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Belmonte

Municipality of the district of Castelo Branco (District of Castelo Branco), region Centro (NUTS III: Beiras e Serra da Estrela).

Belmonte had 6.205 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 32,2% were aged 65 or over; 11,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

6.205inhabitants (2021 Census)
272district-seat telephone code
1town hall5parish councils3schools

Mayor: António Luís Beites Soares · Tel. 275910010 · Email: geral@cm-belmonte.pt · www.cm-belmonte.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.)
  • 312
  • 606
  • 611
  • 1.744
  • 2.932
Density (inh./km²)
  • 17,1
  • 26,1
  • 44,7
  • 82,5
  • 94,9
Area (km²)
  • 7,4
  • 18,2
  • 23,2
  • 30,9
  • 39,0
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 5 parishes of Belmonte

Sorted by resident population (2021 Census, 2025 geography). Click a header to sort; hover a row to highlight it on the map.

#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Belmonte2.93230,9194,9
2Caria1.74439,0344,7
3Colmeal da Torre6117,4182,5
4Inguias60623,2026,1
5Maçainhas31218,2117,1
INE code (DTMN)
0501
Resident population
6.205
Area
118,76 km²
Density
52,3 inh./km²
Parishes
5
Share of district population
3,5%
Rank in the district (population)
7th of 11
National rank (population)
234th of 308
National rank (density)
174th of 308
National rank (area)
233rd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
2.962 (47,7%)
Women
3.243 (52,3%)
Portuguese nationality
6.114 (98,5%)
Foreign nationality
91 (1,5%)
Ageing index
304,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.621
Average household size
2,29 people
Dwellings
5.086
Buildings
4.346
With higher education (15+)
11,7% (650)
Unemployment rate
8,62%

Population by age group

0-14657 · 10,6%15-24509 · 8,2%25-643.042 · 49,0%65+1.997 · 32,2%
Residents by age group (6.205 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
5.825
Voters
4.038 (69,32%)
Seats
5
ListVotes%Seats
NC (elected council president)1.98949,26%3
PS94923,50%1
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP69817,29%1
PCP-PEV2055,08%0
CH972,40%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
5.825
Voters
4.038 (69,32%)
Seats
15
ListVotes%Seats
NC1.58039,13%6
PS1.15028,48%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP91422,63%3
PCP-PEV2456,07%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
António Luís Beites Soares
Address
Rua Pedro Álvares Cabral, 135, 6250-088 Belmonte
Telephone
275910010
Email
geral@cm-belmonte.pt
Website
www.cm-belmonte.pt

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

On the web

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Castelo Branco: 48,2 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.)
  • 3.279 – 4.768
  • 4.904 – 6.205
  • 7.167 – 8.355
  • 14.769 – 26.503
  • 46.455 – 52.272
Density (inh./km²)
  • 5,9 – 10,0
  • 10,4 – 17,1
  • 18,1 – 33,1
  • 36,4 – 37,9
  • 52,3 – 83,6
Area (km²)
  • 118,8 – 329,9
  • 395,4 – 446,7
  • 471,1 – 555,6
  • 563,7 – 700,2
  • 1.416,3 – 1.438,2
Quantile classes · current municipality
Belmonte highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

Other municipalities of the district of Castelo Branco

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