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Fortios

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

Fortios had 1.785 residents in the 2021 Census, 26,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 21,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 8,0 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Portalegre.

Population (inh.)
  • 543 – 849
  • 1.414
  • 1.701 – 1.731
  • 1.785
  • 14.317
Density (inh./km²)
  • 11,8 – 13,1
  • 16,3
  • 27,1 – 29,9
  • 34,3
  • 606,4
Area (km²)
  • 18,2 – 23,6
  • 50,4
  • 65,9 – 72,2
  • 86,9
  • 130,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 7 parishes of Portalegre

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alagoa54318,1629,9
2Alegrete1.41486,9216,3
3Fortios1.78565,8527,1
4União das freguesias da Sé e São Lourenço14.31723,61606,4
5União das freguesias de Reguengo e São Julião84972,1911,8
6União das freguesias de Ribeira de Nisa e Carreiras1.73150,4334,3
7Urra1.701129,9813,1
Code (DTMNFR)
121404
Resident population (2021)
1.785
Area
65,85 km²
Density
27,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
8,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 7

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
840 (47,1%)
Women
945 (52,9%)
Portuguese nationality
1.764 (98,8%)
Foreign nationality
21 (1,2%)
Ageing index
210,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
695
Average household size *
2,46 people
Dwellings
1.105
Classic family dwellings
1.104
Buildings
1.038
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
21,9% (341)
Unemployment rate *
5,51% (H 3,81% · M 7,16%)
Active / employed population
799 / 755

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 226 (12,7%); 15-24 years: 190 (10,6%); 25-64 years: 894 (50,1%); 65+ years: 475 (26,6%)0-14226 · 12,7%15-24190 · 10,6%25-64894 · 50,1%65+475 · 26,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.785).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years226102124
15-24 years19088102
25-64 years894445449
65+ years475205270

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 Portalegre
8,0 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
1.571
Voters
1.016
Turnout
64,67% (2021: 64,44%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Coligação PSD/CDS
60059,06%6
PS
Partido Socialista
20420,08%2
CLIP
Candidatura Livre e Independente Por Portalegre
979,55%1
CH
CHEGA
535,22%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
313,05%0
Blank votes161,57%
Null votes151,48%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.

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
Largo Boavista, N.º 25
Fortios (PORTALEGRE)
7300-654 FORTIOS
Telephone
245399296
Fax
245399296
Email
geral@jf-fortios.pt
Website
www.jf-fortios.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,32889, -7,49778
Wikipedia
Fortios
Wikidata
Q2256709

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