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Escalos de Cima

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

Escalos de Cima had 755 residents in the 2021 Census, 38,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 11,7 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)
050233
Resident population (2021)
755
Area
15,41 km²
Density
49,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th 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
365 (48,3%)
Women
390 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
744 (98,5%)
Foreign nationality
11 (1,5%)
Ageing index
501,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
353
Dwellings
704
Classic family dwellings
704
Buildings
688
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,2% (78)
Unemployment rate †
4,44%
Active / employed population
293 / 280

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 58 (7,7%); 15-24 years: 56 (7,4%); 25-64 years: 350 (46,4%); 65+ years: 291 (38,5%)0-1458 · 7,7%15-2456 · 7,4%25-64350 · 46,4%65+291 · 38,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (755).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years582731
15-24 years562828
25-64 years350170180
65+ years291140151

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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

Lousa · Alcains · Escalos de Baixo · Lardosa

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Castelo Branco
11,7 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
768
Voters
591
Turnout
76,95%
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		32154,31%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
SEMPRE por todos		25943,82%3
Blank votes71,18%
Null votes40,68%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Estrada Nacional 233 - nº 125
Escalos de Cima
6005-170 Escalos de Cima
Email
geral@jf-escalosdecima.pt

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

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026