Mêda
Municipality of the district of Guarda (District of Guarda), region Centro (NUTS III: Beiras e Serra da Estrela).
Mêda had 4.630 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 38,4% were aged 65 or over; 10,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: César Figueiredo · Tel. 279880040 · Email: geral@cm-meda.pt · www.cm-meda.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.
- 165 – 177
- 184 – 218
- 220 – 234
- 255 – 271
- 330 – 2.399
- 5,3 – 7,0
- 7,4 – 9,2
- 9,2 – 10,4
- 15,7 – 20,4
- 24,7 – 47,1
- 7,5 – 16,2
- 19,2 – 25,2
- 25,3 – 25,7
- 26,0 – 34,6
- 41,3 – 51,0
The 11 parishes of Mêda
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 | Mêda, Outeiro de Gatos e Fonte Longa | 2.399 | 50,95 | 47,1 |
| 2 | Poço do Canto | 330 | 16,22 | 20,4 |
| 3 | Prova e Casteição | 271 | 26,03 | 10,4 |
| 4 | União das freguesias de Vale Flor, Carvalhal e Pai Penela | 255 | 34,64 | 7,4 |
| 5 | Ranhados | 234 | 25,32 | 9,2 |
| 6 | Rabaçal | 220 | 14,04 | 15,7 |
| 7 | Longroiva | 218 | 41,28 | 5,3 |
| 8 | Aveloso | 184 | 7,46 | 24,7 |
| 9 | Coriscada | 177 | 25,19 | 7,0 |
| 10 | Marialva | 177 | 19,21 | 9,2 |
| 11 | Barreira | 165 | 25,73 | 6,4 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 0909
- Resident population
- 4.630
- Area
- 286,05 km²
- Density
- 16,2 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 11
- Share of district population
- 3,2%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 12th of 14
- National rank (population)
- 268th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 257th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 110th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 2.199 (47,5%)
- Women
- 2.431 (52,5%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 4.555 (98,4%)
- Foreign nationality
- 75 (1,6%)
- Ageing index
- 452,2 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.071
- Average household size
- 2,16 people
- Dwellings
- 5.065
- Buildings
- 4.811
- With higher education (15+)
- 10,6% (448)
- Unemployment rate
- 5,66%
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
- 4.923
- Voters
- 3.227 (65,55%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president) | 1.579 | 48,93% | 3 |
| PS | 1.124 | 34,83% | 2 |
| NC/PPM | 304 | 9,42% | 0 |
| CH | 61 | 1,89% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 22 | 0,68% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 4.923
- Voters
- 3.225 (65,51%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 1.454 | 45,09% | 7 |
| PS | 1.188 | 36,84% | 6 |
| NC/PPM | 382 | 11,84% | 2 |
| PCP-PEV | 26 | 0,81% | 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
- César Figueiredo
- Address
- Largo do Município, 6430-197 Mêda
- Telephone
- 279880040
- geral@cm-meda.pt
- Website
- www.cm-meda.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q990335 · Wikipedia · www.cm-meda.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Penedono (13,4 km) · Pinhel (24,8 km) · Trancoso (17,9 km) · Vila Nova de Foz Côa (14,7 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Guarda: 31,0 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
Median rent of new contracts in the municipality, 2025: 2,70 €/m² (INE 0014773). INE also publishes the value for 0 parishes of this municipality. See parish by parish.
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
1 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 e Secundária de Meda | Código DGEEC 909050. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico. 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
- 2.909 – 4.630
- 5.148 – 5.887
- 6.304 – 8.092
- 8.413 – 12.222
- 21.755 – 40.117
- 10,1 – 13,7
- 15,8 – 16,7
- 23,3 – 25,3
- 26,6 – 40,7
- 49,9 – 56,3
- 122,0 – 206,8
- 247,2 – 300,6
- 361,5 – 435,7
- 484,5 – 518,0
- 712,1 – 822,7
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Other municipalities of the district of Guarda
Aguiar da Beira · Almeida · Celorico da Beira · Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo · Fornos de Algodres · Gouveia · Guarda · Manteigas · Pinhel · Sabugal · Seia · Trancoso · Vila Nova de Foz Côa
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026