Santa Comba Dão
Municipality of the district of Viseu (District of Viseu), region Centro (NUTS III: Viseu Dão Lafões).
Santa Comba Dão had 10.641 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 32,5% were aged 65 or over; 12,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Inês Maria Varela Matos · Tel. 232880500 · Email: geral@cm-santacombadao.pt · www.cm-santacombadao.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.
- 830 – 1.014
- 1.189
- 1.480
- 1.721
- 4.407
- 60,6 – 65,9
- 69,8
- 80,0
- 104,3
- 164,8
- 9,7 – 11,9
- 19,6
- 21,5
- 22,5
- 26,7
The 6 parishes of Santa Comba Dão
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 Santa Comba Dão e Couto do Mosteiro | 4.407 | 26,74 | 164,8 |
| 2 | São João de Areias | 1.721 | 21,51 | 80,0 |
| 3 | União das freguesias de Ovoa e Vimieiro | 1.480 | 22,47 | 65,9 |
| 4 | União das freguesias de Treixedo e Nagozela | 1.189 | 19,62 | 60,6 |
| 5 | São Joaninho | 1.014 | 9,72 | 104,3 |
| 6 | Pinheiro de Ázere | 830 | 11,89 | 69,8 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 1814
- Resident population
- 10.641
- Area
- 111,95 km²
- Density
- 95,1 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 6
- Share of district population
- 3,0%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 10th of 24
- National rank (population)
- 182nd of 308
- National rank (density)
- 124th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 240th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 5.023 (47,2%)
- Women
- 5.618 (52,8%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 10.354 (97,3%)
- Foreign nationality
- 287 (2,7%)
- Ageing index
- 295,9 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 4.338
- Average household size
- 2,39 people
- Dwellings
- 7.166
- Buildings
- 6.468
- With higher education (15+)
- 12,2% (1.155)
- Unemployment rate
- 5,90%
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
- 10.118
- Voters
- 6.454 (63,79%)
- Seats
- 7
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD.IL (elected council president) | 2.561 | 39,68% | 3 |
| PS | 2.349 | 36,40% | 3 |
| SCD+ | 966 | 14,97% | 1 |
| CH | 343 | 5,31% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 43 | 0,67% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 10.118
- Voters
- 6.454 (63,79%)
- Seats
- 21
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD.IL | 2.618 | 40,56% | 9 |
| PS | 2.247 | 34,82% | 8 |
| SCD+ | 904 | 14,01% | 3 |
| CH | 401 | 6,21% | 1 |
| PCP-PEV | 71 | 1,10% | 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
- Inês Maria Varela Matos
- Address
- Largo do Município, 13, 3440-337 Santa Comba Dão
- Telephone
- 232880500
- geral@cm-santacombadao.pt
- Website
- www.cm-santacombadao.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q861208 · Wikipedia · www.cm-santacombadao.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Carregal do Sal (12,1 km) · Mortágua (11,8 km) · Penacova (17,2 km) · Tondela (15,9 km) · Tábua (11,3 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viseu: 50,9 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: 4,86 €/m² (INE 0014773). INE also publishes the value for 0 parishes of this municipality. See parish by parish.
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
5 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 de Santa Comba Dão | Código DGEEC 1814829. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Santa Comba Dão-Centro | Código DGEEC 1814002. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica de Santa Comba Dão-Norte | Código DGEEC 1814004. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Básica de Santa Comba Dão-Sul | Código DGEEC 1814003. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 5 | Escola Secundária de Santa Comba Dão | Código DGEEC 1814142. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico, 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
- 2.738 – 5.692
- 6.775 – 9.038
- 9.410 – 10.641
- 11.030 – 17.730
- 18.303 – 99.551
- 20,5 – 35,7
- 36,2 – 48,4
- 49,5 – 69,8
- 73,6 – 83,5
- 95,1 – 196,3
- 100,1 – 123,4
- 125,7 – 145,4
- 165,4 – 219,3
- 220,0 – 266,1
- 349,0 – 507,1
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Other municipalities of the district of Viseu
Armamar · Carregal do Sal · Castro Daire · Cinfães · Lamego · Mangualde · Moimenta da Beira · Mortágua · Nelas · Oliveira de Frades · Penalva do Castelo · Penedono · Resende · Sernancelhe · Sátão · São João da Pesqueira · São Pedro do Sul · Tabuaço · Tarouca · Tondela · Vila Nova de Paiva · Viseu · Vouzela
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026