Oleiros
Municipality of the district of Castelo Branco (District of Castelo Branco), region Centro (NUTS III: Beira Baixa).
Oleiros had 4.904 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 45,6% were aged 65 or over; 8,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Miguel Silva Costa Marques · Tel. 272680130 · Email: geral@cm-oleiros.pt · www.cm-oleiros.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.
- 140 – 151
- 154 – 167
- 226 – 254
- 260 – 638
- 834 – 2.080
- 5,2 – 5,4
- 5,4 – 5,7
- 7,3 – 7,7
- 8,9 – 14,5
- 14,7 – 19,2
- 17,7 – 19,2
- 26,9 – 27,9
- 29,4 – 31,0
- 33,3 – 48,5
- 93,5 – 143,6
The 10 parishes of Oleiros
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 | Oleiros-Amieira | 2.080 | 143,64 | 14,5 |
| 2 | Estreito-Vilar Barroco | 834 | 93,51 | 8,9 |
| 3 | Orvalho | 638 | 33,31 | 19,2 |
| 4 | Mosteiro | 260 | 17,70 | 14,7 |
| 5 | Cambas | 254 | 48,54 | 5,2 |
| 6 | Álvaro | 226 | 29,41 | 7,7 |
| 7 | Sarnadas de São Simão | 167 | 31,00 | 5,4 |
| 8 | Madeirã | 154 | 26,87 | 5,7 |
| 9 | Isna | 151 | 27,94 | 5,4 |
| 10 | Sobral | 140 | 19,16 | 7,3 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 0506
- Resident population
- 4.904
- Area
- 471,09 km²
- Density
- 10,4 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 10
- Share of district population
- 2,8%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 8th of 11
- National rank (population)
- 263rd of 308
- National rank (density)
- 284th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 56th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 2.333 (47,6%)
- Women
- 2.571 (52,4%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 4.759 (97,0%)
- Foreign nationality
- 145 (3,0%)
- Ageing index
- 779,8 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.284
- Average household size
- 2,05 people
- Dwellings
- 5.055
- Buildings
- 4.744
- With higher education (15+)
- 8,9% (411)
- Unemployment rate
- 3,23%
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
- 4.494
- Voters
- 3.364 (74,86%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD (elected council president) | 2.130 | 63,32% | 4 |
| PS | 1.014 | 30,14% | 1 |
| CH | 121 | 3,60% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 19 | 0,56% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 4.494
- Voters
- 3.364 (74,86%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD | 2.086 | 62,01% | 10 |
| PS | 1.136 | 33,77% | 5 |
| PCP-PEV | 33 | 0,98% | 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
- Miguel Silva Costa Marques
- Address
- Praça do Município, 6160-409 Oleiros
- Telephone
- 272680130
- geral@cm-oleiros.pt
- Website
- www.cm-oleiros.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q1012719 · Wikipedia · www.cm-oleiros.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Castelo Branco (33,1 km) · Fundão (38,5 km) · Pampilhosa da Serra (16,0 km) · Proença-a-Nova (23,0 km) · Sertã (23,6 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Castelo Branco: 21,9 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)
4 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 Estreito, Oleiros | Código DGEEC 506489. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Oleiros | Código DGEEC 506667. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica de Orvalho, Oleiros | Código DGEEC 506052. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Básica e Secundária Padre António de Andrade, Oleiros | Código DGEEC 506188. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico, 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
- 3.279 – 4.768
- 4.904 – 6.205
- 7.167 – 8.355
- 14.769 – 26.503
- 46.455 – 52.272
- 5,9 – 10,0
- 10,4 – 17,1
- 18,1 – 33,1
- 36,4 – 37,9
- 52,3 – 83,6
- 118,8 – 329,9
- 395,4 – 446,7
- 471,1 – 555,6
- 563,7 – 700,2
- 1.416,3 – 1.438,2
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Other municipalities of the district of Castelo Branco
Belmonte · Castelo Branco · Covilhã · Fundão · Idanha-a-Nova · Penamacor · Proença-a-Nova · Sertã · Vila Velha de Ródão · Vila de Rei
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026