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Ponte de Sor

Municipality of the district of Portalegre (District of Portalegre), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Alto Alentejo).

Ponte de Sor had 15.248 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 29,3% were aged 65 or over; 11,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

15.248inhabitants (2021 Census)
245district-seat telephone code
1town hall7parish councils11schools

Mayor: Rogério Alves · Tel. 242291580 · Email: geral@cm-pontedesor.pt · www.cm-pontedesor.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.)
  • 609 – 811
  • 978
  • 1.022 – 1.390
  • 1.931
  • 8.507
Density (inh./km²)
  • 6,5 – 9,2
  • 9,6
  • 12,8 – 15,1
  • 20,8
  • 49,0
Area (km²)
  • 47,0 – 65,9
  • 79,8
  • 84,4 – 92,3
  • 173,6
  • 296,9
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 7 parishes of Ponte de Sor

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
1Ponte de Sor8.507173,5549,0
2Montargil1.931296,946,5
3Tramaga1.39092,2715,1
4Galveias1.02279,8312,8
5Longomel97846,9720,8
6Foros de Arrão81184,379,6
7Vale de Açor60965,899,2
INE code (DTMN)
1213
Resident population
15.248
Area
839,82 km²
Density
18,2 inh./km²
Parishes
7
Share of district population
14,5%
Rank in the district (population)
3rd of 15
National rank (population)
142nd of 308
National rank (density)
249th of 308
National rank (area)
14th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
7.327 (48,1%)
Women
7.921 (51,9%)
Portuguese nationality
14.950 (98,0%)
Foreign nationality
298 (2,0%)
Ageing index
259,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
6.350
Average household size
2,32 people
Dwellings
10.538
Buildings
9.297
With higher education (15+)
11,7% (1.579)
Unemployment rate
7,93%

Population by age group

0-141.718 · 11,3%15-241.383 · 9,1%25-647.684 · 50,4%65+4.463 · 29,3%
Residents by age group (15.248 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
13.508
Voters
8.053 (59,62%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)4.45455,31%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP1.70721,20%2
CH84810,53%0
PCP-PEV6778,41%0
DPP1682,09%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
13.508
Voters
8.053 (59,62%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS4.06350,45%12
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP1.97724,55%5
CH87510,87%2
PCP-PEV7118,83%2
DPP1872,32%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
Rogério Alves
Address
Campo da Restauração, 7400-223 Ponte de Sor
Telephone
242291580
Email
geral@cm-pontedesor.pt
Website
www.cm-pontedesor.pt

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

On the web

Q990365 · Wikipedia · www.cm-pontedesor.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Abrantes (27,3 km) · Alter do Chão (31,0 km) · Avis (19,7 km) · Chamusca (27,3 km) · Coruche (41,8 km) · Crato (40,2 km) · Gavião (32,2 km) · Mora (29,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Portalegre: 44,4 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.)
  • 2.789 – 2.992
  • 3.021 – 3.116
  • 3.225 – 3.812
  • 4.360 – 8.042
  • 15.248 – 22.340
Density (inh./km²)
  • 6,3 – 8,1
  • 8,4 – 10,3
  • 11,5 – 11,8
  • 15,6 – 19,5
  • 32,5 – 50,0
Area (km²)
  • 154,9 – 248,6
  • 264,9 – 294,6
  • 314,7 – 398,1
  • 420,3 – 575,7
  • 606,0 – 839,8
Quantile classes · current municipality
Ponte de Sor 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 Portalegre

Alter do Chão · Arronches · Avis · Campo Maior · Castelo de Vide · Crato · Elvas · Fronteira · Gavião · Marvão · Monforte · Nisa · Portalegre · Sousel

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