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Viseu

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

Viseu had 99.551 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 23,6% were aged 65 or over; 24,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

99.551inhabitants (2021 Census)
232district-seat telephone code
1town hall25parish councils70schools1NHS hospital in the name

Mayor: João Nuno Ferreira Gonçalves Azevedo · Tel. 232427427 · Email: geral@cmviseu.pt · www.cm-viseu.pt more contacts

NHS: Unidade Local de Saúde de Viseu Dão-Lafões, E.P.E.

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.)
  • 796 – 1.335
  • 1.394 – 1.642
  • 1.699 – 2.528
  • 2.840 – 4.802
  • 5.891 – 25.800
Density (inh./km²)
  • 19,2 – 61,5
  • 64,9 – 81,8
  • 82,0 – 160,0
  • 166,8 – 411,5
  • 507,6 – 2.590,4
Area (km²)
  • 6,2 – 11,0
  • 11,9 – 15,7
  • 16,2 – 20,7
  • 20,8 – 26,0
  • 35,1 – 41,6
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 25 parishes of Viseu

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
1Viseu25.8009,962.590,4
2Rio de Loba9.00917,75507,6
3Abraveses8.35012,23682,8
4Repeses e São Salvador6.75110,01674,4
5Ranhados5.8916,23945,6
6Campo4.80216,24295,7
7São João de Lourosa4.69026,00180,4
8Orgens3.6628,90411,5
9Silgueiros2.96036,1781,8
10Bodiosa2.84025,40111,8
11Fragosela2.52811,04229,0
12Freguesia de Fail e Vila Chã de Sá2.51215,70160,0
13Mundão2.41014,45166,8
14União das freguesias de Boa Aldeia, Farminhão e Torredeita2.35635,1367,1
15São Cipriano e Vil de Souto1.69920,7182,0
16Lordosa1.64222,3173,6
17Povolide1.58320,8076,1
18Coutos de Viseu1.50024,4161,5
19Santos Evos1.47411,86124,3
20União das freguesias de Barreiros e Cepões1.39435,1939,6
21Cavernães1.33513,14101,6
22Calde1.27135,0636,3
23São Pedro de France1.21718,7564,9
24Ribafeita1.07918,1259,6
25Cota79641,5519,2
INE code (DTMN)
1823
Resident population
99.551
Area
507,10 km²
Density
196,3 inh./km²
Parishes
25
Share of district population
28,3%
Rank in the district (population)
1st of 24
National rank (population)
25th of 308
National rank (density)
71st of 308
National rank (area)
52nd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
46.802 (47,0%)
Women
52.749 (53,0%)
Portuguese nationality
96.485 (96,9%)
Foreign nationality
3.065 (3,1%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
180,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
39.107
Average household size
2,50 people
Dwellings
56.802
Buildings
37.758
With higher education (15+)
24,0% (20.751)
Unemployment rate
7,02%

Population by age group

0-1413.025 · 13,1%15-2410.626 · 10,7%25-6452.420 · 52,7%65+23.480 · 23,6%
Residents by age group (99.551 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
92.583
Voters
56.989 (61,55%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)24.09542,28%4
PPD/PSD23.29640,88%4
CH4.8598,53%1
CDS-PP1.1482,01%0
IL1.0761,89%0
PCP-PEV5450,96%0
ADN1970,35%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
92.583
Voters
57.002 (61,57%)
Seats
27
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD22.32639,17%12
PS21.75338,16%12
CH6.16110,81%3
IL1.5422,71%0
CDS-PP1.2942,27%0
B.E.1.0741,88%0
PCP-PEV7091,24%0
ADN1970,35%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
João Nuno Ferreira Gonçalves Azevedo
Address
Praça da República, 3514-501 Viseu
Telephone
232427427
Email
geral@cmviseu.pt
Website
www.cm-viseu.pt

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

On the web

Q117676 · Wikipedia · www.cm-viseu.pt

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Carregal do Sal (27,4 km) · Castro Daire (25,1 km) · Mangualde (18,8 km) · Nelas (18,2 km) · Penalva do Castelo (21,1 km) · Sátão (21,6 km) · São Pedro do Sul (21,4 km) · Tondela (24,4 km) · Vila Nova de Paiva (23,7 km) · Vouzela (19,8 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viseu: 14,4 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
Viseu 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 · Tondela · Vila Nova de Paiva · Vouzela

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