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Fundão

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

Fundão had 26.503 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 32,5% were aged 65 or over; 14,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

26.503inhabitants (2021 Census)
272district-seat telephone code
1town hall23parish councils26schools

Mayor: Luis Miguel Roque Tarouca Duarte Gavinhos · Tel. 275779060 · Email: geral@cm-fundao.pt · www.cm-fundao.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 – 411
  • 416 – 539
  • 562 – 644
  • 740 – 968
  • 1.039 – 12.639
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,7 – 10,4
  • 10,5 – 19,0
  • 19,4 – 33,5
  • 34,9 – 51,3
  • 56,9 – 218,6
Area (km²)
  • 7,3 – 16,7
  • 17,6 – 21,5
  • 22,5 – 29,4
  • 29,5 – 46,4
  • 55,0 – 72,7
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 23 parishes of Fundão

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 Fundão, Valverde, Donas, Aldeia de Joanes e Aldeia Nova do Cabo12.63957,83218,6
2União das freguesias de Vale de Prazeres e Mata da Rainha1.19772,6916,5
3Alcaria1.10121,4851,3
4União das freguesias de Póvoa de Atalaia e Atalaia do Campo1.03924,1843,0
5Silvares96820,2547,8
6Alpedrinha93016,1957,4
7Soalheira85212,4268,6
8Souto da Casa74629,3725,4
9Três Povos74065,9611,2
10Pêro Viseu64419,2033,5
11Alcaide58316,7234,9
12Telhado57917,6432,8
13Castelejo56229,5219,0
14Orca53954,989,8
15Fatela45611,2740,5
16Enxames43722,4819,4
17União das freguesias de Janeiro de Cima e Bogas de Baixo42546,369,2
18Alcongosta4167,3156,9
19Capinha41139,6410,4
20Barroca37823,1016,4
21Castelo Novo35340,518,7
22Bogas de Cima32831,2410,5
23Lavacolhos18019,879,1
INE code (DTMN)
0504
Resident population
26.503
Area
700,20 km²
Density
37,9 inh./km²
Parishes
23
Share of district population
14,9%
Rank in the district (population)
3rd of 11
National rank (population)
93rd of 308
National rank (density)
198th of 308
National rank (area)
24th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
12.741 (48,1%)
Women
13.762 (51,9%)
Portuguese nationality
25.640 (96,7%)
Foreign nationality
863 (3,3%)
Ageing index
321,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
11.572
Average household size
2,23 people
Dwellings
22.531
Buildings
18.389
With higher education (15+)
14,3% (3.416)
Unemployment rate
6,45%

Population by age group

0-142.679 · 10,1%15-242.328 · 8,8%25-6412.882 · 48,6%65+8.614 · 32,5%
Residents by age group (26.503 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
24.871
Voters
16.429 (66,06%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)5.66534,48%3
PS4.97830,30%2
CF3.13919,11%1
CH1.69810,34%1
PCP-PEV4152,53%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
24.871
Voters
16.429 (66,06%)
Seats
24
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD5.03130,62%8
PS4.62428,15%7
CF2.99218,21%5
CH2.08912,72%3
PCP-PEV6964,24%1
B.E.3352,04%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
Luis Miguel Roque Tarouca Duarte Gavinhos
Address
Praça do Município, 6230-338 Fundão
Telephone
275779060
Email
geral@cm-fundao.pt
Website
www.cm-fundao.pt

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

On the web

Q1024927 · Wikipedia · www.cm-fundao.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Belmonte (26,6 km) · Castelo Branco (29,7 km) · Covilhã (16,5 km) · Idanha-a-Nova (39,9 km) · Oleiros (38,5 km) · Pampilhosa da Serra (37,1 km) · Penamacor (30,0 km) · Sabugal (47,4 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Castelo Branco: 21,6 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.)
  • 3.279 – 4.768
  • 4.904 – 6.205
  • 7.167 – 8.355
  • 14.769 – 26.503
  • 46.455 – 52.272
Density (inh./km²)
  • 5,9 – 10,0
  • 10,4 – 17,1
  • 18,1 – 33,1
  • 36,4 – 37,9
  • 52,3 – 83,6
Area (km²)
  • 118,8 – 329,9
  • 395,4 – 446,7
  • 471,1 – 555,6
  • 563,7 – 700,2
  • 1.416,3 – 1.438,2
Quantile classes · current municipality
Fundão 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 Castelo Branco

Belmonte · Castelo Branco · Covilhã · Idanha-a-Nova · Oleiros · Penamacor · Proença-a-Nova · Sertã · Vila Velha de Ródão · Vila de Rei

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