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Vouzela

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

Vouzela had 9.580 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 31,5% were aged 65 or over; 11,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

9.580inhabitants (2021 Census)
232district-seat telephone code
1town hall9parish councils11schools

Mayor: Carlos Oliveira · Tel. 232740740 · Email: geral@cm-vouzela.pt · www.cm-vouzela.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.)
  • 256 – 677
  • 808 – 910
  • 988 – 1.227
  • 1.362 – 1.434
  • 1.918
Density (inh./km²)
  • 17,0 – 31,4
  • 36,5 – 36,9
  • 41,8 – 51,5
  • 78,0 – 89,8
  • 137,6
Area (km²)
  • 9,0 – 12,7
  • 13,9 – 15,1
  • 18,3 – 23,8
  • 29,0 – 32,6
  • 39,3
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 9 parishes of Vouzela

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 Vouzela e Paços de Vilharigues1.91813,94137,6
2Campia1.43439,2736,5
3União das freguesias de Cambra e Carvalhal de Vermilhas1.36232,6141,8
4Queirã1.22723,8351,5
5União das freguesias de Fataunços e Figueiredo das Donas98812,6678,0
6Alcofra91028,9631,4
7São Miguel do Mato8089,0089,8
8Ventosa67718,3336,9
9Fornelo do Monte25615,0817,0
INE code (DTMN)
1824
Resident population
9.580
Area
193,69 km²
Density
49,5 inh./km²
Parishes
9
Share of district population
2,7%
Rank in the district (population)
12th of 24
National rank (population)
189th of 308
National rank (density)
178th of 308
National rank (area)
166th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
4.515 (47,1%)
Women
5.065 (52,9%)
Portuguese nationality
9.421 (98,3%)
Foreign nationality
159 (1,7%)
Ageing index
315,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
3.763
Average household size
2,51 people
Dwellings
6.723
Buildings
6.432
With higher education (15+)
11,7% (1.012)
Unemployment rate
7,81%

Population by age group

0-14958 · 10,0%15-24944 · 9,9%25-644.658 · 48,6%65+3.020 · 31,5%
Residents by age group (9.580 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
8.756
Voters
6.099 (69,66%)
Seats
5
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)3.62859,49%4
PS1.49024,43%1
CH68711,26%0
PCP-PEV971,59%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
8.756
Voters
6.098 (69,64%)
Seats
15
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD3.45956,72%9
PS1.55625,52%4
CH75312,35%2
PCP-PEV1302,13%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
Carlos Oliveira
Address
Alameda D. Duarte de Almeida, 3670-250 Vouzela
Telephone
232740740
Email
geral@cm-vouzela.pt
Website
www.cm-vouzela.pt

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

On the web

Q1012714 · Wikipedia · www.cm-vouzela.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Oliveira de Frades (10,2 km) · São Pedro do Sul (16,2 km) · Tondela (14,7 km) · Viseu (19,8 km) · Águeda (23,8 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viseu: 28,9 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
Vouzela 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 · Viseu

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