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Moimenta da Beira

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

Moimenta da Beira had 9.410 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 29,4% were aged 65 or over; 12,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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9.410inhabitants (2021 Census)
232district-seat telephone code
1town hall16parish councils5schools

Mayor: Paulo Alexandre de Matos Figueiredo · Tel. 254520070 · Email: geral@cm-moimenta.pt · www.cm-moimenta.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.)
  • 151 – 220
  • 229 – 316
  • 389 – 429
  • 510 – 608
  • 1.027 – 2.843
Density (inh./km²)
  • 13,3 – 19,6
  • 21,1 – 30,8
  • 30,9 – 37,0
  • 51,3 – 53,2
  • 64,0 – 306,7
Area (km²)
  • 4,4 – 8,5
  • 9,3 – 9,5
  • 9,7 – 11,2
  • 12,1 – 19,3
  • 24,6 – 36,8
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 16 parishes of Moimenta da Beira

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
1Moimenta da Beira2.8439,27306,7
2Leomil1.13136,7730,8
3Alvite1.02719,2953,2
4Arcozelos6089,5064,0
5Sever51410,0351,3
6Vila da Rua5109,6752,7
7União das freguesias de Peva e Segões42924,6417,4
8Caria40616,7124,3
9União das freguesias de Pêra Velha, Aldeia de Nacomba e Ariz38929,1713,3
10Vilar3168,5437,0
11Passô2874,3566,0
12União das freguesias de Paradinha e Nagosa22912,0918,9
13Cabaços22011,2119,6
14Castelo1969,2821,1
15Sarzedo1544,9930,9
16Baldos1514,4434,0
INE code (DTMN)
1807
Resident population
9.410
Area
219,97 km²
Density
42,8 inh./km²
Parishes
16
Share of district population
2,7%
Rank in the district (population)
14th of 24
National rank (population)
191st of 308
National rank (density)
188th of 308
National rank (area)
145th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
4.489 (47,7%)
Women
4.921 (52,3%)
Portuguese nationality
9.271 (98,5%)
Foreign nationality
139 (1,5%)
Ageing index
259,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
3.783
Average household size
2,42 people
Dwellings
7.917
Buildings
7.006
With higher education (15+)
12,2% (1.014)
Unemployment rate
7,73%

Population by age group

0-141.067 · 11,3%15-24937 · 10,0%25-644.638 · 49,3%65+2.768 · 29,4%
Residents by age group (9.410 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
10.037
Voters
6.045 (60,23%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)3.81663,13%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP1.37222,70%2
CH4557,53%0
PCP-PEV891,47%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
10.037
Voters
6.040 (60,18%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS3.59259,47%14
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP1.82130,15%7
PCP-PEV1903,15%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
Paulo Alexandre de Matos Figueiredo
Address
Largo do Tabolado, 3620-324 Moimenta da Beira
Telephone
254520070
Email
geral@cm-moimenta.pt
Website
www.cm-moimenta.pt

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

On the web

Q862822 · Wikipedia · www.cm-moimenta.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Armamar (14,9 km) · Castro Daire (25,4 km) · Sernancelhe (12,6 km) · Sátão (21,8 km) · Tabuaço (15,7 km) · Tarouca (11,7 km) · Vila Nova de Paiva (14,6 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viseu: 24,5 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
Moimenta da Beira 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 · Lamego · Mangualde · 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