Housing · 2021

Buildings built before 1946: ranking of municipalities

Buildings built before 1946: Serpa comes top with 43.4% and Odivelas comes last with 2.7%. The median across 307 municipalities is 12.8%. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

Podium and top 100

1Serpa43.4%2Redondo39.9%3Mértola35.8%

#	Municipality	District	Buildings built before 1946
1	Serpa	Beja	43.4%
2	Redondo	Évora	39.9%
3	Mértola	Beja	35.8%
4	Lisbon	Lisbon	35.6%
5	Marvão	Portalegre	35.3%
6	Portel	Évora	35.2%
7	Vidigueira	Beja	33.0%
8	Sousel	Portalegre	32.8%
9	Porto	Porto	32.7%
9	Lajes das Flores	Região Autónoma dos Açores	32.7%
11	Castelo de Vide	Portalegre	32.4%
12	Estremoz	Évora	32.1%
13	Ourique	Beja	31.6%
14	Santa Cruz da Graciosa	Região Autónoma dos Açores	31.2%
15	Mesão Frio	Vila Real	30.8%
16	Góis	Coimbra	30.3%
17	Ferreira do Alentejo	Beja	30.2%
18	Arronches	Portalegre	30.1%
19	Alcoutim	Faro	29.6%
20	Monforte	Portalegre	29.4%
21	Crato	Portalegre	28.7%
22	Nisa	Portalegre	28.6%
23	Almodôvar	Beja	28.4%
24	Barrancos	Beja	27.9%
25	Vila Viçosa	Évora	27.8%
26	Arraiolos	Évora	27.7%
27	Monchique	Faro	27.1%
28	Beja	Beja	27.0%
28	Arganil	Coimbra	27.0%
30	Reguengos de Monsaraz	Évora	26.9%
31	Castro Verde	Beja	26.8%
32	Santa Cruz das Flores	Região Autónoma dos Açores	26.3%
33	Portalegre	Portalegre	26.2%
34	Povoação	Região Autónoma dos Açores	25.8%
35	Borba	Évora	25.0%
36	Chamusca	Santarém	24.7%
37	Elvas	Portalegre	24.4%
38	Nordeste	Região Autónoma dos Açores	24.3%
39	Alter do Chão	Portalegre	24.2%
39	Fronteira	Portalegre	24.2%
41	Alandroal	Évora	23.9%
42	Velas	Região Autónoma dos Açores	23.5%
43	Tábua	Coimbra	23.2%
44	Alvito	Beja	23.0%
44	Fornos de Algodres	Guarda	23.0%
46	Moura	Beja	22.7%
47	Avis	Portalegre	22.4%
47	Ferreira do Zêzere	Santarém	22.4%
49	Campo Maior	Portalegre	22.3%
50	Aljustrel	Beja	22.1%
51	Gavião	Portalegre	20.7%
52	Cuba	Beja	20.6%
53	Abrantes	Santarém	20.4%
54	Montemor-o-Novo	Évora	20.0%
54	Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo	Guarda	20.0%
56	Santarém	Santarém	19.8%
56	Sabrosa	Vila Real	19.8%
58	Mourão	Évora	19.6%
58	Montalegre	Vila Real	19.6%
60	Vila Velha de Ródão	Castelo Branco	19.4%
60	Santiago do Cacém	Setúbal	19.4%
62	Seia	Guarda	19.3%
63	São Brás de Alportel	Faro	19.1%
64	Penela	Coimbra	19.0%
65	Odemira	Beja	18.9%
65	Évora	Évora	18.9%
65	Silves	Faro	18.9%
68	Olhão	Faro	18.8%
69	Paredes de Coura	Viana do Castelo	18.7%
70	Torres Novas	Santarém	18.6%
71	Vila da Praia da Vitória	Região Autónoma dos Açores	18.5%
72	Alcanena	Santarém	18.4%
73	Oliveira do Hospital	Coimbra	18.1%
73	Cinfães	Viseu	18.1%
75	Torre de Moncorvo	Bragança	18.0%
76	Vila Franca do Campo	Região Autónoma dos Açores	17.9%
77	Constância	Santarém	17.7%
78	Pampilhosa da Serra	Coimbra	17.6%
79	Idanha-a-Nova	Castelo Branco	17.5%
80	Mangualde	Viseu	17.4%
81	Vinhais	Bragança	17.3%
81	Resende	Viseu	17.3%
83	Mação	Santarém	17.2%
84	Carrazeda de Ansiães	Bragança	17.1%
85	Ansião	Leiria	17.0%
85	Armamar	Viseu	17.0%
87	Peso da Régua	Vila Real	16.9%
88	Gouveia	Guarda	16.8%
88	Mêda	Guarda	16.8%
90	Penamacor	Castelo Branco	16.7%
90	Trancoso	Guarda	16.7%
92	Mora	Évora	16.6%
93	Castelo de Paiva	Aveiro	16.5%
93	Tavira	Faro	16.5%
95	Almeida	Guarda	16.4%
95	Golegã	Santarém	16.4%
95	Lamego	Viseu	16.4%
95	Ponta do Sol	Região Autónoma da Madeira	16.4%
99	Viana do Alentejo	Évora	16.3%
99	Carregal do Sal	Viseu	16.3%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	District	Buildings built before 1946
293	Vila do Bispo	Faro	5.2%
294	Almada	Setúbal	5.1%
295	Vagos	Aveiro	4.9%
295	Lagoa	Faro	4.9%
295	Marinha Grande	Leiria	4.9%
295	Porto Moniz	Região Autónoma da Madeira	4.9%
299	Esposende	Braga	4.4%
300	Cascais	Lisbon	4.2%
300	Sines	Setúbal	4.2%
302	Palmela	Setúbal	4.0%
303	Amadora	Lisbon	3.5%
304	Seixal	Setúbal	3.1%
305	Sesimbra	Setúbal	3.0%
306	Porto Santo	Região Autónoma da Madeira	2.9%
307	Odivelas	Lisbon	2.7%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Buildings built before 1946”?

Serpa ranks first for “Buildings built before 1946”, with 43.4%.

What is the median for “Buildings built before 1946”?

The median across the 307 ranked municipalities is 12.8%.