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Pinheiro

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

Pinheiro had 231 residents in the 2021 Census, 45,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 5,9 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)
090110
Resident population (2021)
231
Area
15,88 km²
Density
14,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
8th of 10

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
109 (47,2%)
Women
122 (52,8%)
Portuguese nationality
231 (100,0%)
Foreign nationality
0 (0,0%)
Ageing index
583,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
97
Average household size *
2,10 people
Dwellings
273
Classic family dwellings
272
Buildings
272
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,5% (16)
Unemployment rate *
13,16% (H 10,26% · M 16,22%)
Active / employed population
76 / 66

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 18 (7,8%); 15-24 years: 14 (6,1%); 25-64 years: 94 (40,7%); 65+ years: 105 (45,5%)0-1418 · 7,8%15-2414 · 6,1%25-6494 · 40,7%65+105 · 45,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (231).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years18108
15-24 years1468
25-64 years944945
65+ years1054461

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 Aguiar da Beira e Coruche · Ferreira de Aves (Sátão) · União das freguesias de Romãs, Decermilo e Vila Longa (Sátão) · Cortiçada

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Aguiar da Beira
5,9 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
324
Voters
227
Turnout
70,06% (2021: 62,15%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		12454,63%4
UPNT
Movimento Independente Unidos Pela Nossa Terra		9943,61%3
Blank votes10,44%
Null votes31,32%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de prata, com pinheiro, arrancado, de verde e frutado de vermelho, entre duas mós de vermelho abertas do campo. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda: "Pinheiro - Aguiar da Beira".

Flag: verde. Cordão e borlas de prata e verde. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da Lei, com a legenda: "Junta de Freguesia de Pinheiro - Aguiar da Beira".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 631/2008, Diário da República n.º 120/2008, Série II de 2008-06-24 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Pinheiro). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Jardim, N.º 5
Pinheiro (AGUIAR DA BEIRA)
3570-180 PINHEIRO
Email
freguesiadepinheiro@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,80083, -7,59833
Wikipedia
Pinheiro (Aguiar da Beira)
Wikidata
Q1445758

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