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Lamego

Municipality of the district of Viseu (District of Viseu), region Norte (NUTS III: Douro).

Lamego had 24.312 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 26,1% were aged 65 or over; 16,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

24.312inhabitants (2021 Census)
232district-seat telephone code
1town hall18parish councils12schools

Mayor: Francisco Manuel Lopes · Tel. 254609600 · Email: camara@cm-lamego.pt · www.cm-lamego.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.)
  • 172 – 407
  • 426 – 659
  • 728 – 804
  • 811 – 970
  • 1.406 – 12.071
Density (inh./km²)
  • 24,6 – 56,2
  • 61,3 – 82,8
  • 88,5 – 103,1
  • 109,7 – 162,4
  • 165,0 – 597,6
Area (km²)
  • 2,7 – 4,6
  • 4,8 – 5,9
  • 7,2 – 10,1
  • 11,0 – 12,9
  • 16,5 – 20,2
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 18 parishes of Lamego

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
1Lamego (Almacave e Sé)12.07120,20597,6
2Cambres1.59211,28141,1
3Penude1.40612,82109,7
4União das freguesias de Cepões, Meijinhos e Melcões97010,9688,5
5Ferreirim8985,53162,4
6União das freguesias de Parada do Bispo e Valdigem89112,8969,1
7Sande8113,13259,1
8Penajóia80410,1379,4
9Britiande7924,80165,0
10Vila Nova de Souto d'El-Rei7288,7982,8
11Lalim6597,2291,3
12União das freguesias de Bigorne, Magueija e Pretarouca57520,1428,6
13Avões5024,87103,1
14Ferreiros de Avões4262,65160,8
15Lazarim40716,5424,6
16Várzea de Abrunhais3295,8556,2
17Figueira2794,5561,3
18Samodães1723,0955,7
INE code (DTMN)
1805
Resident population
24.312
Area
165,42 km²
Density
147,0 inh./km²
Parishes
18
Share of district population
6,9%
Rank in the district (population)
3rd of 24
National rank (population)
100th of 308
National rank (density)
89th of 308
National rank (area)
188th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
11.493 (47,3%)
Women
12.819 (52,7%)
Portuguese nationality
24.141 (99,3%)
Foreign nationality
171 (0,7%)
Ageing index
249,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
9.653
Average household size
2,46 people
Dwellings
16.685
Buildings
12.415
With higher education (15+)
16,2% (3.522)
Unemployment rate
10,25%

Population by age group

0-142.544 · 10,5%15-242.531 · 10,4%25-6412.891 · 53,0%65+6.346 · 26,1%
Residents by age group (24.312 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
22.993
Voters
15.644 (68,04%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)8.01351,22%4
PS5.64436,08%3
CH1.0066,43%0
PCP-PEV3722,38%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
22.993
Voters
15.655 (68,09%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP6.78043,31%10
PS4.98131,82%8
IL1.67710,71%2
CH1.1727,49%1
PCP-PEV5153,29%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
Francisco Manuel Lopes
Address
Av. Padre Alfredo Pinto Teixeira, 5100-150 Lamego
Telephone
254609600
Email
camara@cm-lamego.pt
Website
www.cm-lamego.pt

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

On the web

Q117591 · Wikipedia · www.cm-lamego.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Armamar (12,3 km) · Castro Daire (20,8 km) · Mesão Frio (10,1 km) · Peso da Régua (12,3 km) · Resende (9,8 km) · Tarouca (9,0 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viseu: 30,2 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.)
  • 2.738 – 5.692
  • 6.775 – 9.038
  • 9.410 – 10.641
  • 11.030 – 17.730
  • 18.303 – 99.551
Density (inh./km²)
  • 20,5 – 35,7
  • 36,2 – 48,4
  • 49,5 – 69,8
  • 73,6 – 83,5
  • 95,1 – 196,3
Area (km²)
  • 100,1 – 123,4
  • 125,7 – 145,4
  • 165,4 – 219,3
  • 220,0 – 266,1
  • 349,0 – 507,1
Quantile classes · current municipality
Lamego 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 Viseu

Armamar · Carregal do Sal · Castro Daire · Cinfães · Mangualde · Moimenta da Beira · Mortágua · Nelas · Oliveira de Frades · Penalva do Castelo · Penedono · Resende · Santa Comba Dão · Sernancelhe · Sátão · São João da Pesqueira · São Pedro do Sul · Tabuaço · Tarouca · Tondela · Vila Nova de Paiva · Viseu · Vouzela

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