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Pinhal do Norte

Parish of the municipality of Carrazeda de Ansiães (Carrazeda de Ansiães), district of Bragança.

Pinhal do Norte had 214 residents in the 2021 Census, 49,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 9,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Carrazeda de Ansiães.

Population (inh.)
  • 151 – 214
  • 230 – 263
  • 293 – 348
  • 362 – 401
  • 403 – 1.706
Density (inh./km²)
  • 9,2 – 10,3
  • 12,2 – 12,8
  • 13,7 – 17,1
  • 18,1 – 19,2
  • 19,5 – 190,4
Area (km²)
  • 9,0 – 13,7
  • 14,7 – 16,8
  • 16,8 – 20,7
  • 23,4 – 28,3
  • 28,6 – 36,1
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of Carrazeda de Ansiães

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Carrazeda de Ansiães1.7068,96190,4
2Fonte Longa26313,6819,2
3Linhares34828,6412,2
4Marzagão29316,2218,1
5Parambos18211,1816,3
6Pereiros15114,7010,3
7Pinhal do Norte21416,8112,7
8Pombal23016,8213,7
9Seixo de Ansiães24123,9910,1
10União das freguesias de Amedo e Zedes40123,4317,1
11União das freguesias de Belver e Mogo de Malta36419,8018,4
12União das freguesias de Castanheiro do Norte e Ribalonga40320,7019,5
13União das freguesias de Lavandeira, Beira Grande e Selores33236,059,2
14Vilarinho da Castanheira36228,2612,8
Code (DTMNFR)
040313
Resident population (2021)
214
Area
16,81 km²
Density
12,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
12th of 14

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
103 (48,1%)
Women
111 (51,9%)
Portuguese nationality
212 (99,1%)
Foreign nationality
2 (0,9%)
Ageing index
750,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
101
Average household size *
2,12 people
Dwellings
260
Classic family dwellings
260
Buildings
259
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,5% (13)
Unemployment rate *
10,96% (H 5,13% · M 17,65%)
Active / employed population
73 / 65

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 14 (6,5%); 15-24 years: 9 (4,2%); 25-64 years: 86 (40,2%); 65+ years: 105 (49,1%)0-1414 · 6,5%15-249 · 4,2%25-6486 · 40,2%65+105 · 49,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (214).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1468
15-24 years954
25-64 years864541
65+ years1054758

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

Pereiros · Pombal · União das freguesias de Amedo e Zedes · União das freguesias de Carlão e Amieiro (Alijó) · Candedo (Murça)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Carrazeda de Ansiães
9,3 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
262
Voters
218
Turnout
83,21% (2021: 74,80%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		11351,83%4
UPF
Unidos pela Freguesia		9945,41%3
Blank votes10,46%
Null votes52,29%

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, dois pinheiros arrancados, de verde, frutados de vermelho; em chefe, rosa dos ventos de vermelho, realçada de prata, com o rumo do norte de verde. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro "Pinhal do Norte".

Flag: verde. Cordão e borlas de ouro e verde. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda "Junta de Freguesia de Pinhal do Norte - Carrazeda de Ansiães".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 82/2007, Diário da República n.º 19/2007, Série II de 2007-01-26 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Pinhal do Norte). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Lugar Pinhal Norte, s/n
Pinhal do Norte (CARRAZEDA DE ANSIÃES)
5140-205 PINHAL DO NORTE
Telephone
278669225
Fax
278669225
Email
jf_pinhalnorte@hotmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,29694, -7,34083
Wikipedia
Pinhal do Norte
Wikidata
Q1024814

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