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União das freguesias de Sequeiros e Gradiz

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

União das freguesias de Sequeiros e Gradiz had 345 residents in the 2021 Census, 36,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 7,6 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)
090115
Resident population (2021)
345
Area
23,92 km²
Density
14,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th of 10

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Sequeiros e Gradiz”.

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
162 (47,0%)
Women
183 (53,0%)
Portuguese nationality
342 (99,1%)
Foreign nationality
3 (0,9%)
Ageing index
453,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
163
Average household size *
2,12 people
Dwellings
432
Classic family dwellings
432
Buildings
429
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,3% (20)
Unemployment rate *
3,10% (H 1,37% · M 5,36%)
Active / employed population
129 / 125

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 28 (8,1%); 15-24 years: 25 (7,2%); 25-64 years: 165 (47,8%); 65+ years: 127 (36,8%)0-1428 · 8,1%15-2425 · 7,2%25-64165 · 47,8%65+127 · 36,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (345).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years281612
15-24 years25916
25-64 years1658184
65+ years1275671

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 · União das freguesias de Sernancelhe e Sarzeda (Sernancelhe) · União das freguesias de Souto de Aguiar da Beira e Valverde · Granjal (Sernancelhe) · Quintela (Sernancelhe) · Cunha (Sernancelhe)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Aguiar da Beira
7,6 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
501
Voters
378
Turnout
75,45% (2021: 72,18%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
UPNT
Movimento Independente Unidos Pela Nossa Terra		21055,56%4
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		15541,01%3
Blank votes41,06%
Null votes92,38%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: UPNT.

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 vermelho, árvore de prata entre agulha de ouro, enfiada com linha do mesmo, e pá de forno do mesmo, ambas postas em pala; em campanha monte de prata, firmado e movente, carregado de três lisonjas de azul. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas: "União das Freguesias de Sequeiros e Gradiz"

Flag: de branco. Cordões e borlas de vermelho e prata. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei 53/91, com a legenda "União das Freguesias de Sequeiros e Gradiz".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 129/2016, Diário da República n.º 29/2016, Série II de 2016-02-11 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Sequeiros e Gradiz). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo do Terreiro, N.º 2
Sequeiros (AGUIAR DA BEIRA)
3570-192 SEQUEIROS
Telephone
232680063
Email
ufsequeirosgradiz@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,83900, -7,50900
Wikipedia
Sequeiros e Gradiz
Wikidata
Q18469051

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