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Tondela

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

Tondela had 25.910 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 31,9% were aged 65 or over; 12,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

25.910inhabitants (2021 Census)
232district-seat telephone code
1town hall22parish councils15schools

Mayor: Fátima Carla Dias Antunes Borges · Tel. 232811110 · Email: geral@cm-tondela.pt · www.cm-tondela.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.)
  • 355 – 619
  • 703 – 780
  • 819 – 1.144
  • 1.228 – 1.414
  • 1.537 – 5.214
Density (inh./km²)
  • 12,0 – 49,9
  • 50,5 – 64,8
  • 64,9 – 72,6
  • 82,6 – 116,0
  • 119,1 – 331,1
Area (km²)
  • 6,7 – 8,3
  • 8,7 – 11,7
  • 13,7 – 15,5
  • 15,8 – 19,0
  • 24,6 – 65,1
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 22 parishes of Tondela

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 Tondela e Nandufe5.21415,75331,1
2Molelos2.22515,50143,6
3Canas de Santa Maria1.60713,85116,0
4Lajeosa do Dão1.53724,5962,5
5Castelões1.41417,1282,6
6Campo de Besteiros1.3187,93166,2
7União das freguesias de Mouraz e Vila Nova da Rainha1.29315,5383,3
8Guardão1.22818,9564,8
9Santiago de Besteiros1.14415,7572,6
10Lobão da Beira1.00214,0971,1
11Tonda8937,50119,1
12Vilar de Besteiros83211,6971,2
13União das freguesias de Caparrosa e Silvares81924,5733,3
14União das freguesias de São João do Monte e Mosteirinho78065,1312,0
15Barreiro de Besteiros75936,9920,5
16São Miguel do Outeiro73911,3864,9
17Dardavaz70313,6951,4
18Parada de Gonta6196,7392,0
19Mosteiro de Fráguas51310,2849,9
20Sabugosa4757,1666,3
21Tourigo4418,7350,5
22Ferreirós do Dão3558,2942,8
INE code (DTMN)
1821
Resident population
25.910
Area
371,22 km²
Density
69,8 inh./km²
Parishes
22
Share of district population
7,4%
Rank in the district (population)
2nd of 24
National rank (population)
97th of 308
National rank (density)
151st of 308
National rank (area)
82nd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
12.247 (47,3%)
Women
13.663 (52,7%)
Portuguese nationality
25.396 (98,0%)
Foreign nationality
514 (2,0%)
Ageing index
318,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
10.519
Average household size
2,41 people
Dwellings
17.595
Buildings
16.059
With higher education (15+)
12,2% (2.835)
Unemployment rate
5,60%

Population by age group

0-142.596 · 10,0%15-242.454 · 9,5%25-6412.586 · 48,6%65+8.274 · 31,9%
Residents by age group (25.910 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
24.182
Voters
16.050 (66,37%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)7.14044,49%4
PS6.18938,56%3
CH1.3998,72%0
CDS-PP3892,42%0
PCP-PEV2611,63%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
24.182
Voters
16.050 (66,37%)
Seats
23
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD7.18244,75%12
PS5.68735,43%9
CH1.62810,14%2
CDS-PP5113,18%0
PCP-PEV3472,16%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
Fátima Carla Dias Antunes Borges
Address
Largo da República, N.º 16, 3464-001 Tondela
Telephone
232811110
Email
geral@cm-tondela.pt
Website
www.cm-tondela.pt

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

On the web

Q796656 · Wikipedia · www.cm-tondela.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Carregal do Sal (15,4 km) · Mortágua (17,6 km) · Oliveira de Frades (22,3 km) · Santa Comba Dão (15,9 km) · Viseu (24,4 km) · Vouzela (14,7 km) · Águeda (23,5 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viseu: 37,7 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
Tondela 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 · São Pedro do Sul · Tabuaço · Tarouca · 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