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Sertã

Municipality of the district of Castelo Branco (District of Castelo Branco), region Centro (NUTS III: Beira Baixa).

Sertã had 14.769 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 31,1% were aged 65 or over; 10,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

14.769inhabitants (2021 Census)
272district-seat telephone code
1town hall10parish councils12schools

Mayor: Carlos Alberto de Miranda · Tel. 274600300 · Email: geral@cm-serta.pt · www.cm-serta.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.)
  • 338 – 491
  • 627 – 658
  • 693 – 706
  • 907 – 946
  • 3.364 – 6.039
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,9 – 12,7
  • 13,0 – 18,2
  • 19,2 – 33,1
  • 38,5 – 49,0
  • 74,6 – 87,3
Area (km²)
  • 10,0 – 10,4
  • 24,6 – 34,5
  • 36,9 – 42,7
  • 51,7 – 53,4
  • 81,0 – 101,6
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Sertã

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
1Sertã6.03980,9574,6
2União das freguesias de Cernache do Bonjardim, Nesperal e Palhais3.364101,5933,1
3Castelo94624,5738,5
4Cabeçudo90710,3987,3
5Pedrógão Pequeno70636,8619,2
6Troviscal69353,3713,0
7União das freguesias de Cumeada e Marmeleiro65851,7312,7
8Várzea dos Cavaleiros62734,5118,2
9Carvalhal49110,0249,0
10União das freguesias de Ermida e Figueiredo33842,747,9
INE code (DTMN)
0509
Resident population
14.769
Area
446,73 km²
Density
33,1 inh./km²
Parishes
10
Share of district population
8,3%
Rank in the district (population)
4th of 11
National rank (population)
145th of 308
National rank (density)
208th of 308
National rank (area)
62nd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
7.114 (48,2%)
Women
7.655 (51,8%)
Portuguese nationality
14.256 (96,5%)
Foreign nationality
512 (3,5%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
290,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
6.327
Average household size
2,30 people
Dwellings
12.081
Buildings
10.734
With higher education (15+)
10,2% (1.349)
Unemployment rate
5,55%

Population by age group

0-141.584 · 10,7%15-241.414 · 9,6%25-647.177 · 48,6%65+4.594 · 31,1%
Residents by age group (14.769 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
13.152
Voters
9.372 (71,26%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)4.51748,20%4
PPD/PSD2.56627,38%2
CH1.99021,23%1
PCP-PEV570,61%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
13.152
Voters
9.373 (71,27%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS4.02642,95%10
PPD/PSD3.20034,14%7
CH1.69018,03%4
PCP-PEV1091,16%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
Carlos Alberto de Miranda
Address
Largo do Município, nº 14, 6100-738 Sertã
Telephone
274600300
Email
geral@cm-serta.pt
Website
www.cm-serta.pt

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

On the web

Q193402 · Wikipedia · cm-serta.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Ferreira do Zêzere (21,9 km) · Figueiró dos Vinhos (19,2 km) · Mação (26,6 km) · Oleiros (23,6 km) · Pampilhosa da Serra (32,8 km) · Pedrógão Grande (14,2 km) · Proença-a-Nova (22,9 km) · Vila de Rei (16,2 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Castelo Branco: 43,8 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.)
  • 3.279 – 4.768
  • 4.904 – 6.205
  • 7.167 – 8.355
  • 14.769 – 26.503
  • 46.455 – 52.272
Density (inh./km²)
  • 5,9 – 10,0
  • 10,4 – 17,1
  • 18,1 – 33,1
  • 36,4 – 37,9
  • 52,3 – 83,6
Area (km²)
  • 118,8 – 329,9
  • 395,4 – 446,7
  • 471,1 – 555,6
  • 563,7 – 700,2
  • 1.416,3 – 1.438,2
Quantile classes · current municipality
Sertã 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 Castelo Branco

Belmonte · Castelo Branco · Covilhã · Fundão · Idanha-a-Nova · Oleiros · Penamacor · Proença-a-Nova · Vila Velha de Ródão · Vila de Rei

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