TodoPortugal.pt

and if more World there had been, there would they have gone

Montemor-o-Novo

Municipality of the district of Évora (District of Évora), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Alentejo Central).

Montemor-o-Novo had 15.799 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 30,2% were aged 65 or over; 14,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

15.799inhabitants (2021 Census)
266district-seat telephone code
1town hall10parish councils13schools

Mayor: Carlos Pinto de Sá · Tel. 266898100 · Email: geral@cm-montemornovo.pt · www.cm-montemornovo.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.)
  • 494 – 496
  • 509 – 591
  • 604 – 706
  • 1.011 – 1.047
  • 4.537 – 5.804
Density (inh./km²)
  • 2,7 – 3,4
  • 4,5 – 5,3
  • 7,1 – 7,6
  • 10,7 – 15,0
  • 31,0 – 37,2
Area (km²)
  • 55,5 – 67,4
  • 99,3 – 110,6
  • 114,4 – 121,8
  • 138,7 – 145,9
  • 187,0 – 192,3
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Montemor-o-Novo

Sorted by resident population (2021 Census, 2025 geography). Click a header to sort; hover a row to highlight it on the map.

Download CSV parish list (UTF-8)

#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Nossa Senhora da Vila5.804187,0331,0
2Nossa Senhora do Bispo4.537121,8337,2
3Santiago do Escoural1.047138,707,6
4Foros de Vale de Figueira1.01167,4015,0
5Cortiçadas de Lavre70699,337,1
6Lavre604114,375,3
7Ciborro59155,4910,7
8Cabrela509192,262,7
9Silveiras496110,624,5
10São Cristóvão494145,923,4
INE code (DTMN)
0706
Resident population
15.799
Area
1.232,97 km²
Density
12,8 inh./km²
Parishes
10
Share of district population
10,4%
Rank in the district (population)
2nd of 14
National rank (population)
137th of 308
National rank (density)
272nd of 308
National rank (area)
7th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
7.593 (48,1%)
Women
8.206 (51,9%)
Portuguese nationality
15.343 (97,1%)
Foreign nationality
456 (2,9%)
Ageing index
262,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
6.624
Average household size
2,31 people
Dwellings
10.400
Buildings
8.056
With higher education (15+)
14,3% (2.001)
Unemployment rate
4,90%

Population by age group

0-141.818 · 11,5%15-241.411 · 8,9%25-647.791 · 49,3%65+4.779 · 30,2%
Residents by age group (15.799 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
13.547
Voters
8.905 (65,73%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PCP-PEV (elected council president)3.30237,08%3
PS2.88332,38%2
CDS-PP.PPD/PSD2.01522,63%2
CH5346,00%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
13.547
Voters
8.905 (65,73%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PCP-PEV3.39038,07%8
PS2.70430,36%7
CDS-PP.PPD/PSD1.99822,44%5
CH5996,73%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
Carlos Pinto de Sá
Address
Largo Paços do Concelho, 7050-127 Montemor-o-Novo
Telephone
266898100
Email
geral@cm-montemornovo.pt
Website
www.cm-montemornovo.pt

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

On the web

Q538407 · Wikipedia · www.cm-montemornovo.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alcácer do Sal (34,9 km) · Arraiolos (36,4 km) · Coruche (35,0 km) · Montijo (31,4 km) · Vendas Novas (19,0 km) · Viana do Alentejo (33,0 km) · Évora (39,2 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Évora: 46,5 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.)
  • 2.351 – 5.014
  • 5.318 – 6.286
  • 6.428 – 7.387
  • 9.871 – 12.680
  • 15.799 – 53.577
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,4 – 9,3
  • 9,6 – 12,8
  • 13,5 – 21,3
  • 24,7 – 41,0
  • 44,3 – 50,6
Area (km²)
  • 145,2 – 222,4
  • 278,6 – 393,7
  • 444,0 – 513,8
  • 542,7 – 683,8
  • 1.233,0 – 1.307,1
Quantile classes · current municipality
Montemor-o-Novo highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

Compare Montemor-o-Novo with other municipalities… · Compare parishes…

Other municipalities of the district of Évora

Alandroal · Arraiolos · Borba · Estremoz · Mora · Mourão · Portel · Redondo · Reguengos de Monsaraz · Vendas Novas · Viana do Alentejo · Vila Viçosa · Évora

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