Vila Velha de Ródão
Municipality of the district of Castelo Branco (District of Castelo Branco), region Centro (NUTS III: Beira Baixa).
Vila Velha de Ródão had 3.285 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 45,7% were aged 65 or over; 9,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: António Tavares Pinto Carmona Mendes · Tel. 272540300 · Email: geral@cm-vvrodao.pt · www.cm-vvrodao.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.
- 438
- 500
- 592
- 1.755
- 5,1
- 5,3
- 9,9
- 19,4
- 59,7
- 82,0
- 90,4
- 97,8
The 4 parishes of Vila Velha de Ródão
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 Velha de Ródão | 1.755 | 90,44 | 19,4 |
| 2 | Sarnadas de Ródão | 592 | 59,68 | 9,9 |
| 3 | Fratel | 500 | 97,84 | 5,1 |
| 4 | Perais | 438 | 81,95 | 5,3 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 0511
- Resident population
- 3.285
- Area
- 329,91 km²
- Density
- 10,0 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 4
- Share of district population
- 1,8%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 10th of 11
- National rank (population)
- 287th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 288th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 91st of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 1.565 (47,6%)
- Women
- 1.720 (52,4%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 3.134 (95,4%)
- Foreign nationality
- 151 (4,6%)
- Ageing index
- 517,6 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 1.453
- Average household size
- 2,10 people
- Dwellings
- 3.558
- Buildings
- 3.474
- With higher education (15+)
- 9,3% (280)
- Unemployment rate
- 6,48%
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
- 2.808
- Voters
- 1.992 (70,94%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS (elected council president) | 1.314 | 65,96% | 4 |
| PPD/PSD | 509 | 25,55% | 1 |
| CH | 74 | 3,71% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 29 | 1,46% | 0 |
| IL | 21 | 1,05% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 2.808
- Voters
- 1.992 (70,94%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 1.322 | 66,37% | 11 |
| PPD/PSD | 522 | 26,20% | 4 |
| PCP-PEV | 49 | 2,46% | 0 |
| IL | 35 | 1,76% | 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
- António Tavares Pinto Carmona Mendes
- Address
- Rua de Santana, 6030-230 Vila Velha de Ródão
- Telephone
- 272540300
- geral@cm-vvrodao.pt
- Website
- www.cm-vvrodao.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q995188 · Wikipedia · www.cm-vvrodao.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Castelo Branco (23,8 km) · Mação (27,9 km) · Nisa (17,6 km) · Proença-a-Nova (17,6 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Castelo Branco: 30,8 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
Median rent of new contracts in the municipality, 2025: 3,50 €/m² (INE 0014773). INE also publishes the value for 0 parishes of this municipality. See parish by parish.
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 de Vila Velha de Ródão | Código DGEEC 511471. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. 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 de Rei
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026