Carregal do Sal
Municipality of the district of Viseu (District of Viseu), region Centro (NUTS III: Viseu Dão Lafões).
Carregal do Sal had 9.038 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 31,7% were aged 65 or over; 10,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Paulo Jorge Catalino de Almeida Ferraz · Tel. 232960400 · Email: geral@cm-carregal.pt · www.cm-carregal.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.
- 744
- 814
- 1.457
- 2.798
- 3.225
- 63,8
- 65,0
- 67,9
- 79,4
- 89,6
- 11,7
- 12,5
- 21,5
- 35,2
- 36,0
The 5 parishes of Carregal do Sal
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 | Carregal do Sal | 3.225 | 35,99 | 89,6 |
| 2 | Oliveira do Conde | 2.798 | 35,24 | 79,4 |
| 3 | Cabanas de Viriato | 1.457 | 21,47 | 67,9 |
| 4 | Beijós | 814 | 12,53 | 65,0 |
| 5 | Parada | 744 | 11,66 | 63,8 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 1802
- Resident population
- 9.038
- Area
- 116,89 km²
- Density
- 77,3 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 5
- Share of district population
- 2,6%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 15th of 24
- National rank (population)
- 193rd of 308
- National rank (density)
- 143rd of 308
- National rank (area)
- 237th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 4.234 (46,8%)
- Women
- 4.804 (53,2%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 8.824 (97,6%)
- Foreign nationality
- 214 (2,4%)
- Ageing index
- 284,8 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 3.740
- Average household size
- 2,37 people
- Dwellings
- 6.737
- Buildings
- 6.127
- With higher education (15+)
- 10,3% (830)
- Unemployment rate
- 6,23%
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
- 8.980
- Voters
- 5.500 (61,25%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS (elected council president) | 3.117 | 56,67% | 3 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 1.625 | 29,55% | 2 |
| CH | 480 | 8,73% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 86 | 1,56% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 8.980
- Voters
- 5.498 (61,22%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 2.780 | 50,56% | 8 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 1.775 | 32,28% | 5 |
| CH | 626 | 11,39% | 2 |
| PCP-PEV | 98 | 1,78% | 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
- Paulo Jorge Catalino de Almeida Ferraz
- Address
- Praça do Município, 3430-167 Carregal do Sal
- Telephone
- 232960400
- geral@cm-carregal.pt
- Website
- www.cm-carregal.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q796938 · Wikipedia · www.carregal-digital.pt/ · www.cm-carregal.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Nelas (13,5 km) · Oliveira do Hospital (13,9 km) · Santa Comba Dão (12,1 km) · Tondela (15,4 km) · Tábua (13,1 km) · Viseu (27,4 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viseu: 41,8 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: 4,78 €/m² (INE 0014773). INE also publishes the value for 0 parishes of this municipality. See parish by parish.
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
4 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 Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Cabanas de Viriato, Carregal do Sal | Código DGEEC 1802519. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica Nuno Álvares, Carregal do Sal | Código DGEEC 1802001. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica de Carregal do Sal | Código DGEEC 1802221. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Secundária de Carregal do Sal | Código DGEEC 1802998. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 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
- 2.738 – 5.692
- 6.775 – 9.038
- 9.410 – 10.641
- 11.030 – 17.730
- 18.303 – 99.551
- 20,5 – 35,7
- 36,2 – 48,4
- 49,5 – 69,8
- 73,6 – 83,5
- 95,1 – 196,3
- 100,1 – 123,4
- 125,7 – 145,4
- 165,4 – 219,3
- 220,0 – 266,1
- 349,0 – 507,1
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Other municipalities of the district of Viseu
Armamar · Castro Daire · Cinfães · Lamego · Mangualde · Moimenta da Beira · Mortágua · Nelas · Oliveira de Frades · Penalva do Castelo · Penedono · Resende · Santa Comba Dão · Sernancelhe · Sátão · São João da Pesqueira · São Pedro do Sul · Tabuaço · Tarouca · Tondela · Vila Nova de Paiva · Viseu · Vouzela
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026