Caria

2021 Census in detail

Men

850 (48,7%)

Women

894 (51,3%)

Portuguese nationality

1.719 (98,6%)

Foreign nationality

25 (1,4%)

Ageing index

329,5 elderly per 100 young people

Private households

763

Average household size *

2,23 people

Dwellings

1.474

Classic family dwellings

1.473

Buildings

1.354

Buildings with 7 or more floors

0

With higher education (15+)

13,1% (205)

Unemployment rate *

7,16% (H 7,14% · M 7,19%)

Active / employed population

670 / 622

Population by age group

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

Peraboa (Covilhã) · Três Povos (Fundão) · Belmonte · Casteleiro (Sabugal) · União das freguesias de Teixoso e Sarzedo (Covilhã) · Inguias · Orjais (Covilhã)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Belmonte

5,9 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

1.701

Voters

1.098

Turnout

64,55% (2021: 55,25%)

Seats

9

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.

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.

Services and territory

Education · Emergencies · Health · Fire services · Citizen desks · Climate · Rents · Codes · Bodies

Education

Infoescolas 2020 (DGEEC) lists 3 schools in the municipality of Belmonte. The source names the municipality, not the parish.

• Escola Básica Centro Educativo de Belmonte — Código DGEEC 501866. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
• Escola Básica de São Marcos, Belmonte — Código DGEEC 501871. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
• Escola Básica e Secundária Pedro Álvares Cabral, Belmonte — Código DGEEC 501605. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico, secundário profissional. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.

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There are no higher-education units (DGEEC) with an address in this municipality.

Bank branches are left out: there is no republishable national open list. NHS hospitals appear below when the official name includes the municipality. Fire services exist only for Lisbon (CML POI).

Emergency contacts

Linha SNS 24

808 24 24 24

Número europeu de emergência

112

National numbers, the same in every parish. Confirmado na página oficial de SNS 24. Source: SNS 24; INEM.

NHS hospitals

No NHS institution with this municipality in the official name. See the national list in the catalogue.

Fire services

No fire stations in this municipality in the open list we republish. Only Lisbon publishes a usable POI (CC0); INE series are counts, not directories. See what exists in the catalogue.

Citizen shops and desks

AMA service points in the municipality (rows linked to this parish first when the locality matches):

• Espaço Cidadão de Caria — Horário: 2ª a 6ª das 09:00 às 17:00 · Biblioteca "Cantadeiras de Caria" - Centro Municipal Internet, Largo da Igreja, 6250-111 Caria 6250-111 Belmonte 6250-111

There are 3 in the municipality in total.

See all in the catalogue

Source: AMA / dados.gov.pt (CC BY).

Climate

1991–2020 climate normals for the station Fundão (IPMA no. 698), 20,2 km in a straight line from the geometric centre of the parish. Temperature and precipitation are those of the station.

Source: IPMA, ficha da normal climatológica, período 1991-2020. Climate region: Beira Baixa e Alto Alentejo. Station altitude: 493,0 m. Distance calculated between the CAOP2025 centroid and the coordinates published by IPMA.

Rent and cost of living

INE does not publish the median rent for this parish (indicator 0014773, 2025 geography).

In the municipality of Belmonte the median value in 2025 is 3,37 €/m². This figure is for the municipality.

The consumer price index is national, not by parish. Year-on-year change in Agosto de 2026: 3,3% (INE 0014648).

Source: INE, indicador 0014773 (CC BY 4.0), Local housing rent statistics, 2026 methodology. Reference year 2025. IPC: indicator 0014648.

Postcodes and telephone

Postcode of the parish-council address: 6250-111 (Estrada de São Marcos, Caria (BELMONTE), 6250-111 CARIA).

Geographic telephone code of the district/region seat (Castelo Branco): 272. It is not exclusive to this parish.

We do not republish the full CTT postcode database. The parish council telephone is 275476124.

Public bodies

Junta de Caria — Estrada de São Marcos, Caria (BELMONTE), 6250-111 CARIA · 6250-111 · 275476124 · [email protected] · http://www.jf-caria.pt

Câmara Municipal de Belmonte — Presidente: António Luís Beites Soares · Rua Pedro Álvares Cabral, 135, 6250-088 Belmonte · 6250-088 · 275910010 · [email protected] · https://www.cm-belmonte.pt

Other parish councils of the municipality in the catalogue · Catalogue filtered by Belmonte