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Pinhel

Municipality of the district of Guarda (District of Guarda), region Centro (NUTS III: Beiras e Serra da Estrela).

Pinhel had 8.092 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 38,6% were aged 65 or over; 10,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

8.092inhabitants (2021 Census)
271district-seat telephone code
1town hall18parish councils8schools

Mayor: Daniela Patrícia Monteiro Capelo · Tel. 271410000 · Email: cm-pinhel@cm-pinhel.pt · www.cm-pinhel.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.)
  • 137 – 172
  • 192 – 200
  • 205 – 218
  • 360 – 420
  • 473 – 3.293
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,3 – 5,9
  • 8,6 – 9,4
  • 9,5 – 11,3
  • 13,5 – 22,2
  • 29,1 – 73,8
Area (km²)
  • 12,4 – 15,7
  • 15,9 – 19,7
  • 22,0 – 27,1
  • 32,3 – 40,8
  • 44,7 – 52,2
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 18 parishes of Pinhel

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
1Pinhel3.29344,6573,8
2Freixedas73533,1122,2
3Souro Pires47315,6730,2
4Alverca da Beira/Bouça Cova42019,7321,3
5Pala41514,2429,1
6Pínzio36527,1313,5
7Agregação das freguesias Sul de Pinhel36040,828,8
8Vale do Massueime21824,079,1
9Lamegal20921,969,5
10Terras de Massueime20512,3916,6
11Lameiras20017,7611,3
12União das freguesias de Atalaia e Safurdão20034,325,8
13Alto do Palurdo19247,314,1
14Valbom/Bogalhal19232,335,9
15Vale do Côa17252,203,3
16Vascoveiro15618,098,6
17Manigoto15015,899,4
18Ervedosa13712,8410,7
INE code (DTMN)
0910
Resident population
8.092
Area
484,52 km²
Density
16,7 inh./km²
Parishes
18
Share of district population
5,7%
Rank in the district (population)
6th of 14
National rank (population)
203rd of 308
National rank (density)
255th of 308
National rank (area)
54th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
3.879 (47,9%)
Women
4.213 (52,1%)
Portuguese nationality
7.988 (98,7%)
Foreign nationality
104 (1,3%)
Ageing index
495,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
3.558
Average household size
2,20 people
Dwellings
8.107
Buildings
7.614
With higher education (15+)
10,4% (777)
Unemployment rate
5,48%

Population by age group

0-14631 · 7,8%15-24669 · 8,3%25-643.668 · 45,3%65+3.124 · 38,6%
Residents by age group (8.092 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
8.554
Voters
5.924 (69,25%)
Seats
5
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)2.91949,27%3
UPP2.38340,23%2
CH3596,06%0
PCP-PEV661,11%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
8.554
Voters
5.923 (69,24%)
Seats
19
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD2.97250,18%10
UPP2.52442,61%9
PCP-PEV1612,72%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
Daniela Patrícia Monteiro Capelo
Address
Largo Ministro Duarte Pacheco, 8, 6400-358 Pinhel
Telephone
271410000
Email
cm-pinhel@cm-pinhel.pt
Website
www.cm-pinhel.pt

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

On the web

Q917335 · Wikipedia · www.cm-pinhel.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Almeida (21,2 km) · Celorico da Beira (26,7 km) · Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo (20,3 km) · Guarda (27,2 km) · Mêda (24,8 km) · Trancoso (19,3 km) · Vila Nova de Foz Côa (34,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Guarda: 18,7 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.)
  • 2.909 – 4.630
  • 5.148 – 5.887
  • 6.304 – 8.092
  • 8.413 – 12.222
  • 21.755 – 40.117
Density (inh./km²)
  • 10,1 – 13,7
  • 15,8 – 16,7
  • 23,3 – 25,3
  • 26,6 – 40,7
  • 49,9 – 56,3
Area (km²)
  • 122,0 – 206,8
  • 247,2 – 300,6
  • 361,5 – 435,7
  • 484,5 – 518,0
  • 712,1 – 822,7
Quantile classes · current municipality
Pinhel 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 Guarda

Aguiar da Beira · Almeida · Celorico da Beira · Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo · Fornos de Algodres · Gouveia · Guarda · Manteigas · Mêda · Sabugal · Seia · Trancoso · Vila Nova de Foz Côa

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