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Serpa

Municipality of the district of Beja (District of Beja), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Baixo Alentejo).

Serpa had 13.757 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 28,3% were aged 65 or over; 11,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

13.757inhabitants (2021 Census)
284district-seat telephone code
1town hall6parish councils12schools

Mayor: Francisco José Palma Picareta · Tel. 284540100 · Email: geral@cm-serpa.pt · www.cm-serpa.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.)
  • 831 – 930
  • 1.255
  • 2.542
  • 2.604
  • 5.595
Density (inh./km²)
  • 10,1 – 10,8
  • 11,9
  • 12,6
  • 14,3
  • 15,5
Area (km²)
  • 58,0 – 92,4
  • 105,4
  • 163,9
  • 242,3
  • 443,7
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Serpa

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 Serpa (Salvador e Santa Maria)5.595443,7312,6
2Vila Nova de São Bento2.604242,2510,8
3Pias2.542163,8615,5
4Vila Verde de Ficalho1.255105,3911,9
5Brinches93092,4010,1
6Vale de Vargo83158,0014,3
INE code (DTMN)
0213
Resident population
13.757
Area
1.105,63 km²
Density
12,4 inh./km²
Parishes
6
Share of district population
9,5%
Rank in the district (population)
3rd of 14
National rank (population)
154th of 308
National rank (density)
273rd of 308
National rank (area)
11th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
6.840 (49,7%)
Women
6.917 (50,3%)
Portuguese nationality
13.286 (96,6%)
Foreign nationality
471 (3,4%)
Ageing index
245,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
5.680
Average household size
2,36 people
Dwellings
10.496
Buildings
9.867
With higher education (15+)
11,3% (1.374)
Unemployment rate
10,83%

Population by age group

0-141.588 · 11,5%15-241.297 · 9,4%25-646.982 · 50,8%65+3.890 · 28,3%
Residents by age group (13.757 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
12.137
Voters
7.757 (63,91%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)3.20041,25%4
PCP-PEV2.60833,62%3
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP6528,41%0
CH6087,84%0
FAZER5346,88%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
12.137
Voters
7.757 (63,91%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS3.19641,20%9
PCP-PEV2.55332,91%7
CH7319,42%2
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP6418,26%2
FAZER4615,94%1

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
Francisco José Palma Picareta
Address
Praça da República, 7830-389 Serpa
Telephone
284540100
Email
geral@cm-serpa.pt
Website
www.cm-serpa.pt

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

On the web

Q550963 · Wikipedia · www.cm-serpa.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Beja (32,3 km) · Moura (28,5 km) · Mértola (37,1 km) · Vidigueira (32,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Beja: 34,9 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.)
  • 1.438 – 4.373
  • 4.839 – 6.206
  • 6.712 – 7.684
  • 8.874 – 13.757
  • 29.538 – 33.394
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,8 – 8,5
  • 8,6 – 11,9
  • 12,1 – 13,8
  • 16,4 – 19,4
  • 25,4 – 29,1
Area (km²)
  • 168,4 – 264,9
  • 316,6 – 569,4
  • 648,2 – 777,9
  • 958,5 – 1.146,5
  • 1.292,9 – 1.720,6
Quantile classes · current municipality
Serpa 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 Beja

Aljustrel · Almodôvar · Alvito · Barrancos · Beja · Castro Verde · Cuba · Ferreira do Alentejo · Moura · Mértola · Odemira · Ourique · Vidigueira

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026