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Montemor-o-Velho

Municipality of the district of Coimbra (District of Coimbra), region Centro (NUTS III: Região de Coimbra).

Montemor-o-Velho had 24.571 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 26,0% were aged 65 or over; 16,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

24.571inhabitants (2021 Census)
239district-seat telephone code
1town hall11parish councils13schools

Mayor: José Jacírio Teixeira Veríssimo · Tel. 239687300 · Email: geral@cm-montemorvelho.pt · www.cm-montemorvelho.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.)
  • 575 – 1.344
  • 1.345 – 1.703
  • 1.916 – 2.046
  • 2.613 – 3.501
  • 4.976
Density (inh./km²)
  • 45,6 – 79,3
  • 82,8 – 93,1
  • 112,7 – 123,3
  • 161,7 – 164,3
  • 174,9 – 283,7
Area (km²)
  • 7,3 – 10,9
  • 11,9 – 12,3
  • 12,7 – 15,9
  • 29,5 – 31,1
  • 34,3 – 53,5
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 parishes of Montemor-o-Velho

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
1Arazede4.97653,4593,1
2Pereira3.50112,34283,7
3União das freguesias de Montemor-o-Velho e Gatões3.50131,06112,7
4Carapinheira2.61315,90164,3
5Tentúgal2.04634,2959,7
6Santo Varão1.91611,85161,7
7Meãs do Campo1.7039,74174,9
8União das freguesias de Abrunheira, Verride e Vila Nova da Barca1.34529,5045,6
9Seixo de Gatões1.34410,90123,3
10Liceia1.05112,6982,8
11Ereira5757,2579,3
INE code (DTMN)
0610
Resident population
24.571
Area
228,96 km²
Density
107,3 inh./km²
Parishes
11
Share of district population
6,0%
Rank in the district (population)
4th of 17
National rank (population)
99th of 308
National rank (density)
113th of 308
National rank (area)
140th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
11.797 (48,0%)
Women
12.774 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
24.173 (98,4%)
Foreign nationality
398 (1,6%)
Ageing index
212,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
9.561
Average household size
2,54 people
Dwellings
13.329
Buildings
11.601
With higher education (15+)
16,0% (3.446)
Unemployment rate
5,29%

Population by age group

0-143.007 · 12,2%15-242.199 · 8,9%25-6412.967 · 52,8%65+6.398 · 26,0%
Residents by age group (24.571 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
21.634
Voters
13.984 (64,64%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)6.53146,70%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP4.23330,27%2
S.I.M.2.00114,31%1
PCP-PEV5243,75%0
B.E.1781,27%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
21.634
Voters
13.984 (64,64%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS6.05143,27%10
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP4.61332,99%8
S.I.M.1.72812,36%2
PCP-PEV6044,32%1
IL2892,07%0
B.E.1941,39%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
José Jacírio Teixeira Veríssimo
Address
Praça da República, 3140-258 Montemor-o-Velho
Telephone
239687300
Email
geral@cm-montemorvelho.pt
Website
www.cm-montemorvelho.pt

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

On the web

Q45815 · Wikipedia · www.cm-montemorvelho.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Cantanhede (15,7 km) · Coimbra (18,0 km) · Condeixa-a-Nova (18,7 km) · Figueira da Foz (13,7 km) · Soure (16,8 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Coimbra: 27,3 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.)
  • 3.811 – 6.803
  • 11.065 – 12.002
  • 12.113 – 17.006
  • 17.261 – 24.571
  • 34.212 – 140.816
Density (inh./km²)
  • 10,3 – 40,4
  • 55,9 – 65,1
  • 80,6 – 95,0
  • 97,7 – 120,7
  • 122,9 – 440,9
Area (km²)
  • 84,5 – 134,8
  • 138,4 – 199,8
  • 216,7 – 263,3
  • 265,1 – 332,8
  • 379,1 – 396,5
Quantile classes · current municipality
Montemor-o-Velho 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 Coimbra

Arganil · Cantanhede · Coimbra · Condeixa-a-Nova · Figueira da Foz · Góis · Lousã · Mira · Miranda do Corvo · Oliveira do Hospital · Pampilhosa da Serra · Penacova · Penela · Soure · Tábua · Vila Nova de Poiares

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