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Molelos

Parish of the municipality of Tondela (Tondela), district of Viseu.

Molelos had 2.225 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 2,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Tondela.

Population (inh.)
  • 355 – 619
  • 703 – 780
  • 819 – 1.144
  • 1.228 – 1.414
  • 1.537 – 5.214
Density (inh./km²)
  • 12,0 – 49,9
  • 50,5 – 64,8
  • 64,9 – 72,6
  • 82,6 – 116,0
  • 119,1 – 331,1
Area (km²)
  • 6,7 – 8,3
  • 8,7 – 11,7
  • 13,7 – 15,5
  • 15,8 – 19,0
  • 24,6 – 65,1
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 Tondela

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Barreiro de Besteiros75936,9920,5
2Campo de Besteiros1.3187,93166,2
3Canas de Santa Maria1.60713,85116,0
4Castelões1.41417,1282,6
5Dardavaz70313,6951,4
6Ferreirós do Dão3558,2942,8
7Guardão1.22818,9564,8
8Lajeosa do Dão1.53724,5962,5
9Lobão da Beira1.00214,0971,1
10Molelos2.22515,50143,6
11Mosteiro de Fráguas51310,2849,9
12Parada de Gonta6196,7392,0
13Sabugosa4757,1666,3
14Santiago de Besteiros1.14415,7572,6
15São Miguel do Outeiro73911,3864,9
16Tonda8937,50119,1
17Tourigo4418,7350,5
18União das freguesias de Caparrosa e Silvares81924,5733,3
19União das freguesias de Mouraz e Vila Nova da Rainha1.29315,5383,3
20União das freguesias de São João do Monte e Mosteirinho78065,1312,0
21União das freguesias de Tondela e Nandufe5.21415,75331,1
22Vilar de Besteiros83211,6971,2
Code (DTMNFR)
182111
Resident population (2021)
2.225
Area
15,50 km²
Density
143,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
8,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd 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
1.048 (47,1%)
Women
1.177 (52,9%)
Portuguese nationality
2.173 (97,7%)
Foreign nationality
52 (2,3%)
Ageing index
293,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
901
Average household size *
2,47 people
Dwellings
1.390
Classic family dwellings
1.390
Buildings
1.348
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,8% (275)
Unemployment rate *
5,00% (H 4,80% · M 5,20%)
Active / employed population
960 / 912

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 229 (10,3%); 15-24 years: 192 (8,6%); 25-64 years: 1.133 (50,9%); 65+ years: 671 (30,2%)0-14229 · 10,3%15-24192 · 8,6%25-641.133 · 50,9%65+671 · 30,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.225).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years229119110
15-24 years19210191
25-64 years1.133531602
65+ years671297374

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

União das freguesias de Tondela e Nandufe · Barreiro de Besteiros · Castelões · Campo de Besteiros · Vilar de Besteiros · Dardavaz

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Tondela
2,3 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
2.080
Voters
1.353
Turnout
65,05% (2021: 57,67%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		65248,19%5
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		61845,68%4
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		322,37%0
Blank votes342,51%
Null votes171,26%

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

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
Rua Pedra Vista, n.º 2
Molelos (TONDELA)
3460-234 MOLELOS
Telephone
232813444
Fax
232813444
Email
jfmolelos@gmail.com
Website
www.jfmolelos.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,53028, -8,09556
Wikipedia
Molelos
Wikidata
Q154081

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