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Parish of the municipality of Ponte de Sor (Ponte de Sor), district of Portalegre.

Montargil had 1.931 residents in the 2021 Census, 37,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 12,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Ponte de Sor.

Population (inh.)
  • 609 – 811
  • 978
  • 1.022 – 1.390
  • 1.931
  • 8.507
Density (inh./km²)
  • 6,5 – 9,2
  • 9,6
  • 12,8 – 15,1
  • 20,8
  • 49,0
Area (km²)
  • 47,0 – 65,9
  • 79,8
  • 84,4 – 92,3
  • 173,6
  • 296,9
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 Ponte de Sor

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Foros de Arrão81184,379,6
2Galveias1.02279,8312,8
3Longomel97846,9720,8
4Montargil1.931296,946,5
5Ponte de Sor8.507173,5549,0
6Tramaga1.39092,2715,1
7Vale de Açor60965,899,2
Code (DTMNFR)
121302
Resident population (2021)
1.931
Area
296,94 km²
Density
6,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
12,7%
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
930 (48,2%)
Women
1.001 (51,8%)
Portuguese nationality
1.892 (98,0%)
Foreign nationality
39 (2,0%)
Ageing index
449,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
866
Average household size *
2,14 people
Dwellings
1.883
Classic family dwellings
1.879
Buildings
1.807
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,1% (144)
Unemployment rate *
7,83% (H 6,25% · M 9,88%)
Active / employed population
766 / 706

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 161 (8,3%); 15-24 years: 133 (6,9%); 25-64 years: 914 (47,3%); 65+ years: 723 (37,4%)0-14161 · 8,3%15-24133 · 6,9%25-64914 · 47,3%65+723 · 37,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.931).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1617487
15-24 years1337360
25-64 years914460454
65+ years723323400

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 Ponte de Sor
12,3 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
1.651
Voters
968
Turnout
58,63% (2021: 47,81%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
UM CONCELHO PARA TODOS
41442,77%4
PS
Partido Socialista
35937,09%4
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
17518,08%1
Blank votes60,62%
Null votes141,45%

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
Rua Luís de Camões nº 16 A
Montargil
7425-128 MONTARGIL
Telephone
242900050
Fax
242900059
Email
geral@montargil.pt
Website
www.montargil.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,07861, -8,17056
Wikipedia
Montargil
Wikidata
Q2260108

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