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Almaceda

Parish of the municipality of Castelo Branco (Castelo Branco), district of Castelo Branco.

Almaceda had 511 residents in the 2021 Census, 60,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 3,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 9 parishes and its centroid is 20,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Castelo Branco.

Population (inh.)
  • 290 – 381
  • 501 – 557
  • 588 – 755
  • 775 – 961
  • 1.017 – 34.455
Density (inh./km²)
  • 1,6 – 7,9
  • 9,3 – 14,0
  • 14,7 – 21,0
  • 25,0 – 31,7
  • 49,0 – 202,4
Area (km²)
  • 11,8 – 24,0
  • 25,1 – 35,8
  • 36,9 – 46,1
  • 61,0 – 100,0
  • 120,4 – 246,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 22 parishes of Castelo Branco

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alcains4.61536,94124,9
2Almaceda51172,197,1
3Benquerenças63761,0310,4
4Castelo Branco34.455170,26202,4
5Escalos de Baixo67846,0914,7
6Escalos de Cima75515,4149,0
7Lardosa88844,4720,0
8Louriçal do Campo55722,3125,0
9Lousa50135,8214,0
10Malpica do Tejo381246,021,6
11Mata36023,9815,0
12Monforte da Beira320120,352,7
13Ninho do Açor33211,8028,1
14Salgueiro do Campo77530,3425,5
15Santo André das Tojeiras58874,877,9
16Sarzedas1.017172,055,9
17Sobral do Campo29031,179,3
18São Vicente da Beira961100,009,6
19Tinalhas51316,1931,7
20União das freguesias de Cebolais de Cima e Retaxo1.60925,1364,0
21União das freguesias de Freixial e Juncal do Campo66840,6716,4
22União das freguesias de Póvoa de Rio de Moinhos e Cafede86141,0721,0
Code (DTMNFR)
050202
Resident population (2021)
511
Area
72,19 km²
Density
7,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
16th of 22

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
240 (47,0%)
Women
271 (53,0%)
Portuguese nationality
497 (97,3%)
Foreign nationality
14 (2,7%)
Ageing index
1.545,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
263
Average household size *
1,83 people
Dwellings
628
Classic family dwellings
626
Buildings
627
Buildings with 7 or more floors
1
With higher education (15+)
3,5% (17)
Unemployment rate *
1,82% (H 0,00% · M 3,70%)
Active / employed population
110 / 108

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 20 (3,9%); 15-24 years: 13 (2,5%); 25-64 years: 169 (33,1%); 65+ years: 309 (60,5%)0-1420 · 3,9%15-2413 · 2,5%25-64169 · 33,1%65+309 · 60,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (511).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years20128
15-24 years1367
25-64 years1698881
65+ years309134175

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Castelo Branco
20,9 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
488
Voters
327
Turnout
67,01% (2021: 53,64%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
24474,62%6
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
SEMPRE por todos
7021,41%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
51,53%0
Blank votes51,53%
Null votes30,92%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PS.

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, bombo de vermelho com pele e cordões de prata, com sua baqueta de negro encabada de vermelho; alinhadas em orla, 10 pinhas de verde realçadas de prata. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «Almaceda».

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 Almaceda - Castelo Branco».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital, Diário da República n.º 227/2006, Parte Especial, Série II de 2006-11-24 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Almaceda). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo Prof. Lopes Machaz
Almaceda (CASTELO BRANCO)
6000-001 ALMACEDA
Telephone
272726225
Fax
272726225
Email
jfalmaceda@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,00583, -7,66111
Wikipedia
Almaceda
Wikidata
Q1024290

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