Mértola
Municipality of the district of Beja (District of Beja), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Baixo Alentejo).
Mértola had 6.206 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 36,8% were aged 65 or over; 9,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Mário José Santos Tomé · Tel. 286610100 · Email: geral@cm-mertola.pt · www.cm-mertola.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.
- 329 – 442
- 630
- 735 – 750
- 816
- 2.504
- 2,4 – 2,9
- 3,0
- 4,3 – 4,5
- 7,8
- 10,3
- 71,5 – 104,0
- 135,9
- 166,7 – 216,7
- 275,4
- 322,8
The 7 parishes of Mértola
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 | Mértola | 2.504 | 322,77 | 7,8 |
| 2 | União das freguesias de São Miguel do Pinheiro, São Pedro de Solis e São Sebastião dos Carros | 816 | 275,38 | 3,0 |
| 3 | Santana de Cambas | 750 | 166,72 | 4,5 |
| 4 | Corte do Pinto | 735 | 71,46 | 10,3 |
| 5 | Alcaria Ruiva | 630 | 216,67 | 2,9 |
| 6 | São João dos Caldeireiros | 442 | 103,95 | 4,3 |
| 7 | Espírito Santo | 329 | 135,92 | 2,4 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 0209
- Resident population
- 6.206
- Area
- 1.292,87 km²
- Density
- 4,8 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 7
- Share of district population
- 4,3%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 9th of 14
- National rank (population)
- 233rd of 308
- National rank (density)
- 307th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 6th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 3.078 (49,6%)
- Women
- 3.128 (50,4%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 6.073 (97,9%)
- Foreign nationality
- 133 (2,1%)
- Ageing index
- 418,3 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.891
- Average household size
- 2,10 people
- Dwellings
- 8.675
- Buildings
- 8.511
- With higher education (15+)
- 9,0% (509)
- Unemployment rate
- 6,67%
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
- 5.502
- Voters
- 3.937 (71,56%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS (elected council president) | 2.300 | 58,42% | 4 |
| PCP-PEV | 994 | 25,25% | 1 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 344 | 8,74% | 0 |
| CH | 164 | 4,17% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 5.502
- Voters
- 3.937 (71,56%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 2.175 | 55,25% | 9 |
| PCP-PEV | 1.077 | 27,36% | 4 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 484 | 12,29% | 2 |
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
- Mário José Santos Tomé
- Address
- Praça Luís de Camões, 7750-329 Mértola
- Telephone
- 286610100
- geral@cm-mertola.pt
- Website
- www.cm-mertola.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q551056 · Wikipedia · www.cm-mertola.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Alcoutim (25,7 km) · Almodôvar (38,4 km) · Beja (37,5 km) · Castro Verde (29,0 km) · Serpa (37,1 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Beja: 33,9 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)
7 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 de Algodor, Mértola | Código DGEEC 209448. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Mina de São Domingos, Mértola | Código DGEEC 209082. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica de Mértola | Código DGEEC 209970. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Básica de Santana de Cambas, Mértola | Código DGEEC 209727. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 5 | Escola Básica de São Miguel do Pinheiro, Mértola | Código DGEEC 209390. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 6 | Escola Básica e Secundária de São Sebastião, Mértola | Código DGEEC 209872. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico, secundário profissional. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 7 | Escola Profissional Alsud | Código DGEEC 209763. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: secundário profissional. 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
- 1.438 – 4.373
- 4.839 – 6.206
- 6.712 – 7.684
- 8.874 – 13.757
- 29.538 – 33.394
- 4,8 – 8,5
- 8,6 – 11,9
- 12,1 – 13,8
- 16,4 – 19,4
- 25,4 – 29,1
- 168,4 – 264,9
- 316,6 – 569,4
- 648,2 – 777,9
- 958,5 – 1.146,5
- 1.292,9 – 1.720,6
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Other municipalities of the district of Beja
Aljustrel · Almodôvar · Alvito · Barrancos · Beja · Castro Verde · Cuba · Ferreira do Alentejo · Moura · Odemira · Ourique · Serpa · Vidigueira
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026