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Castro Daire

Municipality of the district of Viseu (District of Viseu), region Centro (NUTS III: Viseu Dão Lafões).

Castro Daire had 13.736 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 32,4% were aged 65 or over; 9,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

13.736inhabitants (2021 Census)
232district-seat telephone code
1town hall16parish councils16schools

Mayor: Paulo Martins de Almeida · Tel. 232382214 · Email: geral@cm-castrodaire.pt · www.cm-castrodaire.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.)
  • 222 – 335
  • 348 – 404
  • 415 – 669
  • 724 – 1.049
  • 1.188 – 4.557
Density (inh./km²)
  • 11,9 – 18,5
  • 19,1 – 22,3
  • 23,5 – 29,0
  • 32,0 – 38,3
  • 43,2 – 140,1
Area (km²)
  • 8,1 – 16,0
  • 18,6 – 20,5
  • 21,1 – 22,6
  • 22,7 – 32,5
  • 40,3 – 47,0
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 16 parishes of Castro Daire

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
1Castro Daire4.55732,53140,1
2Mões1.69144,1538,3
3União das freguesias de Mamouros, Alva e Ribolhos1.18823,6550,2
4Moledo1.04946,9922,3
5União das freguesias de Parada de Ester e Ester74440,2518,5
6União das freguesias de Reriz e Gafanhão72422,6232,0
7Pinheiro66919,6034,1
8União das freguesias de Mezio e Moura Morta53222,6523,5
9União das freguesias de Picão e Ermida41515,9526,0
10Monteiras40421,1319,1
11Gosende36820,4618,0
12São Joaninho3488,0643,2
13Cabril33522,0215,2
14Cujó2458,4629,0
15Pepim24511,9320,5
16Almofala22218,6011,9
INE code (DTMN)
1803
Resident population
13.736
Area
379,04 km²
Density
36,2 inh./km²
Parishes
16
Share of district population
3,9%
Rank in the district (population)
7th of 24
National rank (population)
155th of 308
National rank (density)
202nd of 308
National rank (area)
79th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
6.536 (47,6%)
Women
7.200 (52,4%)
Portuguese nationality
13.573 (98,8%)
Foreign nationality
163 (1,2%)
Ageing index
334,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
5.631
Average household size
2,40 people
Dwellings
12.927
Buildings
11.911
With higher education (15+)
9,0% (1.118)
Unemployment rate
8,55%

Population by age group

0-141.331 · 9,7%15-241.324 · 9,6%25-646.636 · 48,3%65+4.445 · 32,4%
Residents by age group (13.736 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
13.511
Voters
9.372 (69,37%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)5.80561,94%5
PS2.71228,94%2
CH5756,14%0
PCP-PEV720,77%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
13.511
Voters
9.372 (69,37%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP5.46458,30%13
PS2.84730,38%7
CH7197,67%1
PCP-PEV880,94%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 Martins de Almeida
Address
Rua Dr. Pio Figueiredo N.º 42, 3600-214 Castro Daire
Telephone
232382214
Email
geral@cm-castrodaire.pt
Website
www.cm-castrodaire.pt

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

On the web

Q861199 · Wikipedia · www.cm-castrodaire.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Arouca (26,8 km) · Cinfães (19,7 km) · Lamego (20,8 km) · Moimenta da Beira (25,4 km) · Resende (18,2 km) · São Pedro do Sul (17,3 km) · Tarouca (18,2 km) · Vila Nova de Paiva (14,9 km) · Viseu (25,1 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viseu: 13,5 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.)
  • 2.738 – 5.692
  • 6.775 – 9.038
  • 9.410 – 10.641
  • 11.030 – 17.730
  • 18.303 – 99.551
Density (inh./km²)
  • 20,5 – 35,7
  • 36,2 – 48,4
  • 49,5 – 69,8
  • 73,6 – 83,5
  • 95,1 – 196,3
Area (km²)
  • 100,1 – 123,4
  • 125,7 – 145,4
  • 165,4 – 219,3
  • 220,0 – 266,1
  • 349,0 – 507,1
Quantile classes · current municipality
Castro Daire 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 Viseu

Armamar · Carregal do Sal · 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