Castelo de Vide
Municipality of the district of Portalegre (District of Portalegre), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Alto Alentejo).
Castelo de Vide had 3.116 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 35,7% were aged 65 or over; 15,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Nuno Filipe Baptista Calixto · Tel. 245908220 · Email: cm.castvide@mail.telepac.pt · www.cm-castelo-vide.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.
- 331
- 542
- 850
- 1.393
- 5,6
- 7,4
- 11,2
- 24,7
- 56,3
- 58,8
- 73,6
- 76,2
The 4 parishes of Castelo de Vide
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 | Santa Maria da Devesa | 1.393 | 56,33 | 24,7 |
| 2 | São João Baptista | 850 | 76,20 | 11,2 |
| 3 | Nossa Senhora da Graça de Póvoa e Meadas | 542 | 73,55 | 7,4 |
| 4 | Santiago Maior | 331 | 58,83 | 5,6 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 1205
- Resident population
- 3.116
- Area
- 264,91 km²
- Density
- 11,8 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 4
- Share of district population
- 3,0%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 10th of 15
- National rank (population)
- 292nd of 308
- National rank (density)
- 276th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 120th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 1.496 (48,0%)
- Women
- 1.620 (52,0%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 3.010 (96,6%)
- Foreign nationality
- 106 (3,4%)
- Ageing index
- 376,9 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 1.303
- Average household size
- 2,21 people
- Dwellings
- 2.919
- Buildings
- 2.649
- With higher education (15+)
- 15,4% (434)
- Unemployment rate
- 5,23%
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
- 2.641
- Voters
- 1.993 (75,46%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD (elected council president) | 1.027 | 51,53% | 3 |
| PS | 833 | 41,80% | 2 |
| PCP-PEV | 56 | 2,81% | 0 |
| CH | 30 | 1,51% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 2.641
- Voters
- 1.992 (75,43%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD | 1.023 | 51,36% | 8 |
| PS | 836 | 41,97% | 7 |
| PCP-PEV | 71 | 3,56% | 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
- Nuno Filipe Baptista Calixto
- Address
- Rua Bartolomeu Álvares da Santa, 7320-117 Castelo de Vide
- Telephone
- 245908220
- cm.castvide@mail.telepac.pt
- Website
- www.cm-castelo-vide.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q1000037 · Wikipedia · www.cm-castelo-vide.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Crato (21,3 km) · Marvão (13,0 km) · Nisa (16,3 km) · Portalegre (23,2 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Portalegre: 29,9 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
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
2 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 Garcia da Orta, Castelo de Vide | Código DGEEC 1205172. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Castelo de Vide | Código DGEEC 1205446. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. 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 · Arronches · Avis · Campo Maior · 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