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Monte da Pedra

Parish of the municipality of Crato (Crato), district of Portalegre.

Monte da Pedra had 222 residents in the 2021 Census, 48,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 11,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Crato.

Population (inh.)
  • 222
  • 313
  • 688
  • 2.002
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,7
  • 7,9
  • 8,4
  • 14,9
Area (km²)
  • 37,3
  • 46,2
  • 60,1
  • 254,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 4 parishes of Crato

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Aldeia da Mata31337,288,4
2Gáfete68846,1514,9
3Monte da Pedra22260,083,7
4União das freguesias de Crato e Mártires, Flor da Rosa e Vale do Peso2.002254,567,9
Code (DTMNFR)
120605
Resident population (2021)
222
Area
60,08 km²
Density
3,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 4

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
112 (50,5%)
Women
110 (49,5%)
Portuguese nationality
220 (99,1%)
Foreign nationality
2 (0,9%)
Ageing index
535,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
114
Average household size *
1,95 people
Dwellings
324
Classic family dwellings
324
Buildings
320
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,9% (14)
Unemployment rate *
10,67% (H 6,98% · M 15,63%)
Active / employed population
75 / 67

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 20 (9,0%); 15-24 years: 10 (4,5%); 25-64 years: 85 (38,3%); 65+ years: 107 (48,2%)0-1420 · 9,0%15-2410 · 4,5%25-6485 · 38,3%65+107 · 48,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (222).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years20119
15-24 years1046
25-64 years855035
65+ years1074760

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Crato
11,9 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
189
Voters
163
Turnout
86,24% (2021: 78,64%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
MSP
Monte e Sume Primeiro
9860,12%5
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
5433,13%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
74,29%0
Blank votes00,00%
Null votes42,45%

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

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Tapada das Encarreiradas S/N
Monte da Pedra (CRATO)
7430-330 MONTE DA PEDRA
Telephone
245698253
Email
geral@jf-montedapedra.pt
Website
www.jf-montedapedra.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,36444, -7,75111
Wikipedia
Monte da Pedra
Wikidata
Q2258511

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