Penela
Municipality of the district of Coimbra (District of Coimbra), region Centro (NUTS III: Região de Coimbra).
Penela had 5.440 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 32,0% were aged 65 or over; 13,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Eduardo Jorge Mendes Nogueira dos Santos · Tel. 239560120 · Email: geral@cm-penela.pt · www.cm-penela.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.
- 473
- 733
- 857
- 3.377
- 25,0
- 27,4
- 40,3
- 50,5
- 17,3
- 21,3
- 29,4
- 66,8
The 4 parishes of Penela
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 São Miguel, Santa Eufémia e Rabaçal | 3.377 | 66,84 | 50,5 |
| 2 | Cumeeira | 857 | 21,29 | 40,3 |
| 3 | Espinhal | 733 | 29,38 | 25,0 |
| 4 | Podentes | 473 | 17,28 | 27,4 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 0614
- Resident population
- 5.440
- Area
- 134,80 km²
- Density
- 40,4 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 4
- Share of district population
- 1,3%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 15th of 17
- National rank (population)
- 249th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 193rd of 308
- National rank (area)
- 215th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 2.597 (47,7%)
- Women
- 2.843 (52,3%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 5.112 (94,0%)
- Foreign nationality
- 328 (6,0%)
- Ageing index
- 306,2 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.248
- Average household size
- 2,31 people
- Dwellings
- 4.382
- Buildings
- 4.152
- With higher education (15+)
- 13,7% (669)
- Unemployment rate
- 4,36%
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
- 4.688
- Voters
- 3.256 (69,45%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS (elected council president) | 1.817 | 55,80% | 3 |
| PPD/PSD | 1.186 | 36,43% | 2 |
| CH | 155 | 4,76% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 25 | 0,77% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 4.688
- Voters
- 3.256 (69,45%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 1.704 | 52,33% | 8 |
| PPD/PSD | 1.382 | 42,44% | 7 |
| PCP-PEV | 57 | 1,75% | 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
- Eduardo Jorge Mendes Nogueira dos Santos
- Address
- Praça do Município, 3230-253 Penela
- Telephone
- 239560120
- geral@cm-penela.pt
- Website
- www.cm-penela.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q576924 · Wikipedia · www.cm-penela.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Ansião (10,3 km) · Condeixa-a-Nova (14,8 km) · Figueiró dos Vinhos (12,0 km) · Miranda do Corvo (11,1 km) · Soure (22,2 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Coimbra: 21,5 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: 5,01 €/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 Infante D. Pedro, Penela | Código DGEEC 614467. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Cumieira, Penela | Código DGEEC 614373. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica de Espinhal, Penela | Código DGEEC 614415. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Tecnológica e Profissional de Sicó (Deleg.) | Código DGEEC 614448. 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
- 3.811 – 6.803
- 11.065 – 12.002
- 12.113 – 17.006
- 17.261 – 24.571
- 34.212 – 140.816
- 10,3 – 40,4
- 55,9 – 65,1
- 80,6 – 95,0
- 97,7 – 120,7
- 122,9 – 440,9
- 84,5 – 134,8
- 138,4 – 199,8
- 216,7 – 263,3
- 265,1 – 332,8
- 379,1 – 396,5
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Other municipalities of the district of Coimbra
Arganil · Cantanhede · Coimbra · Condeixa-a-Nova · Figueira da Foz · Góis · Lousã · Mira · Miranda do Corvo · Montemor-o-Velho · Oliveira do Hospital · Pampilhosa da Serra · Penacova · Soure · Tábua · Vila Nova de Poiares
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026