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Sabugal

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

Sabugal had 11.280 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 45,0% were aged 65 or over; 9,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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11.280inhabitants (2021 Census)
271district-seat telephone code
1town hall30parish councils9schools

Mayor: Vítor Manuel Dias Proença · Tel. 271751040 · Email: geral@cm-sabugal.pt · www.cm-sabugal.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.)
  • 167 – 190
  • 195 – 230
  • 238 – 308
  • 310 – 360
  • 380 – 2.604
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,9 – 7,6
  • 8,0 – 9,7
  • 9,9 – 11,3
  • 11,5 – 18,2
  • 19,8 – 46,2
Area (km²)
  • 7,9 – 16,0
  • 18,4 – 21,5
  • 23,3 – 28,3
  • 28,9 – 36,7
  • 38,2 – 68,8
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 30 parishes of Sabugal

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 do Sabugal e Aldeia de Santo António2.60456,3446,2
2Souto1.14528,0940,8
3Bendada47334,6013,7
4Aldeia Velha41320,8819,8
5União das freguesias de Pousafoles do Bispo, Pena Lobo e Lomba39038,1610,2
6Quadrazais38040,619,4
7Alfaiates36031,4311,5
8União das freguesias de Santo Estêvão e Moita32729,0011,3
9Malcata32221,2515,2
10Sortelha32039,648,1
11Casteleiro31144,507,0
12Fóios31028,3111,0
13Vale de Espinho30831,619,7
14Rapoula do Côa2687,9433,8
15União das freguesias de Aldeia da Ribeira, Vilar Maior e Badamalos26668,793,9
16Aldeia da Ponte26236,697,1
17Aldeia do Bispo23913,1418,2
18Vila Boa2388,6227,6
19Nave23027,138,5
20União das freguesias de Lajeosa e Forcalhos21928,937,6
21Rendo21221,519,9
22Baraçal20816,0313,0
23Rebolosa2058,9822,8
24União das freguesias de Ruvina, Ruivós e Vale das Éguas19518,4210,6
25Bismula19019,139,9
26Cerdeira18823,438,0
27União das freguesias de Seixo do Côa e Vale Longo18225,037,3
28Vila do Touro17723,317,6
29Quintas de São Bartolomeu17110,6416,1
30Águas Belas16720,578,1
INE code (DTMN)
0911
Resident population
11.280
Area
822,70 km²
Density
13,7 inh./km²
Parishes
30
Share of district population
7,9%
Rank in the district (population)
4th of 14
National rank (population)
172nd of 308
National rank (density)
266th of 308
National rank (area)
16th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
5.327 (47,2%)
Women
5.953 (52,8%)
Portuguese nationality
11.086 (98,3%)
Foreign nationality
194 (1,7%)
Ageing index
625,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
4.996
Average household size
2,07 people
Dwellings
15.668
Buildings
15.354
With higher education (15+)
9,8% (1.022)
Unemployment rate
5,78%

Population by age group

0-14811 · 7,2%15-24730 · 6,5%25-644.666 · 41,4%65+5.073 · 45,0%
Residents by age group (11.280 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
11.372
Voters
6.693 (58,86%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)3.24948,54%4
PS1.92528,76%2
CH1.15517,26%1
PCP-PEV731,09%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
11.372
Voters
6.693 (58,86%)
Seats
31
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD2.82042,13%14
PS2.00029,88%10
CH1.19617,87%6
PCP-PEV3885,80%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
Vítor Manuel Dias Proença
Address
Praça da República, 6324-007 Sabugal
Telephone
271751040
Email
geral@cm-sabugal.pt
Website
www.cm-sabugal.pt

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

On the web

Q992645 · Wikipedia · www.cm-sabugal.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Almeida (29,5 km) · Belmonte (25,6 km) · Fundão (47,4 km) · Guarda (24,2 km) · Penamacor (23,6 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Guarda: 39,3 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.)
  • 2.909 – 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
Sabugal 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 · Pinhel · 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