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União das freguesias de Cepos e Teixeira

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

União das freguesias de Cepos e Teixeira had 198 residents in the 2021 Census, 57,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 1,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 6,5 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)
060119
Resident population (2021)
198
Area
32,71 km²
Density
6,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
12th of 14

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Cepos e Teixeira”.

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
96 (48,5%)
Women
102 (51,5%)
Portuguese nationality
192 (97,0%)
Foreign nationality
6 (3,0%)
Ageing index
1.628,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
105
Average household size *
1,89 people
Dwellings
451
Classic family dwellings
451
Buildings
448
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
1,0% (2)
Unemployment rate *
11,11% (H 10,53% · M 11,76%)
Active / employed population
36 / 32

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 7 (3,5%); 15-24 years: 11 (5,6%); 25-64 years: 66 (33,3%); 65+ years: 114 (57,6%)0-147 · 3,5%15-2411 · 5,6%25-6466 · 33,3%65+114 · 57,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (198).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years743
15-24 years1129
25-64 years663531
65+ years1145559

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

Fajão-Vidual (Pampilhosa da Serra) · União das freguesias de Cadafaz e Colmeal (Góis) · Folques · Benfeita · União das freguesias de Cerdeira e Moura da Serra · Arganil

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Arganil
6,5 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
194
Voters
133
Turnout
68,56% (2021: 65,38%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		8664,66%5
PS
Partido Socialista		4332,33%2
Blank votes21,50%
Null votes21,50%

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
Rua da Eirinha
Cepos (ARGANIL)
3300-222 CEPOS
Telephone
235761154
Email
freguesia.cepos@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,17180, -7,94600
Wikipedia
Cepos e Teixeira
Wikidata
Q18468120

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