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Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo

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

Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo had 5.148 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 38,0% were aged 65 or over; 10,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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5.148inhabitants (2021 Census)
271district-seat telephone code
1town hall10parish councils6schools

Mayor: Carlos Manuel Martins Condesso · Tel. 271319000 · Email: cm-fcr@cm-fcr.pt · www.cm-fcr.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.)
  • 180 – 196
  • 287 – 321
  • 360 – 387
  • 431 – 468
  • 566 – 1.952
Density (inh./km²)
  • 2,7 – 3,8
  • 6,0 – 6,7
  • 7,2 – 7,7
  • 7,8 – 9,0
  • 14,2 – 70,0
Area (km²)
  • 27,9 – 32,9
  • 37,0 – 40,1
  • 41,6 – 47,3
  • 57,7 – 72,4
  • 72,9 – 78,8
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo

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
1Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo1.95227,8870,0
2Escalhão56678,817,2
3Castelo Rodrigo46832,9414,2
4União das freguesias de Algodres, Vale de Afonsinho e Vilar de Amargo43172,366,0
5União das freguesias de Freixeda do Torrão, Quintã de Pêro Martins e Penha de Águia38757,736,7
6Vermiosa36040,069,0
7União das freguesias de Cinco Vilas e Reigada32141,597,7
8Mata de Lobos28736,977,8
9União das freguesias do Colmeal e Vilar Torpim19672,902,7
10União das freguesias de Almofala e Escarigo18047,343,8
INE code (DTMN)
0904
Resident population
5.148
Area
508,57 km²
Density
10,1 inh./km²
Parishes
10
Share of district population
3,6%
Rank in the district (population)
11th of 14
National rank (population)
258th of 308
National rank (density)
287th of 308
National rank (area)
51st of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
2.454 (47,7%)
Women
2.694 (52,3%)
Portuguese nationality
5.066 (98,4%)
Foreign nationality
82 (1,6%)
Ageing index
385,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.169
Average household size
2,22 people
Dwellings
5.476
Buildings
5.190
With higher education (15+)
10,0% (466)
Unemployment rate
8,27%

Population by age group

0-14508 · 9,9%15-24392 · 7,6%25-642.292 · 44,5%65+1.956 · 38,0%
Residents by age group (5.148 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
5.078
Voters
3.677 (72,41%)
Seats
5
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)2.12757,85%3
PS1.29135,11%2
CH1133,07%0
CDS-PP280,76%0
PCP-PEV20,05%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
5.078
Voters
3.677 (72,41%)
Seats
15
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD2.08356,65%9
PS1.34136,47%6
CDS-PP772,09%0
PCP-PEV130,35%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 Martins Condesso
Address
Largo Dr. Vilhena, N.º 1, 6440-100 Figueira Castelo Rodrigo
Telephone
271319000
Email
cm-fcr@cm-fcr.pt
Website
www.cm-fcr.pt

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

On the web

Q644782 · Wikipedia · www.cm-fcr.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Almeida (29,3 km) · Freixo de Espada à Cinta (27,6 km) · Pinhel (20,3 km) · Vila Nova de Foz Côa (25,7 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Guarda: 38,2 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
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo 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 · Celorico da Beira · 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