Castro Verde
Municipality of the district of Beja (District of Beja), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Baixo Alentejo).
Castro Verde had 6.873 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 27,0% were aged 65 or over; 14,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: António José Rosa de Brito · Tel. 286320700 · Email: geral@cm-castroverde.pt · www.cm-castroverde.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.
- 260
- 593
- 731
- 5.289
- 2,5
- 7,8
- 11,0
- 16,4
- 66,3
- 76,2
- 104,1
- 322,8
The 4 parishes of Castro Verde
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 | União das freguesias de Castro Verde e Casével | 5.289 | 322,77 | 16,4 |
| 2 | Santa Bárbara de Padrões | 731 | 66,31 | 11,0 |
| 3 | Entradas | 593 | 76,23 | 7,8 |
| 4 | São Marcos da Ataboeira | 260 | 104,13 | 2,5 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 0206
- Resident population
- 6.873
- Area
- 569,44 km²
- Density
- 12,1 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 4
- Share of district population
- 4,8%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 7th of 14
- National rank (population)
- 215th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 274th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 40th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 3.324 (48,4%)
- Women
- 3.549 (51,6%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 6.723 (97,8%)
- Foreign nationality
- 150 (2,2%)
- Ageing index
- 222,6 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.840
- Average household size
- 2,34 people
- Dwellings
- 4.887
- Buildings
- 4.696
- With higher education (15+)
- 14,8% (896)
- Unemployment rate
- 6,03%
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
- 6.003
- Voters
- 4.107 (68,42%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS (elected council president) | 1.868 | 45,48% | 3 |
| PCP-PEV | 1.352 | 32,92% | 2 |
| CH | 412 | 10,03% | 0 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 370 | 9,01% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 6.003
- Voters
- 4.108 (68,43%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 1.752 | 42,65% | 7 |
| PCP-PEV | 1.438 | 35,00% | 6 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 439 | 10,69% | 1 |
| CH | 383 | 9,32% | 1 |
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
- António José Rosa de Brito
- Address
- Praça do Município, 7780-217 Castro Verde
- Telephone
- 286320700
- geral@cm-castroverde.pt
- Website
- www.cm-castroverde.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q551696 · Wikipedia · www.cm-castroverde.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Aljustrel (24,7 km) · Almodôvar (26,0 km) · Beja (32,4 km) · Mértola (29,0 km) · Ourique (24,2 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Beja: 26,6 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: 5,62 €/m² (INE 0014773). INE also publishes the value for 0 parishes of this municipality. See parish by parish.
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
6 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 Dr. António Colaço, Castro Verde | Código DGEEC 206824. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Entradas, Castro Verde | Código DGEEC 206710. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica de Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde | Código DGEEC 206832. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Básica n.º 1 de Castro Verde | Código DGEEC 206845. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 5 | Escola Básica n.º 2 de Castro Verde | Código DGEEC 206001. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 6 | Escola Secundária de Castro Verde | Código DGEEC 206205. 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
- 1.438 – 4.373
- 4.839 – 6.206
- 6.712 – 7.684
- 8.874 – 13.757
- 29.538 – 33.394
- 4,8 – 8,5
- 8,6 – 11,9
- 12,1 – 13,8
- 16,4 – 19,4
- 25,4 – 29,1
- 168,4 – 264,9
- 316,6 – 569,4
- 648,2 – 777,9
- 958,5 – 1.146,5
- 1.292,9 – 1.720,6
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Other municipalities of the district of Beja
Aljustrel · Almodôvar · Alvito · Barrancos · Beja · Cuba · Ferreira do Alentejo · Moura · Mértola · Odemira · Ourique · Serpa · Vidigueira
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026