Vila de Rei
Municipality of the district of Castelo Branco (District of Castelo Branco), region Centro (NUTS III: Beira Baixa).
Vila de Rei had 3.279 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 40,9% were aged 65 or over; 10,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Paulo César Laranjeira Luís · Tel. 274890010 · Email: geral@cm-viladerei.pt · www.cm-viladerei.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.
- 132
- 552
- 2.595
- 10,1
- 15,1
- 18,3
- 13,1
- 36,5
- 142,0
The 3 parishes of Vila de Rei
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 | Vila de Rei | 2.595 | 141,95 | 18,3 |
| 2 | Fundada | 552 | 36,54 | 15,1 |
| 3 | São João do Peso | 132 | 13,05 | 10,1 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 0510
- Resident population
- 3.279
- Area
- 191,55 km²
- Density
- 17,1 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 3
- Share of district population
- 1,8%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 11th of 11
- National rank (population)
- 288th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 252nd of 308
- National rank (area)
- 167th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 1.538 (46,9%)
- Women
- 1.741 (53,1%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 3.185 (97,1%)
- Foreign nationality
- 93 (2,8%)
- Stateless
- 1 (less than 0.1%)
- Ageing index
- 452,7 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 1.292
- Average household size
- 2,21 people
- Dwellings
- 3.041
- Buildings
- 2.882
- With higher education (15+)
- 10,0% (299)
- Unemployment rate
- 4,79%
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
- 2.721
- Voters
- 2.037 (74,86%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD (elected council president) | 1.413 | 69,37% | 5 |
| PS | 267 | 13,11% | 0 |
| CH | 221 | 10,85% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 67 | 3,29% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 2.721
- Voters
- 2.037 (74,86%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD | 1.340 | 65,78% | 12 |
| PS | 319 | 15,66% | 2 |
| CH | 221 | 10,85% | 1 |
| PCP-PEV | 69 | 3,39% | 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
- Paulo César Laranjeira Luís
- Address
- Praça Família Mattos e Silva Neves, 6110-174 Vila de Rei
- Telephone
- 274890010
- geral@cm-viladerei.pt
- Website
- www.cm-viladerei.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q1003126 · Wikipedia · www.cm-viladerei.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Abrantes (28,6 km) · Ferreira do Zêzere (15,4 km) · Mação (16,9 km) · Sardoal (13,4 km) · Sertã (16,2 km) · Tomar (22,6 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Castelo Branco: 54,4 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)
1 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 e Secundária do Centro de Portugal, Vila de Rei | Código DGEEC 510409. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico. 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
- 3.279 – 4.768
- 4.904 – 6.205
- 7.167 – 8.355
- 14.769 – 26.503
- 46.455 – 52.272
- 5,9 – 10,0
- 10,4 – 17,1
- 18,1 – 33,1
- 36,4 – 37,9
- 52,3 – 83,6
- 118,8 – 329,9
- 395,4 – 446,7
- 471,1 – 555,6
- 563,7 – 700,2
- 1.416,3 – 1.438,2
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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 · Sertã · Vila Velha de Ródão
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026