Vouzela

Vouzela is a municipality in the district Viseu in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,564, in an area of 193.69 km2.

The present mayor is Rui Ladeira, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is May 14.

Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 9 civil parishes (freguesias):
 * Alcofra
 * Cambra e Carvalhal de Vermilhas
 * Campia
 * Fataunços e Figueiredo das Donas
 * Fornelo do Monte
 * Queirã
 * São Miguel do Mato
 * Ventosa
 * Vouzela e Paços de Vilharigues

Notable people

 * Giles of Santarém (ca.1185 – 1265) a Portuguese-Dominican scholar.
 * João Ramalho (1493-1582) a Portuguese explorer and adventurer.
 * Simão Rodrigues (1510-1579) a Portuguese-Jesuit priest and one of the co-founders of the Society of Jesus.
 * Paulo Alexandre (born 1931) a Portuguese singer.
 * Luís Miguel Silva Tavares (born 1974) known as Luís Vouzela, a retired footballer with 510 club caps