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Montalegre

Municipality of the district of Vila Real (District of Vila Real), region Norte (NUTS III: Alto Tâmega e Barroso).

Montalegre had 9.261 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 39,6% were aged 65 or over; 8,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

9.261inhabitants (2021 Census)
259district-seat telephone code
1town hall25parish councils5schools

Mayor: Fátima Fernandes · Tel. 276510200 · Email: municipio@cm-montalegre.pt · www.cm-montalegre.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.)
  • 110 – 149
  • 150 – 186
  • 195 – 265
  • 273 – 463
  • 512 – 1.772
Density (inh./km²)
  • 2,7 – 6,5
  • 6,7 – 7,5
  • 7,9 – 9,2
  • 12,2 – 15,4
  • 15,7 – 55,1
Area (km²)
  • 10,7 – 17,0
  • 17,2 – 21,2
  • 21,6 – 33,0
  • 33,5 – 45,3
  • 48,3 – 78,6
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 25 parishes of Montalegre

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
1União das freguesias de Montalegre e Padroso1.77232,1555,1
2Salto1.26378,5516,1
3Chã70150,9813,8
4União das freguesias de Viade de Baixo e Fervidelas69548,3114,4
5Cabril51276,566,7
6União das freguesias de Vilar de Perdizes e Meixide46337,0412,5
7União das freguesias de Venda Nova e Pondras34419,1318,0
8Sarraquinhos30033,499,0
9Ferral29315,2819,2
10União das freguesias de Cambeses do Rio, Donões e Mourilhe27345,306,0
11União das freguesias de Meixedo e Padornelos26535,767,4
12União das freguesias de Paradela, Contim e Fiães24530,867,9
13União das freguesias de Sezelhe e Covelães22932,947,0
14Cervos22732,956,9
15Morgade19521,159,2
16Gralhas18621,598,6
17Vila da Ponte16710,6715,7
18Covelo do Gerês16610,7615,4
19Pitões das Junias15133,494,5
20Solveira15012,3412,2
21Santo André14918,967,9
22Outeiro14352,322,7
23Negrões13220,616,4
24Reigoso13017,237,5
25Tourém11017,036,5
INE code (DTMN)
1706
Resident population
9.261
Area
805,46 km²
Density
11,5 inh./km²
Parishes
25
Share of district population
5,0%
Rank in the district (population)
7th of 14
National rank (population)
192nd of 308
National rank (density)
278th of 308
National rank (area)
17th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
4.470 (48,3%)
Women
4.791 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
9.138 (98,7%)
Foreign nationality
123 (1,3%)
Ageing index
535,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
3.943
Average household size
2,28 people
Dwellings
10.908
Buildings
10.504
With higher education (15+)
8,5% (729)
Unemployment rate
7,25%

Population by age group

0-14685 · 7,4%15-24689 · 7,4%25-644.216 · 45,5%65+3.671 · 39,6%
Residents by age group (9.261 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
12.995
Voters
7.555 (58,14%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)4.14054,80%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP2.74836,37%3
CH2503,31%0
MCM1191,58%0
PCP-PEV650,86%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
12.995
Voters
7.554 (58,13%)
Seats
26
ListVotes%Seats
PS4.09654,22%15
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP2.79637,01%10
CH3274,33%1
PCP-PEV670,89%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
Fátima Fernandes
Address
Praça do Município nº 1, 5470-214 Montalegre
Telephone
276510200
Email
municipio@cm-montalegre.pt
Website
www.cm-montalegre.pt

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

On the web

Q757860 · Wikipedia · www.cm-montalegre.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Boticas (14,8 km) · Cabeceiras de Basto (27,5 km) · Chaves (34,5 km) · Terras de Bouro (28,5 km) · Vieira do Minho (26,4 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Vila Real: 40,8 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.)
  • 3.547 – 5.245
  • 5.548 – 6.100
  • 6.410 – 10.486
  • 11.812 – 14.701
  • 37.590 – 49.571
Density (inh./km²)
  • 11,5 – 26,8
  • 27,0 – 27,7
  • 35,2 – 37,3
  • 63,6 – 130,9
  • 133,1 – 153,3
Area (km²)
  • 26,7 – 94,9
  • 156,9 – 189,4
  • 217,5 – 322,0
  • 378,8 – 548,7
  • 591,2 – 805,5
Quantile classes · current municipality
Montalegre 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 Vila Real

Alijó · Boticas · Chaves · Mesão Frio · Mondim de Basto · Murça · Peso da Régua · Ribeira de Pena · Sabrosa · Santa Marta de Penaguião · Valpaços · Vila Pouca de Aguiar · Vila Real

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026