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Castelo Branco

Municipality of the district of Castelo Branco (District of Castelo Branco), region Centro (NUTS III: Beira Baixa).

Castelo Branco had 52.272 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 28,5% were aged 65 or over; 20,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

52.272inhabitants (2021 Census)
272district-seat telephone code
1town hall22parish councils27schools1NHS hospital in the name

Mayor: Leopoldo Martins Rodrigues · Tel. 272330330 · Email: camara@cm-castelobranco.pt · www.cm-castelobranco.pt more contacts

NHS: Unidade Local de Saúde de Castelo Branco, E.P.E.

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.)
  • 290 – 381
  • 501 – 557
  • 588 – 755
  • 775 – 961
  • 1.017 – 34.455
Density (inh./km²)
  • 1,6 – 7,9
  • 9,3 – 14,0
  • 14,7 – 21,0
  • 25,0 – 31,7
  • 49,0 – 202,4
Area (km²)
  • 11,8 – 24,0
  • 25,1 – 35,8
  • 36,9 – 46,1
  • 61,0 – 100,0
  • 120,4 – 246,0
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 22 parishes of Castelo Branco

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
1Castelo Branco34.455170,26202,4
2Alcains4.61536,94124,9
3União das freguesias de Cebolais de Cima e Retaxo1.60925,1364,0
4Sarzedas1.017172,055,9
5São Vicente da Beira961100,009,6
6Lardosa88844,4720,0
7União das freguesias de Póvoa de Rio de Moinhos e Cafede86141,0721,0
8Salgueiro do Campo77530,3425,5
9Escalos de Cima75515,4149,0
10Escalos de Baixo67846,0914,7
11União das freguesias de Freixial e Juncal do Campo66840,6716,4
12Benquerenças63761,0310,4
13Santo André das Tojeiras58874,877,9
14Louriçal do Campo55722,3125,0
15Tinalhas51316,1931,7
16Almaceda51172,197,1
17Lousa50135,8214,0
18Malpica do Tejo381246,021,6
19Mata36023,9815,0
20Ninho do Açor33211,8028,1
21Monforte da Beira320120,352,7
22Sobral do Campo29031,179,3
INE code (DTMN)
0502
Resident population
52.272
Area
1.438,19 km²
Density
36,4 inh./km²
Parishes
22
Share of district population
29,4%
Rank in the district (population)
1st of 11
National rank (population)
53rd of 308
National rank (density)
201st of 308
National rank (area)
3rd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
24.703 (47,3%)
Women
27.569 (52,7%)
Portuguese nationality
50.513 (96,6%)
Foreign nationality
1.759 (3,4%)
Ageing index
249,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
22.639
Average household size
2,25 people
Dwellings
39.666
Buildings
25.455
With higher education (15+)
20,8% (9.643)
Unemployment rate
5,67%

Population by age group

0-145.959 · 11,4%15-244.850 · 9,3%25-6426.589 · 50,9%65+14.874 · 28,5%
Residents by age group (52.272 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
47.978
Voters
29.424 (61,33%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)10.65336,21%3
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP9.60132,63%3
IL4.11313,98%1
CH3.15510,72%0
L.BE6252,12%0
PCP-PEV4561,55%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
47.978
Voters
29.424 (61,33%)
Seats
23
ListVotes%Seats
PS9.96333,86%9
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP9.31331,65%8
IL4.01813,66%3
CH3.82312,99%3
L.BE7752,63%0
PCP-PEV6402,18%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
Leopoldo Martins Rodrigues
Address
Praça do Município, 6000-458 Castelo Branco
Telephone
272330330
Email
camara@cm-castelobranco.pt
Website
www.cm-castelobranco.pt

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

On the web

Q373720 · Wikipedia · www.cm-castelobranco.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Fundão (29,7 km) · Idanha-a-Nova (33,5 km) · Oleiros (33,1 km) · Proença-a-Nova (32,9 km) · Vila Velha de Ródão (23,8 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Castelo Branco: 14,8 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
Castelo Branco 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 Castelo Branco

Belmonte · Covilhã · Fundão · Idanha-a-Nova · Oleiros · Penamacor · Proença-a-Nova · Sertã · Vila Velha de Ródão · Vila de Rei

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