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Cantanhede

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

Cantanhede had 34.212 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 30,3% were aged 65 or over; 15,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

34.212inhabitants (2021 Census)
239district-seat telephone code
1town hall15parish councils25schools

Mayor: Maria Helena Rosa de Teodósio e Cruz Gomes de Oliveira · Tel. 231410100 · Email: geral@cm-cantanhede.pt · www.cm-cantanhede.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.)
  • 724 – 1.040
  • 1.126 – 1.363
  • 1.711 – 1.850
  • 2.451 – 2.754
  • 3.036 – 7.791
Density (inh./km²)
  • 38,0 – 60,2
  • 61,3 – 65,9
  • 74,7 – 97,2
  • 98,0 – 123,4
  • 132,4 – 186,6
Area (km²)
  • 9,9 – 12,3
  • 17,6 – 18,4
  • 19,0 – 22,9
  • 26,6 – 30,7
  • 36,9 – 78,4
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 15 parishes of Cantanhede

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
1Cantanhede7.79141,76186,6
2Tocha3.70778,4447,3
3Febres3.03622,94132,4
4União das freguesias de Covões e Camarneira2.75436,8674,7
5Cadima2.64426,9998,0
6Ançã2.45118,10135,4
7União das freguesias de Portunhos e Outil1.85030,7260,2
8Sanguinheira1.75326,6065,9
9União das freguesias de Sepins e Bolho1.71117,6197,2
10União das freguesias de Vilamar e Corticeiro de Cima1.36311,05123,4
11Murtede1.28820,1663,9
12Ourentã1.12618,3661,3
13Pocariça1.04012,3384,4
14Cordinhã9749,9298,2
15São Caetano72419,0438,0
INE code (DTMN)
0602
Resident population
34.212
Area
390,88 km²
Density
87,5 inh./km²
Parishes
15
Share of district population
8,4%
Rank in the district (population)
3rd of 17
National rank (population)
80th of 308
National rank (density)
130th of 308
National rank (area)
77th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
16.148 (47,2%)
Women
18.064 (52,8%)
Portuguese nationality
33.359 (97,5%)
Foreign nationality
853 (2,5%)
Ageing index
267,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
13.722
Average household size
2,46 people
Dwellings
21.045
Buildings
18.776
With higher education (15+)
15,9% (4.833)
Unemployment rate
5,29%

Population by age group

0-143.874 · 11,3%15-243.176 · 9,3%25-6416.792 · 49,1%65+10.370 · 30,3%
Residents by age group (34.212 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
34.086
Voters
19.157 (56,20%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)11.89562,09%5
PS3.58218,70%1
CH2.33212,17%1
IL4432,31%0
PCP-PEV2261,18%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
34.086
Voters
19.155 (56,20%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD10.85256,65%13
PS4.01220,94%5
CH2.64313,80%3
IL5953,11%0
PCP-PEV2771,45%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
Maria Helena Rosa de Teodósio e Cruz Gomes de Oliveira
Address
Praça Marquês de Marialva, 3060-133 Cantanhede
Telephone
231410100
Email
geral@cm-cantanhede.pt
Website
www.cm-cantanhede.pt

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

On the web

Q426945 · Wikipedia · www.cm-cantanhede.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Anadia (19,7 km) · Coimbra (22,4 km) · Figueira da Foz (25,3 km) · Mealhada (16,6 km) · Mira (13,2 km) · Montemor-o-Velho (15,7 km) · Oliveira do Bairro (19,3 km) · Vagos (18,4 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Coimbra: 30,6 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
Cantanhede 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

Arganil · 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