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Oliveira do Hospital

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

Oliveira do Hospital had 19.413 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 28,4% were aged 65 or over; 12,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

19.413inhabitants (2021 Census)
239district-seat telephone code
1town hall17parish councils15schools

Mayor: José Francisco Tavares Rolo · Tel. 238605250 · Email: geral@cm-oliveiradohospital.pt · www.cm-oliveiradohospital.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.)
  • 314 – 473
  • 474 – 559
  • 704 – 928
  • 1.124 – 1.369
  • 1.382 – 5.835
Density (inh./km²)
  • 23,4 – 40,1
  • 40,6 – 56,4
  • 64,0 – 71,0
  • 83,4 – 113,9
  • 123,9 – 426,9
Area (km²)
  • 5,7 – 7,3
  • 7,4 – 13,2
  • 13,5 – 14,5
  • 14,6 – 15,8
  • 18,7 – 33,7
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 17 parishes of Oliveira do Hospital

Sorted by resident population (2021 Census, 2025 geography). Click a header to sort; hover a row to highlight it on the map.

#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1União das freguesias de Oliveira do Hospital e São Paio de Gramaços5.83513,67426,9
2Nogueira do Cravo2.16814,98144,7
3Lagares1.38213,19104,8
4Seixo da Beira1.36933,7340,6
5União das freguesias de Lagos da Beira e Lajeosa1.12713,5183,4
6Travanca de Lagos1.12415,8371,0
7União das freguesias de Penalva de Alva e São Sebastião da Feira92814,5064,0
8Ervedal88321,7640,6
9União das freguesias de Santa Ovaia e Vila Pouca da Beira8467,43113,9
10Bobadela7045,68123,9
11Lourosa55913,9440,1
12Meruge4907,2567,6
13Aldeia das Dez47418,6925,4
14Avô4737,1766,0
15Vila Franca da Beira3967,0256,4
16São Gião34114,5523,4
17Alvoco das Várzeas31411,6227,0
INE code (DTMN)
0611
Resident population
19.413
Area
234,52 km²
Density
82,8 inh./km²
Parishes
17
Share of district population
4,8%
Rank in the district (population)
5th of 17
National rank (population)
123rd of 308
National rank (density)
137th of 308
National rank (area)
137th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
9.300 (47,9%)
Women
10.113 (52,1%)
Portuguese nationality
18.763 (96,7%)
Foreign nationality
650 (3,3%)
Ageing index
260,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
7.838
Average household size
2,41 people
Dwellings
13.943
Buildings
11.777
With higher education (15+)
12,1% (2.085)
Unemployment rate
5,74%

Population by age group

0-142.114 · 10,9%15-241.917 · 9,9%25-649.874 · 50,9%65+5.508 · 28,4%
Residents by age group (19.413 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
17.195
Voters
11.993 (69,75%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)6.14851,26%4
PPD/PSD2.98524,89%2
CDS-PP/NC1.90715,90%1
CH3973,31%0
PCP-PEV2081,73%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
17.195
Voters
11.993 (69,75%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS6.22551,91%12
PPD/PSD3.14426,22%6
CDS-PP/NC1.91115,93%3
PCP-PEV2972,48%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 Francisco Tavares Rolo
Address
Largo Conselheiro Cabral Metello, 3400-062 Oliveira do Hospital
Telephone
238605250
Email
geral@cm-oliveiradohospital.pt
Website
www.cm-oliveiradohospital.pt

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

On the web

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Coimbra: 44,3 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
Oliveira do Hospital highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

Other municipalities of the district of Coimbra

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