Monforte
Municipality of the district of Portalegre (District of Portalegre), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Alto Alentejo).
Monforte had 2.992 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 28,8% were aged 65 or over; 10,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Miguel Alexandre Ferreira Rasquinho · Tel. 245578060 · Email: cmmonforte@mail.telepac.pt · www.cm-monforte.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.
- 497
- 585
- 614
- 1.296
- 6,0
- 7,0
- 8,5
- 9,6
- 58,5
- 63,8
- 83,2
- 214,7
The 4 parishes of Monforte
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 | Monforte | 1.296 | 214,74 | 6,0 |
| 2 | Assumar | 614 | 63,83 | 9,6 |
| 3 | Vaiamonte | 585 | 83,17 | 7,0 |
| 4 | Santo Aleixo | 497 | 58,51 | 8,5 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 1211
- Resident population
- 2.992
- Area
- 420,25 km²
- Density
- 7,1 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 4
- Share of district population
- 2,9%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 13th of 15
- National rank (population)
- 295th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 304th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 66th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 1.408 (47,1%)
- Women
- 1.584 (52,9%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 2.961 (99,0%)
- Foreign nationality
- 31 (1,0%)
- Ageing index
- 208,0 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 1.143
- Average household size
- 2,39 people
- Dwellings
- 2.413
- Buildings
- 2.307
- With higher education (15+)
- 10,0% (258)
- Unemployment rate
- 7,90%
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
- 2.525
- Voters
- 1.833 (72,59%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS (elected council president) | 657 | 35,84% | 2 |
| PCP-PEV | 600 | 32,73% | 2 |
| MCCM | 360 | 19,64% | 1 |
| CH | 165 | 9,00% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 2.525
- Voters
- 1.833 (72,59%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 645 | 35,19% | 6 |
| PCP-PEV | 611 | 33,33% | 5 |
| MCCM | 316 | 17,24% | 3 |
| CH | 205 | 11,18% | 1 |
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
- Miguel Alexandre Ferreira Rasquinho
- Address
- Praça da República, Apartado 4, 7450-115 Monforte
- Telephone
- 245578060
- cmmonforte@mail.telepac.pt
- Website
- www.cm-monforte.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q769062 · Wikipedia · www.cm-monforte.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Alter do Chão (31,0 km) · Arronches (18,3 km) · Borba (25,9 km) · Crato (34,6 km) · Elvas (23,5 km) · Estremoz (27,3 km) · Fronteira (16,8 km) · Portalegre (24,8 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Portalegre: 20,5 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)
5 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 Assumar, Monforte | Código DGEEC 1211607. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Santo Aleixo, Monforte | Código DGEEC 1211855. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica de Vaiamonte, Monforte | Código DGEEC 1211777. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Básica n.º 1 de Monforte | Código DGEEC 1211428. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 5 | Escola Básica n.º 2 de Monforte | Código DGEEC 1211187. 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
- 2.789 – 2.992
- 3.021 – 3.116
- 3.225 – 3.812
- 4.360 – 8.042
- 15.248 – 22.340
- 6,3 – 8,1
- 8,4 – 10,3
- 11,5 – 11,8
- 15,6 – 19,5
- 32,5 – 50,0
- 154,9 – 248,6
- 264,9 – 294,6
- 314,7 – 398,1
- 420,3 – 575,7
- 606,0 – 839,8
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Other municipalities of the district of Portalegre
Alter do Chão · Arronches · Avis · Campo Maior · Castelo de Vide · Crato · Elvas · Fronteira · Gavião · Marvão · Nisa · Ponte de Sor · Portalegre · Sousel
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026