Vidigueira
Municipality of the district of Beja (District of Beja), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Baixo Alentejo).
Vidigueira had 5.175 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 27,9% were aged 65 or over; 12,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Ricardo Manuel Bogango Bonito · Tel. 284437400 · Email: geral@cm-vidigueira.pt · www.cm-vidigueira.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.
- 780
- 799
- 937
- 2.659
- 5,7
- 7,5
- 31,2
- 95,5
- 25,6
- 27,8
- 125,7
- 137,5
The 4 parishes of Vidigueira
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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| # | Parish | Population | Area (km²) | Inhab./km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vidigueira | 2.659 | 27,83 | 95,5 |
| 2 | Pedrógão | 937 | 125,69 | 7,5 |
| 3 | Vila de Frades | 799 | 25,62 | 31,2 |
| 4 | Selmes | 780 | 137,47 | 5,7 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 0214
- Resident population
- 5.175
- Area
- 316,61 km²
- Density
- 16,4 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 4
- Share of district population
- 3,6%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 10th of 14
- National rank (population)
- 256th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 256th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 101st of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 2.508 (48,5%)
- Women
- 2.667 (51,5%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 5.026 (97,1%)
- Foreign nationality
- 149 (2,9%)
- Ageing index
- 217,8 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.119
- Average household size
- 2,35 people
- Dwellings
- 3.879
- Buildings
- 3.664
- With higher education (15+)
- 12,3% (554)
- Unemployment rate
- 8,35%
Population by age group
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
- 4.566
- Voters
- 3.196 (70,00%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS (elected council president) | 1.424 | 44,56% | 3 |
| PCP-PEV | 1.254 | 39,24% | 2 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 241 | 7,54% | 0 |
| CH | 211 | 6,60% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 4.566
- Voters
- 3.196 (70,00%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 1.434 | 44,87% | 7 |
| PCP-PEV | 1.208 | 37,80% | 6 |
| CH | 240 | 7,51% | 1 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 232 | 7,26% | 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
- Ricardo Manuel Bogango Bonito
- Address
- Praça da República, 7960-225 Vidigueira
- Telephone
- 284437400
- geral@cm-vidigueira.pt
- Website
- www.cm-vidigueira.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q551672 · Wikipedia · www.cm-vidigueira.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Beja (26,0 km) · Cuba (17,4 km) · Moura (37,8 km) · Portel (14,9 km) · Serpa (32,9 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Beja: 31,8 km.
Source: DGT, CAOP2025 (CC BY 4.0) — adjacência de limites; distância em linha reta entre centróides (licence CC BY 4.0).
Services and territory
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
5 establishments with figures for the 1st, 2nd or 3rd cycle or for secondary education. The source does not name the parish.
| # | School | In the source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Escola Básica Frei António Chagas, Vidigueira | Código DGEEC 214039. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Pedrógão, Vidigueira | Código DGEEC 214011. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica de Selmes, Vidigueira | Código DGEEC 214194. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Básica de Vila de Frades, Vidigueira | Código DGEEC 214794. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 5 | Escola Profissional Fialho de Almeida (Sede) | Código DGEEC 214503. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: secundário profissional. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
Source: DGEEC, Infoescolas 2020 (CC BY 4.0). Rents: INE 0014773 (CC BY 4.0).
Location in the district
- 1.438 – 4.373
- 4.839 – 6.206
- 6.712 – 7.684
- 8.874 – 13.757
- 29.538 – 33.394
- 4,8 – 8,5
- 8,6 – 11,9
- 12,1 – 13,8
- 16,4 – 19,4
- 25,4 – 29,1
- 168,4 – 264,9
- 316,6 – 569,4
- 648,2 – 777,9
- 958,5 – 1.146,5
- 1.292,9 – 1.720,6
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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 · Serpa
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026