Nisa
Municipality of the district of Portalegre (District of Portalegre), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Alto Alentejo).
Nisa had 5.952 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 40,7% were aged 65 or over; 11,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: José Dinis Samarra Serra · Tel. 245410000 · Email: geral@cm-nisa.pt · www.cm-nisa.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.
- 197 – 277
- 290
- 392 – 811
- 989
- 2.996
- 2,3 – 2,5
- 3,6
- 10,2 – 19,5
- 28,9
- 34,5
- 23,5 – 27,2
- 34,2
- 54,7 – 124,2
- 153,7
- 158,2
The 7 parishes of Nisa
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 | União das freguesias de Espírito Santo, Nossa Senhora da Graça e São Simão | 2.996 | 153,66 | 19,5 |
| 2 | Alpalhão | 989 | 34,23 | 28,9 |
| 3 | Tolosa | 811 | 23,53 | 34,5 |
| 4 | União das freguesias de Arez e Amieira do Tejo | 392 | 158,23 | 2,5 |
| 5 | Montalvão | 290 | 124,17 | 2,3 |
| 6 | Santana | 277 | 27,19 | 10,2 |
| 7 | São Matias | 197 | 54,66 | 3,6 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 1212
- Resident population
- 5.952
- Area
- 575,68 km²
- Density
- 10,3 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 7
- Share of district population
- 5,7%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 5th of 15
- National rank (population)
- 238th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 285th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 38th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 2.804 (47,1%)
- Women
- 3.148 (52,9%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 5.853 (98,3%)
- Foreign nationality
- 99 (1,7%)
- Ageing index
- 533,0 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.656
- Average household size
- 2,11 people
- Dwellings
- 7.160
- Buildings
- 7.020
- With higher education (15+)
- 11,3% (623)
- Unemployment rate
- 7,54%
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
- 5.537
- Voters
- 3.882 (70,11%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS (elected council president) | 1.616 | 41,63% | 2 |
| PCP-PEV | 1.202 | 30,96% | 2 |
| PPD/PSD | 833 | 21,46% | 1 |
| CH | 145 | 3,74% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 5.537
- Voters
- 3.882 (70,11%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 1.674 | 43,12% | 7 |
| PCP-PEV | 1.034 | 26,64% | 4 |
| PPD/PSD | 876 | 22,57% | 4 |
| CH | 175 | 4,51% | 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 Dinis Samarra Serra
- Address
- Praça do Município, 6050-358 Nisa
- Telephone
- 245410000
- geral@cm-nisa.pt
- Website
- www.cm-nisa.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q1013628 · Wikipedia · www.cm-nisa.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Castelo de Vide (16,3 km) · Crato (23,4 km) · Gavião (21,6 km) · Mação (27,9 km) · Vila Velha de Ródão (17,6 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Portalegre: 36,8 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)
1 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 e Secundária Prof. Mendes dos Remédios, Nisa | Código DGEEC 1212795. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico. 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
- 2.789 – 2.992
- 3.021 – 3.116
- 3.225 – 3.812
- 4.360 – 8.042
- 15.248 – 22.340
- 6,3 – 8,1
- 8,4 – 10,3
- 11,5 – 11,8
- 15,6 – 19,5
- 32,5 – 50,0
- 154,9 – 248,6
- 264,9 – 294,6
- 314,7 – 398,1
- 420,3 – 575,7
- 606,0 – 839,8
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Other municipalities of the district of Portalegre
Alter do Chão · Arronches · Avis · Campo Maior · Castelo de Vide · Crato · Elvas · Fronteira · Gavião · Marvão · Monforte · Ponte de Sor · Portalegre · Sousel
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026