Santa Marta de Penaguião
Municipality of the district of Vila Real (District of Vila Real), region Norte (NUTS III: Douro).
Santa Marta de Penaguião had 6.100 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 32,0% were aged 65 or over; 9,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Sílvia Fonseca Silva · Tel. 254810130 · Email: geral@cm-smpenaguiao.pt · www.cm-smpenaguiao.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.
- 295 – 405
- 433 – 520
- 581 – 662
- 1.006 – 1.015
- 1.183
- 42,3 – 42,7
- 82,2 – 84,1
- 90,9 – 93,3
- 94,2 – 155,2
- 257,7
- 3,6 – 4,3
- 4,6 – 5,2
- 6,2 – 6,5
- 11,1 – 12,2
- 15,7
The 9 parishes of Santa Marta de Penaguião
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 | Lobrigos (São Miguel) | 1.183 | 4,59 | 257,7 |
| 2 | Lobrigos (São João Baptista) | 1.015 | 6,54 | 155,2 |
| 3 | Cumieira | 1.006 | 11,07 | 90,9 |
| 4 | Fontes | 662 | 15,67 | 42,3 |
| 5 | Sever | 581 | 6,17 | 94,2 |
| 6 | União das freguesias de Louredo e Fornelos | 520 | 12,17 | 42,7 |
| 7 | Medrões | 433 | 5,15 | 84,1 |
| 8 | Alvações do Corgo | 405 | 4,34 | 93,3 |
| 9 | Sanhoane | 295 | 3,59 | 82,2 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 1711
- Resident population
- 6.100
- Area
- 69,28 km²
- Density
- 88,1 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 9
- Share of district population
- 3,3%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 9th of 14
- National rank (population)
- 235th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 129th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 284th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 2.898 (47,5%)
- Women
- 3.202 (52,5%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 6.038 (99,0%)
- Foreign nationality
- 62 (1,0%)
- Ageing index
- 358,5 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.438
- Average household size
- 2,46 people
- Dwellings
- 4.661
- Buildings
- 4.351
- With higher education (15+)
- 9,6% (533)
- Unemployment rate
- 6,81%
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
- 6.851
- Voters
- 4.644 (67,79%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS (elected council president) | 2.733 | 58,85% | 3 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 1.406 | 30,28% | 2 |
| CH | 326 | 7,02% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 32 | 0,69% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 6.851
- Voters
- 4.644 (67,79%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 2.594 | 55,86% | 9 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 1.444 | 31,09% | 5 |
| CH | 404 | 8,70% | 1 |
| PCP-PEV | 43 | 0,93% | 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
- Sílvia Fonseca Silva
- Address
- Rua dos Combatentes, 5030-477 Santa Marta de Penaguião
- Telephone
- 254810130
- geral@cm-smpenaguiao.pt
- Website
- www.cm-smpenaguiao.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q1006372 · Wikipedia · www.cm-smpenaguiao.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Amarante (20,6 km) · Baião (17,5 km) · Peso da Régua (5,7 km) · Vila Real (10,7 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Vila Real: 25,5 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
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 Assento, Cumeeira, Santa Marta de Penaguião | Código DGEEC 1711085. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Fontes, Santa Marta de Penaguião | Código DGEEC 1711076. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica de Santa Marta de Penaguião | Código DGEEC 1711226. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Básica de São João de Lobrigos, Santa Marta de Penaguião | Código DGEEC 1711736. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 5 | Escola Básica n.º 1 de Santa Marta de Penaguião | Código DGEEC 1711023. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. 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
- 3.547 – 5.245
- 5.548 – 6.100
- 6.410 – 10.486
- 11.812 – 14.701
- 37.590 – 49.571
- 11,5 – 26,8
- 27,0 – 27,7
- 35,2 – 37,3
- 63,6 – 130,9
- 133,1 – 153,3
- 26,7 – 94,9
- 156,9 – 189,4
- 217,5 – 322,0
- 378,8 – 548,7
- 591,2 – 805,5
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Other municipalities of the district of Vila Real
Alijó · Boticas · Chaves · Mesão Frio · Mondim de Basto · Montalegre · Murça · Peso da Régua · Ribeira de Pena · Sabrosa · Valpaços · Vila Pouca de Aguiar · Vila Real
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026