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Trancoso

Municipality of the district of Guarda (District of Guarda), region Centro (NUTS III: Beiras e Serra da Estrela).

Trancoso had 8.413 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 36,1% were aged 65 or over; 12,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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8.413inhabitants (2021 Census)
271district-seat telephone code
1town hall21parish councils7schools

Mayor: Daniel José Salvador Joana · Tel. 271829120 · Email: geral@cm-trancoso.pt · www.cm-trancoso.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.)
  • 109 – 165
  • 168 – 181
  • 186 – 248
  • 276 – 345
  • 411 – 3.191
Density (inh./km²)
  • 9,1 – 11,7
  • 11,8 – 14,0
  • 15,2 – 18,9
  • 21,0 – 35,7
  • 36,2 – 55,0
Area (km²)
  • 4,3 – 8,3
  • 9,3 – 10,8
  • 13,5 – 16,0
  • 20,1 – 23,9
  • 26,8 – 58,0
Quantile classes
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The 21 parishes of Trancoso

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 Trancoso (São Pedro e Santa Maria) e Souto Maior3.19158,0455,0
2União das freguesias de Vila Franca das Naves e Feital87616,0454,6
3União das freguesias de Freches e Torres45023,8518,9
4Moreira de Rei41132,9312,5
5União das freguesias de Torre do Terrenho, Sebadelhe da Serra e Terrenho34529,3911,7
6União das freguesias de Vilares e Carnicães30720,1415,2
7Rio de Mel27923,3611,9
8Aldeia Nova27626,8110,3
9Póvoa do Concelho24810,8322,9
10Reboleiro2474,4955,0
11Cótimos18813,4814,0
12União das freguesias de Vale do Seixo e Vila Garcia18620,359,1
13Fiães1819,6218,8
14Tamanhos1758,3221,0
15Moimentinha1736,6725,9
16Cogula1684,6436,2
17Castanheira1659,9916,5
18Valdujo15815,3110,3
19Palhais1544,3235,7
20Guilheiro12613,689,2
21Granja1099,2511,8
INE code (DTMN)
0913
Resident population
8.413
Area
361,52 km²
Density
23,3 inh./km²
Parishes
21
Share of district population
5,9%
Rank in the district (population)
5th of 14
National rank (population)
199th of 308
National rank (density)
235th of 308
National rank (area)
85th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
3.980 (47,3%)
Women
4.433 (52,7%)
Portuguese nationality
8.277 (98,4%)
Foreign nationality
136 (1,6%)
Ageing index
407,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
3.658
Average household size
2,22 people
Dwellings
8.534
Buildings
8.065
With higher education (15+)
12,1% (930)
Unemployment rate
5,39%

Population by age group

0-14744 · 8,8%15-24677 · 8,0%25-643.958 · 47,0%65+3.034 · 36,1%
Residents by age group (8.413 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
8.427
Voters
5.700 (67,64%)
Seats
5
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)2.45643,09%3
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP2.23139,14%2
NC4938,65%0
CH2564,49%0
PCP-PEV731,28%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
8.427
Voters
5.699 (67,63%)
Seats
22
ListVotes%Seats
PS2.34741,18%10
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP2.20638,71%9
NC4818,44%2
CH3395,95%1
PCP-PEV771,35%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
Daniel José Salvador Joana
Address
Praça do Município, 6420-107 Trancoso
Telephone
271829120
Email
geral@cm-trancoso.pt
Website
www.cm-trancoso.pt

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

On the web

Q686868 · Wikipedia · www.cm-trancoso.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Aguiar da Beira (16,6 km) · Celorico da Beira (18,9 km) · Fornos de Algodres (20,7 km) · Mêda (17,9 km) · Penedono (23,3 km) · Pinhel (19,3 km) · Sernancelhe (20,1 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Guarda: 14,3 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.)
  • 2.909 – 4.630
  • 5.148 – 5.887
  • 6.304 – 8.092
  • 8.413 – 12.222
  • 21.755 – 40.117
Density (inh./km²)
  • 10,1 – 13,7
  • 15,8 – 16,7
  • 23,3 – 25,3
  • 26,6 – 40,7
  • 49,9 – 56,3
Area (km²)
  • 122,0 – 206,8
  • 247,2 – 300,6
  • 361,5 – 435,7
  • 484,5 – 518,0
  • 712,1 – 822,7
Quantile classes · current municipality
Trancoso 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 Guarda

Aguiar da Beira · Almeida · Celorico da Beira · Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo · Fornos de Algodres · Gouveia · Guarda · Manteigas · Mêda · Pinhel · Sabugal · Seia · Vila Nova de Foz Côa

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