Pedrógão Grande
Municipality of the district of Leiria (District of Leiria), region Centro (NUTS III: Região de Leiria).
Pedrógão Grande had 3.390 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 35,5% were aged 65 or over; 9,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: João Manuel Gomes Marques · Tel. 236480150 · Email: geral@cm-pedrogaogrande.pt · www.cm-pedrogaogrande.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.
- 536
- 598
- 2.256
- 19,0
- 28,1
- 31,4
- 17,1
- 31,4
- 80,3
The 3 parishes of Pedrógão Grande
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 | Pedrógão Grande | 2.256 | 80,25 | 28,1 |
| 2 | Graça | 598 | 31,44 | 19,0 |
| 3 | Vila Facaia | 536 | 17,06 | 31,4 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 1013
- Resident population
- 3.390
- Area
- 128,75 km²
- Density
- 26,3 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 3
- Share of district population
- 0,7%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 15th of 16
- National rank (population)
- 286th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 227th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 224th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 1.611 (47,5%)
- Women
- 1.779 (52,5%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 3.070 (90,6%)
- Foreign nationality
- 320 (9,4%)
- Ageing index
- 447,6 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 1.524
- Average household size
- 2,15 people
- Dwellings
- 3.569
- Buildings
- 3.352
- With higher education (15+)
- 9,2% (286)
- Unemployment rate
- 8,44%
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
- 2.994
- Voters
- 2.029 (67,77%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD (elected council president) | 1.198 | 59,04% | 3 |
| PS | 416 | 20,50% | 1 |
| CH | 312 | 15,38% | 1 |
| PCP-PEV | 23 | 1,13% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 2.994
- Voters
- 2.029 (67,77%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD | 1.155 | 56,92% | 9 |
| PS | 420 | 20,70% | 3 |
| CH | 348 | 17,15% | 3 |
| PCP-PEV | 28 | 1,38% | 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
- João Manuel Gomes Marques
- Address
- Largo da Devesa, nº14, 3271–909 Pedrógão Grande
- Telephone
- 236480150
- geral@cm-pedrogaogrande.pt
- Website
- www.cm-pedrogaogrande.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q1013094 · Wikipedia · www.cm-pedrogaogrande.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Castanheira de Pêra (9,5 km) · Figueiró dos Vinhos (8,6 km) · Góis (20,3 km) · Pampilhosa da Serra (28,1 km) · Sertã (14,2 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Leiria: 57,6 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
Median rent of new contracts in the municipality, 2025: 4,35 €/m² (INE 0014773). INE also publishes the value for 0 parishes of this municipality. See parish by parish.
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 Miguel Leitão de Andrada, Pedrógão Grande | Código DGEEC 1013656. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Graça, Pedrógão Grande | Código DGEEC 1013471. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica de Pedrógão Grande | Código DGEEC 1013001. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Tecnológica e Profissional da Zona do Pinhal (Sede) | Código DGEEC 1013726. 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
- 2.645 – 6.238
- 11.642 – 12.746
- 14.881 – 23.202
- 26.429 – 50.910
- 51.170 – 128.603
- 26,3 – 39,6
- 66,1 – 84,2
- 88,6 – 139,6
- 150,4 – 199,1
- 208,4 – 340,8
- 66,8 – 91,3
- 103,4 – 141,6
- 160,5 – 176,1
- 187,3 – 261,8
- 408,1 – 626,0
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Other municipalities of the district of Leiria
Alcobaça · Alvaiázere · Ansião · Batalha · Bombarral · Caldas da Rainha · Castanheira de Pêra · Figueiró dos Vinhos · Leiria · Marinha Grande · Nazaré · Peniche · Pombal · Porto de Mós · Óbidos
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026