Campo Maior · Castelo de Vide · Crato · Elvas · Fronteira · Gavião · Marvão · Monforte · Nisa · Ponte de Sor · Portalegre · Sousel
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026