Monchique
Municipality of the district of Faro (District of Faro), region Algarve (NUTS III: Algarve).
Monchique had 5.462 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 33,7% were aged 65 or over; 12,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Paulo Jorge Duarte Alves · Tel. 282910200 · Email: geral@cm-monchique.pt · www.cm-monchique.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.
- 391
- 698
- 4.373
- 4,1
- 5,0
- 27,5
- 96,1
- 139,9
- 159,3
The 3 parishes of Monchique
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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- INE code (DTMN)
- 0809
- Resident population
- 5.462
- Area
- 395,30 km²
- Density
- 13,8 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 3
- Share of district population
- 1,2%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 15th of 16
- National rank (population)
- 248th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 265th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 75th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 2.738 (50,1%)
- Women
- 2.724 (49,9%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 4.745 (86,9%)
- Foreign nationality
- 717 (13,1%)
- Ageing index
- 334,4 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.503
- Average household size
- 2,15 people
- Dwellings
- 4.703
- Buildings
- 4.225
- With higher education (15+)
- 12,0% (591)
- Unemployment rate
- 7,74%
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
- 4.444
- Voters
- 3.023 (68,02%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS (elected council president) | 1.967 | 65,07% | 4 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 577 | 19,09% | 1 |
| CH | 248 | 8,20% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 108 | 3,57% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 4.444
- Voters
- 3.023 (68,02%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 1.901 | 62,88% | 11 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 586 | 19,38% | 3 |
| CH | 280 | 9,26% | 1 |
| PCP-PEV | 145 | 4,80% | 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 Jorge Duarte Alves
- Address
- Travessa da Portela nº 2, 8550-470 Monchique
- Telephone
- 282910200
- geral@cm-monchique.pt
- Website
- www.cm-monchique.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q957663 · Wikipedia · www.cm-monchique.pt
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Aljezur (18,6 km) · Lagos (21,9 km) · Odemira (32,4 km) · Portimão (13,9 km) · Silves (22,3 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Faro: 39,4 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: 7,49 €/m² (INE 0014773). INE also publishes the value for 0 parishes of this municipality. See parish by parish.
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
4 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 Manuel do Nascimento, Monchique | Código DGEEC 809941. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Marmelete, Monchique | Código DGEEC 809938. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica n.º 1 de Monchique | Código DGEEC 809522. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Básica n.º 2 de Monchique | Código DGEEC 809741. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. 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
- 2.523 – 6.045
- 6.439 – 18.824
- 23.725 – 33.494
- 37.766 – 44.614
- 59.845 – 72.332
- 4,4 – 21,4
- 31,9 – 55,5
- 73,3 – 157,3
- 268,8 – 314,0
- 328,7 – 340,9
- 61,3 – 140,7
- 153,4 – 182,1
- 202,6 – 300,8
- 323,5 – 575,4
- 607,0 – 763,7
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Other municipalities of the district of Faro
Albufeira · Alcoutim · Aljezur · Castro Marim · Faro · Lagoa · Lagos · Loulé · Olhão · Portimão · Silves · São Brás de Alportel · Tavira · Vila Real de Santo António · Vila do Bispo
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026