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União das freguesias de Côja e Barril de Alva

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

União das freguesias de Côja e Barril de Alva had 1.563 residents in the 2021 Census, 34,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 3,5 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)
060121
Resident population (2021)
1.563
Area
24,30 km²
Density
64,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
14,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 14

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Côja e Barril de Alva”.

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
730 (46,7%)
Women
833 (53,3%)
Portuguese nationality
1.501 (96,0%)
Foreign nationality
62 (4,0%)
Ageing index
374,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
655
Average household size *
2,27 people
Dwellings
1.363
Classic family dwellings
1.360
Buildings
1.297
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,2% (131)
Unemployment rate *
5,41% (H 3,10% · M 7,87%)
Active / employed population
628 / 594

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 144 (9,2%); 15-24 years: 102 (6,5%); 25-64 years: 778 (49,8%); 65+ years: 539 (34,5%)0-14144 · 9,2%15-24102 · 6,5%25-64778 · 49,8%65+539 · 34,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.563).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1447371
15-24 years1024755
25-64 years778384394
65+ years539226313

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 Pinheiro de Coja e Meda de Mouros (Tábua) · União das freguesias de Vila Cova de Alva e Anseriz · Folques · Benfeita · Secarias · Lourosa (Oliveira do Hospital) · União das freguesias de Cerdeira e Moura da Serra

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Arganil
3,5 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
1.446
Voters
992
Turnout
68,60% (2021: 64,40%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		74374,90%7
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		19419,56%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		151,51%0
Blank votes90,91%
Null votes313,13%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua D. Egas Fafes, 115
Côja (ARGANIL)
3305-144 CÔJA
Telephone
235721379
Fax
235729843
Email
geral@jf-coja.pt
Website
www.jf-coja.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,26490, -7,98670
Wikipedia
Coja e Barril de Alva
Wikidata
Q20061620

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