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São Pedro do Sul

Municipality of the district of Viseu (District of Viseu), region Centro (NUTS III: Viseu Dão Lafões).

São Pedro do Sul had 15.137 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 32,8% were aged 65 or over; 10,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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15.137inhabitants (2021 Census)
232district-seat telephone code
1town hall14parish councils12schools

Mayor: Pedro Miguel Mouro Lourenço · Tel. 232720140 · Email: geral@cm-spsul.pt · www.cm-spsul.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.)
  • 258 – 466
  • 508 – 654
  • 660 – 872
  • 878 – 1.384
  • 1.413 – 5.497
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,8 – 16,8
  • 23,9 – 32,3
  • 47,8 – 49,1
  • 67,3 – 85,4
  • 114,4 – 243,8
Area (km²)
  • 3,2 – 11,9
  • 13,2 – 14,7
  • 20,8 – 23,9
  • 28,9 – 43,7
  • 52,4 – 53,7
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of São Pedro do Sul

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 Pedro do Sul, Várzea e Baiões5.49722,55243,8
2União das freguesias de Carvalhais e Candal1.41343,7332,3
3União das freguesias de Santa Cruz da Trapa e São Cristóvão de Lafões1.38428,9447,8
4Serrazes89013,2367,3
5Sul87852,4116,8
6Vila Maior87211,8773,5
7Figueiredo de Alva72114,6949,1
8Valadares66020,7631,8
9Pinho65413,6448,0
10Pindelo dos Milagres57123,9023,9
11Bordonhos5085,9585,4
12Manhouce46640,4111,5
13São Félix3653,19114,4
14União das freguesias de São Martinho das Moitas e Covas do Rio25853,684,8
INE code (DTMN)
1816
Resident population
15.137
Area
348,95 km²
Density
43,4 inh./km²
Parishes
14
Share of district population
4,3%
Rank in the district (population)
6th of 24
National rank (population)
143rd of 308
National rank (density)
185th of 308
National rank (area)
87th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
7.146 (47,2%)
Women
7.991 (52,8%)
Portuguese nationality
14.824 (97,9%)
Foreign nationality
313 (2,1%)
Ageing index
333,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
6.228
Average household size
2,39 people
Dwellings
11.715
Buildings
10.422
With higher education (15+)
10,7% (1.463)
Unemployment rate
9,26%

Population by age group

0-141.489 · 9,8%15-241.514 · 10,0%25-647.167 · 47,3%65+4.967 · 32,8%
Residents by age group (15.137 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
14.564
Voters
9.985 (68,56%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)5.60556,13%5
PPD/PSD2.49725,01%2
CH7617,62%0
CDS-PP5875,88%0
PCP-PEV1751,75%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
14.564
Voters
10.059 (69,07%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS5.26152,30%12
PPD/PSD2.65926,43%6
CH8548,49%2
CDS-PP7036,99%1
PCP-PEV1951,94%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
Pedro Miguel Mouro Lourenço
Address
Largo de Camões, 3660-436 S. Pedro do Sul
Telephone
232720140
Email
geral@cm-spsul.pt
Website
www.cm-spsul.pt

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

On the web

Q1484005 · Wikipedia · www.cm-spsul.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Arouca (18,2 km) · Castro Daire (17,3 km) · Oliveira de Frades (16,4 km) · Vale de Cambra (20,4 km) · Viseu (21,4 km) · Vouzela (16,2 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viseu: 20,9 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 Pedro do Sul 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 João da Pesqueira · 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