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São João da Pesqueira

Municipality of the district of Viseu (District of Viseu), region Norte (NUTS III: Douro).

São João da Pesqueira had 6.775 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 27,9% were aged 65 or over; 8,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

6.775inhabitants (2021 Census)
232district-seat telephone code
1town hall11parish councils6schools

Mayor: Manuel António Natário Cordeiro · Tel. 254489999 · Email: cmsjp@sjpesqueira.pt · www.sjpesqueira.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.)
  • 220 – 356
  • 357 – 372
  • 382 – 405
  • 495 – 546
  • 1.029 – 2.273
Density (inh./km²)
  • 10,3 – 18,7
  • 20,2 – 20,9
  • 21,6 – 24,1
  • 25,6 – 42,7
  • 43,1 – 48,3
Area (km²)
  • 4,6 – 16,5
  • 17,8 – 20,1
  • 20,4 – 20,6
  • 30,1 – 34,7
  • 40,2 – 53,3
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 parishes of São João da Pesqueira

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 de São João da Pesqueira e Várzea de Trevões2.27353,2742,7
2Ervedosa do Douro1.02940,2425,6
3União das freguesias de Trevões e Espinhosa54630,1318,1
4Paredes da Beira49520,5624,1
5Riodades40520,0720,2
6Castanheiro do Sul38220,4018,7
7Soutelo do Douro37217,8020,9
8União das freguesias de Vilarouco e Pereiros35734,7410,3
9Vale de Figueira35616,4721,6
10Nagozelo do Douro3407,8943,1
11Valongo dos Azeites2204,5648,3
INE code (DTMN)
1815
Resident population
6.775
Area
266,11 km²
Density
25,5 inh./km²
Parishes
11
Share of district population
1,9%
Rank in the district (population)
19th of 24
National rank (population)
218th of 308
National rank (density)
229th of 308
National rank (area)
117th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
3.321 (49,0%)
Women
3.454 (51,0%)
Portuguese nationality
6.713 (99,1%)
Foreign nationality
62 (0,9%)
Ageing index
265,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.757
Average household size
2,40 people
Dwellings
5.651
Buildings
5.351
With higher education (15+)
8,4% (507)
Unemployment rate
5,48%

Population by age group

0-14712 · 10,5%15-24681 · 10,1%25-643.489 · 51,5%65+1.893 · 27,9%
Residents by age group (6.775 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
6.378
Voters
4.362 (68,39%)
Seats
5
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)3.31075,88%5
PS46310,61%0
CH3016,90%0
PCP-PEV581,33%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
6.378
Voters
4.362 (68,39%)
Seats
15
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD3.34076,57%13
PS66215,18%2
PCP-PEV1072,45%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
Manuel António Natário Cordeiro
Address
Avenida Marquês de Soveral n.º 67, 5130-321 S. João da Pesqueira
Telephone
254489999
Email
cmsjp@sjpesqueira.pt
Website
www.sjpesqueira.pt

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

On the web

Q1010466 · Wikipedia · www.cm-sjpesqueira.espigueiro.pt/ · www.sjpesqueira.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alijó (21,0 km) · Carrazeda de Ansiães (16,3 km) · Penedono (14,6 km) · Sabrosa (20,1 km) · Sernancelhe (23,9 km) · Tabuaço (11,0 km) · Vila Nova de Foz Côa (23,6 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viseu: 48,5 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.)
  • 2.738 – 5.692
  • 6.775 – 9.038
  • 9.410 – 10.641
  • 11.030 – 17.730
  • 18.303 – 99.551
Density (inh./km²)
  • 20,5 – 35,7
  • 36,2 – 48,4
  • 49,5 – 69,8
  • 73,6 – 83,5
  • 95,1 – 196,3
Area (km²)
  • 100,1 – 123,4
  • 125,7 – 145,4
  • 165,4 – 219,3
  • 220,0 – 266,1
  • 349,0 – 507,1
Quantile classes · current municipality
São João da Pesqueira 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 Viseu

Armamar · Carregal do Sal · Castro Daire · Cinfães · Lamego · Mangualde · Moimenta da Beira · Mortágua · Nelas · Oliveira de Frades · Penalva do Castelo · Penedono · Resende · Santa Comba Dão · Sernancelhe · Sátão · 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