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União das freguesias de Aguiar da Beira e Coruche

Parish of the municipality of Aguiar da Beira (Aguiar da Beira), district of Guarda.

União das freguesias de Aguiar da Beira e Coruche had 1.785 residents in the 2021 Census, 36,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 4,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Aguiar da Beira.

Population (inh.)
  • 181 – 208
  • 231 – 314
  • 345 – 363
  • 423 – 666
  • 715 – 1.785
Density (inh./km²)
  • 14,4 – 14,6
  • 16,7 – 19,6
  • 21,6 – 24,3
  • 24,5 – 24,8
  • 28,0 – 41,2
Area (km²)
  • 9,2 – 9,6
  • 12,7 – 15,9
  • 17,3 – 21,7
  • 23,8 – 23,9
  • 29,4 – 43,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Aguiar da Beira

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Carapito42317,2624,5
2Cortiçada31412,6524,8
3Dornelas66623,7528,0
4Eirado1819,2419,6
5Forninhos2089,6221,6
6Pena Verde71529,4024,3
7Pinheiro23115,8814,6
8União das freguesias de Aguiar da Beira e Coruche1.78543,3641,2
9União das freguesias de Sequeiros e Gradiz34523,9214,4
10União das freguesias de Souto de Aguiar da Beira e Valverde36321,6816,7
Code (DTMNFR)
090114
Resident population (2021)
1.785
Area
43,36 km²
Density
41,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
34,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 10

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Aguiar da Beira e Coruche”.

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
833 (46,7%)
Women
952 (53,3%)
Portuguese nationality
1.757 (98,4%)
Foreign nationality
28 (1,6%)
Ageing index
316,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
678
Average household size *
2,36 people
Dwellings
1.366
Classic family dwellings
1.360
Buildings
1.173
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,5% (182)
Unemployment rate *
5,67% (H 6,56% · M 4,80%)
Active / employed population
653 / 616

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 204 (11,4%); 15-24 years: 147 (8,2%); 25-64 years: 788 (44,1%); 65+ years: 646 (36,2%)0-14204 · 11,4%15-24147 · 8,2%25-64788 · 44,1%65+646 · 36,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.785).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years20496108
15-24 years1478463
25-64 years788377411
65+ years646276370

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

União das freguesias de Sequeiros e Gradiz · União das freguesias de Souto de Aguiar da Beira e Valverde · Pinheiro · Cortiçada · Quintela (Sernancelhe) · Ferreira de Aves (Sátão)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Aguiar da Beira
4,5 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
1.762
Voters
1.192
Turnout
67,65% (2021: 64,90%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		60951,09%5
UPNT
Movimento Independente Unidos Pela Nossa Terra		53444,80%4
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		60,50%0
Blank votes201,68%
Null votes231,93%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.

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
Travessa Junta de Freguesia, N.º 2
Aguiar da Beira
3570-011 AGUIAR DA BEIRA
Telephone
232688825
Fax
232687247
Email
freguesias.aguiarbeira.coruche@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,81800, -7,54400
Wikipedia
Aguiar da Beira e Coruche
Wikidata
Q18467924

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