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Arganil

Parish of the municipality of Arganil (Arganil), district of Coimbra.

Arganil had 3.827 residents in the 2021 Census, 26,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 5,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Arganil.

Population (inh.)
  • 120 – 198
  • 342 – 395
  • 413 – 535
  • 636 – 1.188
  • 1.563 – 3.827
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,3 – 9,3
  • 13,7 – 19,0
  • 20,2 – 31,2
  • 37,7 – 56,9
  • 64,3 – 112,2
Area (km²)
  • 6,9 – 15,3
  • 17,1 – 18,4
  • 21,8 – 31,5
  • 31,5 – 32,7
  • 34,1 – 36,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of Arganil

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Arganil3.82734,11112,2
2Benfeita41321,7719,0
3Celavisa14215,279,3
4Folques34218,3618,6
5Piódão12036,573,3
6Pomares43131,5213,7
7Pombeiro da Beira90332,6527,7
8Sarzedo63611,5655,0
9Secarias3956,9456,9
10São Martinho da Cortiça1.18831,5437,7
11União das freguesias de Cepos e Teixeira19832,716,1
12União das freguesias de Cerdeira e Moura da Serra37218,4220,2
13União das freguesias de Côja e Barril de Alva1.56324,3064,3
14União das freguesias de Vila Cova de Alva e Anseriz53517,1331,2
Code (DTMNFR)
060102
Resident population (2021)
3.827
Area
34,11 km²
Density
112,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
34,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 14

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
1.817 (47,5%)
Women
2.010 (52,5%)
Portuguese nationality
3.714 (97,0%)
Foreign nationality
113 (3,0%)
Ageing index
221,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.562
Average household size *
2,37 people
Dwellings
2.511
Classic family dwellings
2.508
Buildings
1.776
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,1% (441)
Unemployment rate *
4,68% (H 4,85% · M 4,50%)
Active / employed population
1.754 / 1.672

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 451 (11,8%); 15-24 years: 377 (9,9%); 25-64 years: 2.000 (52,3%); 65+ years: 999 (26,1%)0-14451 · 11,8%15-24377 · 9,9%25-642.000 · 52,3%65+999 · 26,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.827).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years451223228
15-24 years377197180
25-64 years2.0009681.032
65+ years999429570

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

Folques · Celavisa · Sarzedo · Pombeiro da Beira · Secarias · Góis (Góis) · União das freguesias de Cadafaz e Colmeal (Góis) · União das freguesias de Cepos e Teixeira

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Arganil
5,7 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
3.464
Voters
1.987
Turnout
57,36% (2021: 52,47%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		91846,20%5
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		88344,44%4
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		793,98%0
Blank votes703,52%
Null votes371,86%

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

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 verde, arcada de três arcos quebrados, de prata, lavrados de negro, entre estrela de ouro, em chefe, e campanha diminuta ondada de prata e azul de três tiras. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro “FREGUESIA DE ARGANIL”

Flag: Esquartela amarela e verde; cordões e borlas de ouro e verde. Haste e lança de ouro

Seal: nos termos da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda: “Junta de Freguesia de Arganil”.

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1002/2025, Diário da República n.º 107/2025, Série II de 2025-06-04 (issuer: Freguesia de Arganil). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Av. José Augusto de Carvalho, N.º 8 B - 1º Esq.
Arganil
3300-014 ARGANIL
Telephone
235205588
Fax
235208898
Email
jf.arganil@arganil.pt
Website
www.arganil.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,21944, -8,05389
Official website
arganil.pt
Wikipedia
Arganil (freguesia)
Wikidata
Q1915481

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