Murça
Municipality of the district of Vila Real (District of Vila Real), region Norte (NUTS III: Douro).
Murça had 5.245 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 35,7% were aged 65 or over; 10,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Mário Artur Correia Lopes · Tel. 259510120 · Email: geral@cm-murca.pt · www.cm-murca.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.
- 265 – 416
- 432
- 535 – 812
- 821
- 1.964
- 12,0 – 14,4
- 14,7
- 19,5 – 25,7
- 28,5
- 140,7
- 14,0 – 16,2
- 22,1
- 28,8 – 29,3
- 37,3
- 41,7
The 7 parishes of Murça
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 | Murça | 1.964 | 13,96 | 140,7 |
| 2 | Candedo | 821 | 28,78 | 28,5 |
| 3 | União das freguesias de Noura e Palheiros | 812 | 41,72 | 19,5 |
| 4 | Jou | 535 | 37,29 | 14,4 |
| 5 | União das freguesias de Carva e Vilares | 432 | 29,30 | 14,7 |
| 6 | Fiolhoso | 416 | 16,20 | 25,7 |
| 7 | Valongo de Milhais | 265 | 22,12 | 12,0 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 1707
- Resident population
- 5.245
- Area
- 189,37 km²
- Density
- 27,7 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 7
- Share of district population
- 2,8%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 12th of 14
- National rank (population)
- 254th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 220th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 169th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 2.531 (48,3%)
- Women
- 2.714 (51,7%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 5.189 (98,9%)
- Foreign nationality
- 56 (1,1%)
- Ageing index
- 418,8 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.223
- Average household size
- 2,31 people
- Dwellings
- 4.250
- Buildings
- 4.062
- With higher education (15+)
- 10,0% (480)
- Unemployment rate
- 8,14%
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
- 5.989
- Voters
- 3.811 (63,63%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD (elected council president) | 1.988 | 52,16% | 3 |
| PS | 1.479 | 38,81% | 2 |
| CH | 139 | 3,65% | 0 |
| CDS-PP | 65 | 1,71% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 18 | 0,47% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 5.989
- Voters
- 3.814 (63,68%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD | 1.915 | 50,21% | 8 |
| PS | 1.623 | 42,55% | 7 |
| CDS-PP | 99 | 2,60% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 34 | 0,89% | 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
- Mário Artur Correia Lopes
- Address
- Praça 5 de Outubro, 5090-112 Murça
- Telephone
- 259510120
- geral@cm-murca.pt
- Website
- www.cm-murca.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q513049 · Wikipedia · www.cm-murca.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Alijó (13,7 km) · Carrazeda de Ansiães (24,3 km) · Mirandela (23,1 km) · Valpaços (22,6 km) · Vila Pouca de Aguiar (18,1 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Vila Real: 19,2 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)
3 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 Murça | Código DGEEC 1707001. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica e Secundária de Murça | Código DGEEC 1707142. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico, secundário profissional. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Profissional de Murça | Código DGEEC 1707699. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: secundário profissional. 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
- 3.547 – 5.245
- 5.548 – 6.100
- 6.410 – 10.486
- 11.812 – 14.701
- 37.590 – 49.571
- 11,5 – 26,8
- 27,0 – 27,7
- 35,2 – 37,3
- 63,6 – 130,9
- 133,1 – 153,3
- 26,7 – 94,9
- 156,9 – 189,4
- 217,5 – 322,0
- 378,8 – 548,7
- 591,2 – 805,5
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Other municipalities of the district of Vila Real
Alijó · Boticas · Chaves · Mesão Frio · Mondim de Basto · Montalegre · 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