Gavião
Municipality of the district of Portalegre (District of Portalegre), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Alto Alentejo).
Gavião had 3.394 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 42,1% were aged 65 or over; 7,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: António Manuel Gomes Severino · Tel. 241639070 · Email: geral@cm-gaviao.pt · www.cm-gaviao.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.
- 560
- 641
- 692
- 1.501
- 7,7
- 8,0
- 11,3
- 19,3
- 56,9
- 69,8
- 77,9
- 90,0
The 4 parishes of Gavião
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 Gavião e Atalaia | 1.501 | 77,88 | 19,3 |
| 2 | Comenda | 692 | 90,02 | 7,7 |
| 3 | Margem | 641 | 56,85 | 11,3 |
| 4 | Belver | 560 | 69,84 | 8,0 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 1209
- Resident population
- 3.394
- Area
- 294,59 km²
- Density
- 11,5 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 4
- Share of district population
- 3,2%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 8th of 15
- National rank (population)
- 285th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 277th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 108th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 1.581 (46,6%)
- Women
- 1.813 (53,4%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 3.354 (98,8%)
- Foreign nationality
- 40 (1,2%)
- Ageing index
- 538,9 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 1.468
- Average household size
- 2,15 people
- Dwellings
- 3.535
- Buildings
- 3.349
- With higher education (15+)
- 7,4% (233)
- Unemployment rate
- 7,71%
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
- 3.086
- Voters
- 2.182 (70,71%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS (elected council president) | 1.412 | 64,71% | 4 |
| PPD/PSD | 365 | 16,73% | 1 |
| PCP-PEV | 185 | 8,48% | 0 |
| CH | 152 | 6,97% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 3.086
- Voters
- 2.182 (70,71%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 1.373 | 62,92% | 10 |
| PPD/PSD | 510 | 23,37% | 4 |
| PCP-PEV | 222 | 10,17% | 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 Manuel Gomes Severino
- Address
- Largo do Município, 6040-102 Gavião
- Telephone
- 241639070
- geral@cm-gaviao.pt
- Website
- www.cm-gaviao.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q1005090 · Wikipedia · www.cm-gaviao.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Abrantes (22,6 km) · Crato (25,6 km) · Mação (19,7 km) · Nisa (21,6 km) · Ponte de Sor (32,2 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Portalegre: 38,6 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
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
2 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 da Comenda, Gavião | Código DGEEC 1209473. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica e Secundária de Gavião | Código DGEEC 1209689. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. 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
- 2.789 – 2.992
- 3.021 – 3.116
- 3.225 – 3.812
- 4.360 – 8.042
- 15.248 – 22.340
- 6,3 – 8,1
- 8,4 – 10,3
- 11,5 – 11,8
- 15,6 – 19,5
- 32,5 – 50,0
- 154,9 – 248,6
- 264,9 – 294,6
- 314,7 – 398,1
- 420,3 – 575,7
- 606,0 – 839,8
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Other municipalities of the district of Portalegre
Alter do Chão · Arronches · Avis · Campo Maior · Castelo de Vide · Crato · Elvas · Fronteira · Marvão · Monforte · Nisa · Ponte de Sor · Portalegre · Sousel
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026