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União das freguesias de Benavila e Valongo

Parish of the municipality of Avis (Avis), district of Portalegre.

União das freguesias de Benavila e Valongo had 878 residents in the 2021 Census, 38,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 9,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Avis.

Population (inh.)
  • 214 – 248
  • 413
  • 432
  • 878
  • 1.627
Density (inh./km²)
  • 1,7 – 3,2
  • 3,5
  • 5,8
  • 11,4
  • 17,7
Area (km²)
  • 38,1 – 70,3
  • 92,1
  • 126,1
  • 128,8
  • 150,7
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Avis

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Aldeia Velha214126,111,7
2Avis1.62792,0917,7
3Ervedal43238,0711,4
4Figueira e Barros24870,263,5
5União das freguesias de Alcórrego e Maranhão413128,753,2
6União das freguesias de Benavila e Valongo878150,675,8
Code (DTMNFR)
120310
Resident population (2021)
878
Area
150,67 km²
Density
5,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
23,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 6

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Benavila e Valongo”.

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
406 (46,2%)
Women
472 (53,8%)
Portuguese nationality
855 (97,4%)
Foreign nationality
23 (2,6%)
Ageing index
344,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
377
Average household size *
2,16 people
Dwellings
898
Classic family dwellings
878
Buildings
872
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,1% (63)
Unemployment rate *
9,25% (H 12,42% · M 5,34%)
Active / employed population
292 / 265

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 99 (11,3%); 15-24 years: 72 (8,2%); 25-64 years: 366 (41,7%); 65+ years: 341 (38,8%)0-1499 · 11,3%15-2472 · 8,2%25-64366 · 41,7%65+341 · 38,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (878).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years994752
15-24 years723735
25-64 years366192174
65+ years341130211

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

Avis · Seda (Alter do Chão) · Vale de Açor (Ponte de Sor) · Figueira e Barros · Galveias (Ponte de Sor) · Ervedal · Fronteira (Fronteira)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Avis
9,2 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
743
Voters
537
Turnout
72,27% (2021: 71,68%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		30055,87%5
PS
Partido Socialista		10719,93%1
GCA
Grupo de Cidadãos por Avis		10319,18%1
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		142,61%0
Blank votes40,74%
Null votes91,68%

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

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 25 de Abril, N.º 35
Benavila (AVIS)
7480-226 BENAVILA
Telephone
242432251
Fax
242434794
Email
ufbv@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,14253, -7,85430
Wikipedia
Benavila e Valongo
Wikidata
Q18468057

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