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Sátão

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

Sátão had 11.030 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 30,5% were aged 65 or over; 11,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

11.030inhabitants (2021 Census)
232district-seat telephone code
1town hall9parish councils7schools

Mayor: Alexandre Manuel Mendonça Vaz · Tel. 232980000 · Email: geral@cm-satao.pt · www.cm-satao.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.)
  • 227 – 425
  • 489 – 789
  • 1.062 – 1.164
  • 1.226 – 1.823
  • 3.825
Density (inh./km²)
  • 14,3 – 22,6
  • 27,6 – 60,0
  • 61,8 – 71,5
  • 75,9 – 95,1
  • 206,0
Area (km²)
  • 6,9 – 8,2
  • 11,0 – 12,9
  • 15,3 – 15,9
  • 18,6 – 47,1
  • 66,1
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 9 parishes of Sátão

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
1Sátão3.82518,57206,0
2Ferreira de Aves1.82366,1327,6
3São Miguel de Vila Boa1.22612,8995,1
4Mioma1.16415,3475,9
5União das freguesias de Romãs, Decermilo e Vila Longa1.06247,0722,6
6Rio de Moinhos78911,0471,5
7Avelal4898,1560,0
8Silvã de Cima4256,8861,8
9União das freguesias de Águas Boas e Forles22715,8614,3
INE code (DTMN)
1817
Resident population
11.030
Area
201,94 km²
Density
54,6 inh./km²
Parishes
9
Share of district population
3,1%
Rank in the district (population)
9th of 24
National rank (population)
180th of 308
National rank (density)
171st of 308
National rank (area)
159th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
5.215 (47,3%)
Women
5.815 (52,7%)
Portuguese nationality
10.889 (98,7%)
Foreign nationality
141 (1,3%)
Ageing index
279,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
4.354
Average household size
2,46 people
Dwellings
9.476
Buildings
8.572
With higher education (15+)
11,8% (1.164)
Unemployment rate
6,79%

Population by age group

0-141.204 · 10,9%15-241.122 · 10,2%25-645.335 · 48,4%65+3.369 · 30,5%
Residents by age group (11.030 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
12.057
Voters
7.866 (65,24%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)3.55345,17%4
PS3.32642,28%3
CH6928,80%0
PCP-PEV740,94%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
12.057
Voters
7.866 (65,24%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD3.80748,40%11
PS2.84936,22%8
CH85610,88%2
PCP-PEV1181,50%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
Alexandre Manuel Mendonça Vaz
Address
Praça Paulo VI, 3560-154 Sátão
Telephone
232980000
Email
geral@cm-satao.pt
Website
www.cm-satao.pt

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

On the web

Q923784 · Wikipedia · www.cm-satao.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Aguiar da Beira (12,3 km) · Moimenta da Beira (21,8 km) · Penalva do Castelo (11,1 km) · Sernancelhe (20,9 km) · Vila Nova de Paiva (13,6 km) · Viseu (21,6 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viseu: 15,2 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
Sátão 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 · 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