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Celorico da Beira

Municipality of the district of Guarda (District of Guarda), region Centro (NUTS III: Beiras e Serra da Estrela).

Celorico da Beira had 6.583 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 35,1% were aged 65 or over; 9,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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6.583inhabitants (2021 Census)
271district-seat telephone code
1town hall16parish councils7schools

Mayor: Carlos Manuel da Fonseca Ascensão · Tel. 271747400 · Email: geral@cm-celoricodabeira.pt · www.cm-celoricodabeira.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.)
  • 142 – 180
  • 194 – 213
  • 242 – 328
  • 362 – 468
  • 597 – 2.067
Density (inh./km²)
  • 9,5 – 13,2
  • 13,6 – 15,9
  • 16,2 – 28,8
  • 31,7 – 36,2
  • 50,3 – 78,0
Area (km²)
  • 5,6 – 9,1
  • 10,8 – 12,5
  • 14,2 – 15,7
  • 16,2 – 20,8
  • 20,9 – 41,1
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 Celorico da Beira

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
1União das freguesias de Celorico (São Pedro e Santa Maria) e Vila Boa do Mondego2.06741,1050,3
2Lajeosa do Mondego62712,4650,3
3Forno Telheiro59720,7628,8
4Casas do Soeiro4686,0078,0
5União das freguesias de Açores e Velosa42620,9420,3
6União das freguesias de Cortiçô da Serra, Vide entre Vinhas e Salgueirais36222,3416,2
7Vale de Azares3289,0536,2
8Ratoeira2457,7431,7
9União das freguesias de Rapa e Cadafaz24216,1715,0
10Linhares21315,7113,6
11Mesquitela20317,0111,9
12Baraçal19412,2215,9
13Carrapichana1805,6032,1
14Prados14614,2310,3
15Maçal do Chão14315,129,5
16Minhocal14210,7513,2
INE code (DTMN)
0903
Resident population
6.583
Area
247,22 km²
Density
26,6 inh./km²
Parishes
16
Share of district population
4,6%
Rank in the district (population)
7th of 14
National rank (population)
221st of 308
National rank (density)
225th of 308
National rank (area)
128th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
3.118 (47,4%)
Women
3.465 (52,6%)
Portuguese nationality
6.491 (98,6%)
Foreign nationality
92 (1,4%)
Ageing index
373,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.822
Average household size
2,26 people
Dwellings
6.323
Buildings
5.852
With higher education (15+)
9,8% (583)
Unemployment rate
7,55%

Population by age group

0-14619 · 9,4%15-24581 · 8,8%25-643.072 · 46,7%65+2.311 · 35,1%
Residents by age group (6.583 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
7.004
Voters
4.764 (68,02%)
Seats
5
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)2.89660,79%4
PS1.34428,21%1
CH2986,26%0
PCP-PEV360,76%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
7.004
Voters
4.763 (68,00%)
Seats
17
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD2.91261,14%11
PS1.54232,37%6
PCP-PEV851,78%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
Carlos Manuel da Fonseca Ascensão
Address
Rua Sacadura Cabral, Nº39, 6360-350 Celorico da Beira
Telephone
271747400
Email
geral@cm-celoricodabeira.pt
Website
www.cm-celoricodabeira.pt

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

On the web

Q523596 · Wikipedia · www.cm-celoricodabeira.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Fornos de Algodres (10,2 km) · Gouveia (21,3 km) · Guarda (16,4 km) · Pinhel (26,7 km) · Trancoso (18,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Guarda: 8,1 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.)
  • 2.909 – 4.630
  • 5.148 – 5.887
  • 6.304 – 8.092
  • 8.413 – 12.222
  • 21.755 – 40.117
Density (inh./km²)
  • 10,1 – 13,7
  • 15,8 – 16,7
  • 23,3 – 25,3
  • 26,6 – 40,7
  • 49,9 – 56,3
Area (km²)
  • 122,0 – 206,8
  • 247,2 – 300,6
  • 361,5 – 435,7
  • 484,5 – 518,0
  • 712,1 – 822,7
Quantile classes · current municipality
Celorico da Beira 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 Guarda

Aguiar da Beira · Almeida · Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo · Fornos de Algodres · Gouveia · Guarda · Manteigas · Mêda · Pinhel · Sabugal · Seia · Trancoso · Vila Nova de Foz Côa

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