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Nelas

Municipality of the district of Viseu (District of Viseu), region Centro (NUTS III: Viseu Dão Lafões).

Nelas had 13.119 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 30,7% were aged 65 or over; 13,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

13.119inhabitants (2021 Census)
232district-seat telephone code
1town hall7parish councils10schools

Mayor: Joaquim Augusto Alves de Amaral · Tel. 232941300 · Email: geral@cm-nelas.pt · www.cm-nelas.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.)
  • 668 – 682
  • 1.019
  • 1.371 – 1.411
  • 3.334
  • 4.634
Density (inh./km²)
  • 32,5 – 65,8
  • 86,6
  • 93,2 – 101,4
  • 131,0
  • 214,2
Area (km²)
  • 7,3 – 10,2
  • 13,5
  • 16,3 – 21,6
  • 25,5
  • 31,3
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 7 parishes of Nelas

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
1Nelas4.63421,63214,2
2Canas de Senhorim3.33425,45131,0
3União das freguesias de Santar e Moreira1.41116,3086,6
4União das freguesias de Carvalhal Redondo e Aguieira1.37113,52101,4
5Senhorim1.01931,3432,5
6Lapa do Lobo6827,3293,2
7Vilar Seco66810,1565,8
INE code (DTMN)
1809
Resident population
13.119
Area
125,71 km²
Density
104,4 inh./km²
Parishes
7
Share of district population
3,7%
Rank in the district (population)
8th of 24
National rank (population)
159th of 308
National rank (density)
116th of 308
National rank (area)
229th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
6.198 (47,2%)
Women
6.921 (52,8%)
Portuguese nationality
12.871 (98,1%)
Foreign nationality
248 (1,9%)
Ageing index
264,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
5.311
Average household size
2,41 people
Dwellings
8.872
Buildings
7.409
With higher education (15+)
13,1% (1.523)
Unemployment rate
6,77%

Population by age group

0-141.522 · 11,6%15-241.286 · 9,8%25-646.290 · 47,9%65+4.021 · 30,7%
Residents by age group (13.119 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
12.331
Voters
8.015 (65,00%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)3.24640,50%3
PS2.96136,94%3
CDS-PP89211,13%1
CH5066,31%0
PCP-PEV1321,65%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
12.331
Voters
8.015 (65,00%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD3.28240,95%10
PS2.88235,96%9
CH6087,59%2
PCP-PEV1922,40%0
CDS-PP00,00%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
Joaquim Augusto Alves de Amaral
Address
Largo do Município, 3520-001 Nelas
Telephone
232941300
Email
geral@cm-nelas.pt
Website
www.cm-nelas.pt

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

On the web

Q687790 · Wikipedia · www.cm-nelas.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Carregal do Sal (13,5 km) · Mangualde (14,4 km) · Oliveira do Hospital (17,6 km) · Seia (20,7 km) · Viseu (18,2 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viseu: 31,5 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.)
  • 2.738 – 5.692
  • 6.775 – 9.038
  • 9.410 – 10.641
  • 11.030 – 17.730
  • 18.303 – 99.551
Density (inh./km²)
  • 20,5 – 35,7
  • 36,2 – 48,4
  • 49,5 – 69,8
  • 73,6 – 83,5
  • 95,1 – 196,3
Area (km²)
  • 100,1 – 123,4
  • 125,7 – 145,4
  • 165,4 – 219,3
  • 220,0 – 266,1
  • 349,0 – 507,1
Quantile classes · current municipality
Nelas 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 Viseu

Armamar · Carregal do Sal · Castro Daire · Cinfães · Lamego · Mangualde · Moimenta da Beira · Mortágua · Oliveira de Frades · Penalva do Castelo · Penedono · Resende · Santa Comba Dão · Sernancelhe · Sátão · São João da Pesqueira · São Pedro do Sul · Tabuaço · Tarouca · Tondela · Vila Nova de Paiva · Viseu · Vouzela

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