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Grândola

Municipality of the district of Setúbal (District of Setúbal), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Alentejo Litoral).

Grândola had 13.822 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 27,6% were aged 65 or over; 10,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

13.822inhabitants (2021 Census)
265district-seat telephone code
1town hall4parish councils11schools

Mayor: Luís Vital Alexandre · Tel. 269450000 · Email: geral@cm-grandola.pt · www.cm-grandola.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.)
  • 543
  • 1.459
  • 1.518
  • 10.302
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,2
  • 9,4
  • 18,5
  • 24,8
Area (km²)
  • 82,0
  • 155,2
  • 172,5
  • 416,3
Quantile classes
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The 4 parishes of Grândola

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 Grândola e Santa Margarida da Serra10.302416,2524,8
2Carvalhal1.51882,0018,5
3Melides1.459155,169,4
4Azinheira dos Barros e São Mamede do Sádão543172,523,2
INE code (DTMN)
1505
Resident population
13.822
Area
825,94 km²
Density
16,7 inh./km²
Parishes
4
Share of district population
1,6%
Rank in the district (population)
12th of 13
National rank (population)
153rd of 308
National rank (density)
254th of 308
National rank (area)
15th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
7.003 (50,7%)
Women
6.819 (49,3%)
Portuguese nationality
13.017 (94,2%)
Foreign nationality
805 (5,8%)
Ageing index
226,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
5.646
Average household size
2,33 people
Dwellings
12.549
Buildings
9.702
With higher education (15+)
10,9% (1.327)
Unemployment rate
6,37%

Population by age group

0-141.683 · 12,2%15-241.282 · 9,3%25-647.040 · 50,9%65+3.817 · 27,6%
Residents by age group (13.822 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
11.698
Voters
7.394 (63,21%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)2.83438,33%3
PCP-PEV2.49333,72%3
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP1.22316,54%1
CH5897,97%0
IL871,18%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
11.698
Voters
7.397 (63,23%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS2.76837,42%9
PCP-PEV2.43832,96%7
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP1.18115,97%3
CH6749,11%2
IL1522,05%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
Luís Vital Alexandre
Address
Rua Dr. José Pereira Barradas, 7570-281 Grândola
Telephone
269450000
Email
geral@cm-grandola.pt
Website
www.cm-grandola.pt

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

On the web

Q986019 · Wikipedia · www.cm-grandola.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alcácer do Sal (22,3 km) · Ferreira do Alentejo (36,0 km) · Santiago do Cacém (25,9 km) · Setúbal (45,4 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Setúbal: 39,3 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.)
  • 11.112 – 14.198
  • 19.143 – 52.384
  • 55.682 – 66.255
  • 68.852 – 123.496
  • 166.507 – 177.238
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,4 – 26,2
  • 69,8 – 149,1
  • 159,7 – 267,7
  • 536,2 – 1.744,4
  • 2.152,9 – 2.531,6
Area (km²)
  • 36,4 – 70,0
  • 95,5 – 195,7
  • 203,3 – 230,3
  • 348,6 – 825,9
  • 1.059,7 – 1.499,9
Quantile classes · current municipality
Grândola 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 Setúbal

Alcochete · Alcácer do Sal · Almada · Barreiro · Moita · Montijo · Palmela · Santiago do Cacém · Seixal · Sesimbra · Setúbal · Sines

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