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Cinfães

Municipality of the district of Viseu (District of Viseu), region Norte (NUTS III: Tâmega e Sousa).

Cinfães had 17.730 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 25,4% were aged 65 or over; 6,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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17.730inhabitants (2021 Census)
232district-seat telephone code
1town hall14parish councils15schools

Mayor: Carlos Cardoso · Tel. 255560560 · Email: geral@cm-cinfaes.pt · www.cm-cinfaes.pt more contacts

Summary for arrivals. The telephone code is that of the district/region seat (ANACOM numbering plan), not exclusive to this municipality. School, parish-council and town-hall counts come from the official lists already on this site. Hospitals are NHS institutions whose official name includes the municipality.

Population (inh.)
  • 356 – 540
  • 590 – 712
  • 1.041 – 1.257
  • 1.607 – 1.695
  • 2.839 – 3.080
Density (inh./km²)
  • 13,8 – 33,8
  • 47,1 – 58,5
  • 89,0 – 91,4
  • 121,2 – 156,8
  • 219,1 – 309,6
Area (km²)
  • 5,0 – 6,5
  • 6,6 – 10,1
  • 14,1 – 17,6
  • 18,2 – 31,8
  • 36,0 – 37,5
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of Cinfães

Sorted by resident population (2021 Census, 2025 geography). Click a header to sort; hover a row to highlight it on the map.

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Cinfães3.08025,42121,2
2Souselo2.8399,17309,6
3Nespereira1.69535,9947,1
4São Cristóvão de Nogueira1.63818,1590,3
5Santiago de Piães1.60717,5991,4
6Oliveira do Douro1.25714,1389,0
7Espadanedo1.1615,30219,1
8Tarouquela1.0416,64156,8
9Travanca7124,97143,3
10Tendais69731,7721,9
11Fornelos59010,0858,5
12Ferreiros de Tendais54016,0033,8
13União das freguesias de Alhões, Bustelo, Gralheira e Ramires51737,5213,8
14Moimenta3566,5454,4
INE code (DTMN)
1804
Resident population
17.730
Area
239,29 km²
Density
74,1 inh./km²
Parishes
14
Share of district population
5,0%
Rank in the district (population)
5th of 24
National rank (population)
130th of 308
National rank (density)
146th of 308
National rank (area)
134th of 308

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)

2021 Census in detail

Men
8.613 (48,6%)
Women
9.117 (51,4%)
Portuguese nationality
17.598 (99,3%)
Foreign nationality
132 (0,7%)
Ageing index
223,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
6.778
Average household size
2,58 people
Dwellings
12.149
Buildings
11.334
With higher education (15+)
6,6% (1.039)
Unemployment rate
9,90%

Population by age group

0-142.015 · 11,4%15-241.911 · 10,8%25-649.304 · 52,5%65+4.500 · 25,4%
Residents by age group (17.730 in total).

Source: INE, Censos 2021 (API de indicadores) — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012328, 0012481, 0014632, licence CC BY 4.0.

2025 local elections

Municipal council

Registered
15.724
Voters
11.526 (73,30%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)5.59948,58%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP5.15144,69%3
CH4003,47%0
PCP-PEV900,78%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
15.724
Voters
11.525 (73,30%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS5.82650,55%11
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP4.69740,75%9
CH5744,98%1
PCP-PEV1341,16%0

Source: SGMAI — resultados oficiais das Autárquicas 2025. Official results; only the list that elects the council president is marked (the person’s name is not in these results).

Contacts

Mayor
Carlos Cardoso
Address
Largo Paços do Concelho, 4690-030 - Cinfães
Telephone
255560560
Email
geral@cm-cinfaes.pt
Website
www.cm-cinfaes.pt

Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).

On the web

Q861464 · Wikipedia · www.cm-cinfaes.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Arouca (17,2 km) · Baião (16,6 km) · Castelo de Paiva (16,9 km) · Castro Daire (19,7 km) · Marco de Canaveses (14,2 km) · Resende (14,4 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viseu: 33,0 km.

Source: DGT, CAOP2025 (CC BY 4.0) — adjacência de limites; distância em linha reta entre centróides (licence CC BY 4.0).

Location in the district

Population (inh.)
  • 2.738 – 5.692
  • 6.775 – 9.038
  • 9.410 – 10.641
  • 11.030 – 17.730
  • 18.303 – 99.551
Density (inh./km²)
  • 20,5 – 35,7
  • 36,2 – 48,4
  • 49,5 – 69,8
  • 73,6 – 83,5
  • 95,1 – 196,3
Area (km²)
  • 100,1 – 123,4
  • 125,7 – 145,4
  • 165,4 – 219,3
  • 220,0 – 266,1
  • 349,0 – 507,1
Quantile classes · current municipality
Cinfães highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

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Other municipalities of the district of Viseu

Armamar · Carregal do Sal · Castro Daire · Lamego · Mangualde · Moimenta da Beira · Mortágua · Nelas · Oliveira de Frades · Penalva do Castelo · Penedono · Resende · Santa Comba Dão · Sernancelhe · Sátão · São João da Pesqueira · São Pedro do Sul · Tabuaço · Tarouca · Tondela · Vila Nova de Paiva · Viseu · Vouzela

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026