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Idanha-a-Nova

Municipality of the district of Castelo Branco (District of Castelo Branco), region Centro (NUTS III: Beira Baixa).

Idanha-a-Nova had 8.355 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 42,8% were aged 65 or over; 9,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

8.355inhabitants (2021 Census)
272district-seat telephone code
1town hall13parish councils7schools

Mayor: Elza Gonçalves · Tel. 277200570 · Email: geral@cm-idanhanova.pt · www.cm-idanhanova.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.)
  • 190 – 226
  • 230 – 437
  • 508 – 514
  • 551 – 1.007
  • 1.053 – 2.388
Density (inh./km²)
  • 1,6 – 3,8
  • 4,3 – 5,7
  • 6,2 – 7,6
  • 8,4 – 12,5
  • 14,8 – 16,6
Area (km²)
  • 13,6 – 30,5
  • 36,7 – 58,0
  • 63,3 – 128,4
  • 135,4 – 177,4
  • 266,6 – 284,8
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 13 parishes of Idanha-a-Nova

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 Idanha-a-Nova e Alcafozes2.388284,788,4
2Ladoeiro1.05363,2816,6
3União das freguesias de Zebreira e Segura1.007177,395,7
4União das freguesias de Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha766152,735,0
5Penha Garcia551128,424,3
6São Miguel de Acha51441,2612,5
7União das freguesias de Monfortinho e Salvaterra do Extremo508135,393,8
8Rosmaninhal437266,591,6
9Oledo28427,6710,3
10Medelim23030,477,6
11Toulões22636,736,2
12Aldeia de Santa Margarida20113,6214,8
13Proença-a-Velha19058,003,3
INE code (DTMN)
0505
Resident population
8.355
Area
1.416,34 km²
Density
5,9 inh./km²
Parishes
13
Share of district population
4,7%
Rank in the district (population)
5th of 11
National rank (population)
201st of 308
National rank (density)
306th of 308
National rank (area)
4th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
3.998 (47,9%)
Women
4.357 (52,1%)
Portuguese nationality
7.899 (94,5%)
Foreign nationality
456 (5,5%)
Ageing index
493,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
3.823
Average household size
2,09 people
Dwellings
12.353
Buildings
12.078
With higher education (15+)
9,3% (709)
Unemployment rate
7,11%

Population by age group

0-14725 · 8,7%15-24598 · 7,2%25-643.455 · 41,4%65+3.577 · 42,8%
Residents by age group (8.355 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
7.521
Voters
5.116 (68,02%)
Seats
5
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)2.45547,99%3
Mov.PT1.69233,07%2
CH66613,02%0
PCP-PEV1232,40%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
7.521
Voters
5.116 (68,02%)
Seats
15
ListVotes%Seats
PS2.43447,58%8
Mov.PT1.70133,25%5
CH64712,65%2
PCP-PEV1352,64%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
Elza Gonçalves
Address
Largo do Município, 6060-163 Idanha-a-Nova
Telephone
277200570
Email
geral@cm-idanhanova.pt
Website
www.cm-idanhanova.pt

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

On the web

Q999446 · Wikipedia · www.cm-idanhanova.pt

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Castelo Branco (33,5 km) · Fundão (39,9 km) · Penamacor (30,8 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Castelo Branco: 43,2 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.)
  • 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
Idanha-a-Nova 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 · Fundão · 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