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Portalegre

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

Portalegre had 22.340 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 27,4% were aged 65 or over; 21,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

22.340inhabitants (2021 Census)
245district-seat telephone code
1town hall7parish councils15schools

Mayor: Fermelinda de Jesus Pombo Carvalho · Tel. 245307400 · Email: municipio@cm-portalegre.pt · www.cm-portalegre.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.)
  • 543 – 849
  • 1.414
  • 1.701 – 1.731
  • 1.785
  • 14.317
Density (inh./km²)
  • 11,8 – 13,1
  • 16,3
  • 27,1 – 29,9
  • 34,3
  • 606,4
Area (km²)
  • 18,2 – 23,6
  • 50,4
  • 65,9 – 72,2
  • 86,9
  • 130,0
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 Portalegre

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
1União das freguesias da Sé e São Lourenço14.31723,61606,4
2Fortios1.78565,8527,1
3União das freguesias de Ribeira de Nisa e Carreiras1.73150,4334,3
4Urra1.701129,9813,1
5Alegrete1.41486,9216,3
6União das freguesias de Reguengo e São Julião84972,1911,8
7Alagoa54318,1629,9
INE code (DTMN)
1214
Resident population
22.340
Area
447,14 km²
Density
50,0 inh./km²
Parishes
7
Share of district population
21,3%
Rank in the district (population)
1st of 15
National rank (population)
107th of 308
National rank (density)
176th of 308
National rank (area)
61st of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
10.592 (47,4%)
Women
11.748 (52,6%)
Portuguese nationality
21.927 (98,2%)
Foreign nationality
413 (1,8%)
Ageing index
224,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
9.556
Average household size
2,28 people
Dwellings
14.670
Buildings
9.100
With higher education (15+)
21,1% (4.130)
Unemployment rate
5,83%

Population by age group

0-142.733 · 12,2%15-242.205 · 9,9%25-6411.274 · 50,5%65+6.128 · 27,4%
Residents by age group (22.340 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
19.473
Voters
12.208 (62,69%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)7.69563,03%6
PS1.77714,56%1
CLIP1.25010,24%0
CH8216,73%0
PCP-PEV4283,51%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
19.473
Voters
12.208 (62,69%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP6.04849,54%11
PS2.38619,54%4
CLIP2.03016,63%4
CH8847,24%1
PCP-PEV5784,73%1

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
Fermelinda de Jesus Pombo Carvalho
Address
Rua Guilherme Gomes Fernandes, nº 28, 7300-186 Portalegre
Telephone
245307400
Email
municipio@cm-portalegre.pt
Website
www.cm-portalegre.pt

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

On the web

Q622819 · Wikipedia · www.cm-portalegre.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Arronches (21,6 km) · Castelo de Vide (23,2 km) · Crato (21,7 km) · Marvão (15,5 km) · Monforte (24,8 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Portalegre: 16,3 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.)
  • 2.789 – 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
Portalegre 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 · Ponte de Sor · Sousel

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