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Penalva do Castelo

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

Penalva do Castelo had 7.333 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 35,0% were aged 65 or over; 8,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

7.333inhabitants (2021 Census)
232district-seat telephone code
1town hall11parish councils5schools

Mayor: José Dias Lopes Laires · Tel. 232640020 · Email: geral@cm-penalvadocastelo.pt · www.cm-penalvadocastelo.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.)
  • 190 – 247
  • 251 – 382
  • 403 – 436
  • 606 – 812
  • 1.716 – 2.046
Density (inh./km²)
  • 19,8 – 28,8
  • 29,9 – 35,1
  • 48,2 – 52,0
  • 67,6 – 79,9
  • 102,4 – 216,7
Area (km²)
  • 2,8 – 5,1
  • 5,5 – 9,4
  • 10,9 – 12,7
  • 16,8 – 18,3
  • 21,0 – 27,2
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 parishes of Penalva do Castelo

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
1Ínsua2.0469,44216,7
2Pindo1.71616,76102,4
3Castelo de Penalva81227,1629,9
4Sezures60621,0428,8
5Germil4365,4679,9
6União das freguesias de Antas e Matela40318,2722,1
7Esmolfe38210,8735,1
8União das freguesias de Vila Cova do Covelo/Mareco25112,7119,8
9Trancozelos2475,1248,2
10Real2444,6952,0
11Lusinde1902,8167,6
INE code (DTMN)
1811
Resident population
7.333
Area
134,34 km²
Density
54,6 inh./km²
Parishes
11
Share of district population
2,1%
Rank in the district (population)
18th of 24
National rank (population)
211th of 308
National rank (density)
172nd of 308
National rank (area)
217th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
3.507 (47,8%)
Women
3.826 (52,2%)
Portuguese nationality
7.250 (98,9%)
Foreign nationality
83 (1,1%)
Ageing index
341,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.899
Average household size
2,43 people
Dwellings
5.659
Buildings
5.293
With higher education (15+)
8,7% (576)
Unemployment rate
7,61%

Population by age group

0-14750 · 10,2%15-24680 · 9,3%25-643.340 · 45,5%65+2.563 · 35,0%
Residents by age group (7.333 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
7.232
Voters
5.411 (74,82%)
Seats
5
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)2.67349,40%3
PPD/PSD2.46645,57%2
CH1472,72%0
PCP-PEV330,61%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
7.232
Voters
5.411 (74,82%)
Seats
15
ListVotes%Seats
PS2.51546,48%8
PPD/PSD2.49446,09%7
CH2324,29%0
PCP-PEV480,89%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 Dias Lopes Laires
Address
Avenida Castendo, 3550-185 Penalva do Castelo
Telephone
232640020
Email
geral@cm-penalvadocastelo.pt
Website
www.cm-penalvadocastelo.pt

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

On the web

Q780374 · Wikipedia · www.cm-penalvadocastelo.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Aguiar da Beira (16,3 km) · Fornos de Algodres (13,3 km) · Mangualde (10,1 km) · Sátão (11,1 km) · Viseu (21,1 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viseu: 22,3 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.)
  • 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
Penalva do Castelo 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 · Nelas · Oliveira de Frades · 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