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União das freguesias de Vila Cova de Alva e Anseriz

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

União das freguesias de Vila Cova de Alva e Anseriz had 535 residents in the 2021 Census, 33,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 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)
060122
Resident population (2021)
535
Area
17,13 km²
Density
31,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th of 14

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Vila Cova de Alva e Anseriz”.

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
272 (50,8%)
Women
263 (49,2%)
Portuguese nationality
470 (87,9%)
Foreign nationality
65 (12,1%)
Ageing index
383,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
252
Average household size *
2,12 people
Dwellings
605
Classic family dwellings
604
Buildings
590
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,6% (47)
Unemployment rate *
5,59% (H 3,67% · M 8,57%)
Active / employed population
179 / 169

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 47 (8,8%); 15-24 years: 35 (6,5%); 25-64 years: 273 (51,0%); 65+ years: 180 (33,6%)0-1447 · 8,8%15-2435 · 6,5%25-64273 · 51,0%65+180 · 33,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (535).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years473017
15-24 years351619
25-64 years273146127
65+ years18080100

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 Cerdeira e Moura da Serra · União das freguesias de Côja e Barril de Alva · Pomares · União das freguesias de Santa Ovaia e Vila Pouca da Beira (Oliveira do Hospital) · Lourosa (Oliveira do Hospital) · Avô (Oliveira do Hospital) · Benfeita

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
505
Voters
362
Turnout
71,68% (2021: 76,32%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		26673,48%6
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		8623,76%1
Blank votes71,93%
Null votes30,83%

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 Manuel Madeira Leitão (EN 342)
Vila Cova de Alva (ARGANIL)
3305-285 VILA COVA DE ALVA
Telephone
235729845
Email
uniaofreguesiasvcaa@hotmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,27300, -7,93970
Wikipedia
Vila Cova de Alva e Anseriz
Wikidata
Q18469394

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