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Figueira e Barros

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

Figueira e Barros had 248 residents in the 2021 Census, 32,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 13,8 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)
120306
Resident population (2021)
248
Area
70,26 km²
Density
3,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th of 6

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
126 (50,8%)
Women
122 (49,2%)
Portuguese nationality
236 (95,2%)
Foreign nationality
12 (4,8%)
Ageing index
225,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
106
Average household size *
2,34 people
Dwellings
289
Classic family dwellings
289
Buildings
285
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,6% (14)
Unemployment rate *
9,89% (H 9,80% · M 10,00%)
Active / employed population
91 / 82

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 36 (14,5%); 15-24 years: 25 (10,1%); 25-64 years: 106 (42,7%); 65+ years: 81 (32,7%)0-1436 · 14,5%15-2425 · 10,1%25-64106 · 42,7%65+81 · 32,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (248).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years362214
15-24 years251312
25-64 years1065650
65+ years813546

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

Fronteira (Fronteira) · Ervedal · União das freguesias de Benavila e Valongo · Cano (Sousel) · Sousel (Sousel)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Avis
13,8 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
217
Voters
184
Turnout
84,79% (2021: 84,11%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		10557,07%4
GCA
Grupo de Cidadãos por Avis		7741,85%3
Blank votes21,09%
Null votes00,00%

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
Largo Luís de Camões
Figueira e Barros (AVIS)
7480-351 FIGUEIRA E BARROS
Telephone
242465116
Fax
242465518
Email
fregfigueirabarros@mail.telepac.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,04794, -7,76239
Wikipedia
Figueira e Barros
Wikidata
Q2451122

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