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Monforte da Beira

Parish of the municipality of Castelo Branco (Castelo Branco), district of Castelo Branco.

Monforte da Beira had 320 residents in the 2021 Census, 45,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 4,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 23,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Castelo Branco.

Population (inh.)
  • 290 – 381
  • 501 – 557
  • 588 – 755
  • 775 – 961
  • 1.017 – 34.455
Density (inh./km²)
  • 1,6 – 7,9
  • 9,3 – 14,0
  • 14,7 – 21,0
  • 25,0 – 31,7
  • 49,0 – 202,4
Area (km²)
  • 11,8 – 24,0
  • 25,1 – 35,8
  • 36,9 – 46,1
  • 61,0 – 100,0
  • 120,4 – 246,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 22 parishes of Castelo Branco

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alcains4.61536,94124,9
2Almaceda51172,197,1
3Benquerenças63761,0310,4
4Castelo Branco34.455170,26202,4
5Escalos de Baixo67846,0914,7
6Escalos de Cima75515,4149,0
7Lardosa88844,4720,0
8Louriçal do Campo55722,3125,0
9Lousa50135,8214,0
10Malpica do Tejo381246,021,6
11Mata36023,9815,0
12Monforte da Beira320120,352,7
13Ninho do Açor33211,8028,1
14Salgueiro do Campo77530,3425,5
15Santo André das Tojeiras58874,877,9
16Sarzedas1.017172,055,9
17Sobral do Campo29031,179,3
18São Vicente da Beira961100,009,6
19Tinalhas51316,1931,7
20União das freguesias de Cebolais de Cima e Retaxo1.60925,1364,0
21União das freguesias de Freixial e Juncal do Campo66840,6716,4
22União das freguesias de Póvoa de Rio de Moinhos e Cafede86141,0721,0
Code (DTMNFR)
050216
Resident population (2021)
320
Area
120,35 km²
Density
2,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
0,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
21st of 22

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente por freguesia, geografia 2025, ind. 0014584); DGT, CAOP2025 (área). Population refers to the 2021 census moment, compiled by INE for the parish boundaries in force in 2025.

2021 Census in detail

Men
157 (49,1%)
Women
163 (50,9%)
Portuguese nationality
307 (95,9%)
Foreign nationality
13 (4,1%)
Ageing index
365,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
152
Average household size *
2,11 people
Dwellings
669
Classic family dwellings
668
Buildings
668
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
4,6% (13)
Unemployment rate *
0,00% (H 0,00% · M 0,00%)
Active / employed population
36 / 36

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 40 (12,5%); 15-24 years: 34 (10,6%); 25-64 years: 100 (31,3%); 65+ years: 146 (45,6%)0-1440 · 12,5%15-2434 · 10,6%25-64100 · 31,3%65+146 · 45,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (320).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years402119
15-24 years341915
25-64 years1005446
65+ years1466383

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012481, 0012328, 0014632, obtained from the INE indicators API on 24/09/2026 (licence CC BY 4.0). Parish geography of 2025 (CAOP2025). Nationality (Portuguese, foreign, stateless) is INE indicator 0014632. * Indicator published by INE only for 2013 parish geography (NUTS 2024); used because the parish has the same territory in both geographies (identical population by sex and age group). Ageing index = population aged 65+ ÷ population aged 0–14 × 100; share with higher education = residents with completed higher education ÷ residents aged 15 or over (our calculations from INE figures).

Neighbouring parishes

Malpica do Tejo · Rosmaninhal (Idanha-a-Nova) · Ladoeiro (Idanha-a-Nova) · União das freguesias de Idanha-a-Nova e Alcafozes (Idanha-a-Nova)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Castelo Branco
23,9 km

Neighbourhood calculated from official boundaries: DGT, Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (CAOP) 2025 (licence CC BY 4.0); two parishes are neighbours when they share a boundary segment. The distance is the straight-line (great-circle) distance between the geometric centroid of the parish and that of the municipality (in territories with islets, of the main part), not a road distance.

2025 local elections — Parish assembly

Registered voters
285
Voters
177
Turnout
62,11% (2021: 71,72%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PEP
Movimento-Pessoas em Primeiro		14581,92%7
Blank votes2514,12%
Null votes73,95%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PEP.

Source: SGMAI — official results of the local elections of 12 October 2025 (Secretary-General of the Ministry of Internal Administration), consulted on 25/09/2026. Percentages calculated by SGMAI over total voters.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de prata, castelo de negro aberto e frestado de vermelho e lavrado do campo; acantonados em chefe, dois ramos de sobreiro de verde. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "MONFORTE da BEIRA".

Flag: vermelha. Cordão e borlas de prata e vermelho. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: "Junta de Freguesia de Monforte da Beira - Castelo Branco".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 645/2009, Diário da República n.º 126/2009, Série II de 2009-07-02 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Monforte da Beira). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Casa do Povo, nº32
Monforte da Beira (CASTELO BRANCO)
6000-580 MONFORTE DA BEIRA
Telephone
272924145
Fax
272924145
Email
freguesiamonfortedabeira@gmail.com

Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.

More information

Coordinates
39,74000, -7,29611
Wikipedia
Monforte da Beira
Wikidata
Q1024252

Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.

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