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União das freguesias de Sepins e Bolho

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

União das freguesias de Sepins e Bolho had 1.711 residents in the 2021 Census, 35,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 11,4 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)
060223
Resident population (2021)
1.711
Area
17,61 km²
Density
97,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th of 15

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Sepins e Bolho”.

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
825 (48,2%)
Women
886 (51,8%)
Portuguese nationality
1.685 (98,5%)
Foreign nationality
26 (1,5%)
Ageing index
398,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
711
Average household size *
2,41 people
Dwellings
1.086
Classic family dwellings
1.086
Buildings
1.077
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,1% (188)
Unemployment rate *
4,35% (H 3,31% · M 5,52%)
Active / employed population
689 / 659

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 153 (8,9%); 15-24 years: 151 (8,8%); 25-64 years: 798 (46,6%); 65+ years: 609 (35,6%)0-14153 · 8,9%15-24151 · 8,8%25-64798 · 46,6%65+609 · 35,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.711).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1538667
15-24 years1518170
25-64 years798383415
65+ years609275334

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

Ourentã · Ventosa do Bairro (Mealhada) · Vilarinho do Bairro (Anadia) · Murtede · Casal Comba (Mealhada) · Antes (Mealhada) · União das freguesias de Tamengos, Aguim e Óis do Bairro (Anadia)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Cantanhede
11,4 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
1.751
Voters
1.048
Turnout
59,85% (2021: 52,17%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		52249,81%5
CH
CHEGA		35834,16%3
PS
Partido Socialista		12612,02%1
Blank votes252,39%
Null votes171,62%

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, palma de verde posta em pala entre dois cachos de uva de púrpura folhados de verde; em chefe, duas flores-de-lis de azul. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE SEPINS E BOLHO".

Flag: púrpura; cordões e borlas de ouro e púrpura. Haste e lança douradas.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei 53/91, com a legenda: "União das Freguesias de Sepins e Bolho".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 557/2015, Diário da República n.º 119/2015, Série II de 2015-06-22 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Sepins e Bolho). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua do Junqueiro, N.º 20
Sepins (CANTANHEDE)
3060-553 SEPINS
Telephone
231281934
Email
junta.sepins@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,39240, -8,51250
Wikipedia
Sepins e Bolho
Wikidata
Q20059626

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