Grândola

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Grândola

Total population

6,616

Coordinates38.18°, -8.57°

Demographic figures from INE Portugal. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Grândola is a town (vila) and municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 13,822, in an area of 825.94 square kilometres (318.90 mi2). Besides the town of Grândola, it includes areas such as Tróia, a peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and the Sado River, and the popular summer resort of Melides. The municipality also features the Serra de Grândola mountain range and its coastline is partly within the Comporta region.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

J

José Amaro

Portuguese bicycle racer (1954-1987)

Dinis Vital

Footballer (1932-2014)

H

Hélder Costa

Portuguese dramatist and playwright

António Inácio da Cruz

Portuguese astronomer

L

Licínio Chainho Pereira

Portuguese academic

Aníbal Coelho da Costa

Portuguese politician

J

Jose Ramos dos Santos

Portuguese terrorist

I

Ivone Chinita

Portuguese poet

T

Teófilo Saguer

Portuguese composer

M

Miguel do Couto Guerreiro

Portuguese author

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Setúbal

• Alcácer do Sal
  13.9 mi away · pop. 5,347
• Alvalade
  19 mi away · pop. 1,605
• Cercal do Alentejo
  26.6 mi away · pop. 1,795
• Setúbal
  29.8 mi away · pop. 88,646
• Palmela
  32.6 mi away · pop. 4,254
• Vila Nogueira de Azeitão
  33.8 mi away · pop. 3,578
• Santo António da Charneca
  39.9 mi away · pop. 1,409
• Moita
  40.2 mi away · pop. 13,735
• Amora
  43.2 mi away · pop. 8,884
• Corroios
  45.1 mi away · pop. 9,460
• Alcochete
  45.4 mi away · pop. 11,783
• Laranjeiro
  45.9 mi away · pop. 20,780

Browse all places in Setúbal →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Buthus halius

Buthus halius

Seen 2026-09-13

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Seen 2026-09-10

Xylotrechus antilope

Xylotrechus antilope

Seen 2026-09-08

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Seen 2026-09-05

Epaulet Skimmer

Orthetrum chrysostigma

Seen 2026-08-28

Littoral Tiger Beetle

Calomera littoralis

Seen 2026-08-28

Spiny Toad

Bufo spinosus

Seen 2026-08-27

Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

Seen 2026-08-27

Iberian Grey Shrike

Lanius meridionalis

Seen 2026-08-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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