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União das freguesias de Covões e Camarneira

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

União das freguesias de Covões e Camarneira had 2.754 residents in the 2021 Census, 42,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 10,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Cantanhede.

Population (inh.)
  • 724 – 1.040
  • 1.126 – 1.363
  • 1.711 – 1.850
  • 2.451 – 2.754
  • 3.036 – 7.791
Density (inh./km²)
  • 38,0 – 60,2
  • 61,3 – 65,9
  • 74,7 – 97,2
  • 98,0 – 123,4
  • 132,4 – 186,6
Area (km²)
  • 9,9 – 12,3
  • 17,6 – 18,4
  • 19,0 – 22,9
  • 26,6 – 30,7
  • 36,9 – 78,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 15 parishes of Cantanhede

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Ançã2.45118,10135,4
2Cadima2.64426,9998,0
3Cantanhede7.79141,76186,6
4Cordinhã9749,9298,2
5Febres3.03622,94132,4
6Murtede1.28820,1663,9
7Ourentã1.12618,3661,3
8Pocariça1.04012,3384,4
9Sanguinheira1.75326,6065,9
10São Caetano72419,0438,0
11Tocha3.70778,4447,3
12União das freguesias de Covões e Camarneira2.75436,8674,7
13União das freguesias de Portunhos e Outil1.85030,7260,2
14União das freguesias de Sepins e Bolho1.71117,6197,2
15União das freguesias de Vilamar e Corticeiro de Cima1.36311,05123,4
Code (DTMNFR)
060221
Resident population (2021)
2.754
Area
36,86 km²
Density
74,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
8,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 15

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Covões e Camarneira”.

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
1.265 (45,9%)
Women
1.489 (54,1%)
Portuguese nationality
2.671 (97,0%)
Foreign nationality
83 (3,0%)
Ageing index
493,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.120
Average household size *
2,39 people
Dwellings
1.813
Classic family dwellings
1.809
Buildings
1.787
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,9% (250)
Unemployment rate *
6,87% (H 7,08% · M 6,65%)
Active / employed population
1.033 / 962

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 235 (8,5%); 15-24 years: 213 (7,7%); 25-64 years: 1.146 (41,6%); 65+ years: 1.160 (42,1%)0-14235 · 8,5%15-24213 · 7,7%25-641.146 · 41,6%65+1.160 · 42,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.754).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years235117118
15-24 years213107106
25-64 years1.146557589
65+ years1.160484676

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

Vilarinho do Bairro (Anadia) · Febres · União das freguesias de Bustos, Troviscal e Mamarrosa (Oliveira do Bairro) · Santa Catarina (Vagos) · Covão do Lobo (Vagos) · Pocariça · Ouca (Vagos)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Cantanhede
10,3 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
3.150
Voters
1.437
Turnout
45,62% (2021: 43,48%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		1.08675,57%8
PS
Partido Socialista		26518,44%1
Blank votes463,20%
Null votes402,78%

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

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de ouro com uma lira de púrpura realçada de prata, acompanhada, em orla, de ramo de ervilheira arrancado de verde e florido de azul. Coroa mural de prata de três torres aparentes. Listel de prata com legenda a maiúsculas de negro «UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE COVÕES E CAMARNEIRA».

Flag: púrpura. Cordões e borlas de ouro e púrpura. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda «União das Freguesias de Covões e Camarneira».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 733/2014, Diário da República n.º 151/2014, Série II de 2014-08-07 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Covões e Camarneira). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo da Bica, 450
Covões (CANTANHEDE)
3060-284 COVÕES
Telephone
231469397
Email
ufcc@sapo.pt
Website
www.ufcovoescamarneira.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,44020, -8,60230
Wikipedia
Covões e Camarneira
Wikidata
Q18468149

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