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União das freguesias de Mezio e Moura Morta

Parish of the municipality of Castro Daire (Castro Daire), district of Viseu.

União das freguesias de Mezio e Moura Morta had 532 residents in the 2021 Census, 23,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 7,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Castro Daire.

Population (inh.)
  • 222 – 335
  • 348 – 404
  • 415 – 669
  • 724 – 1.049
  • 1.188 – 4.557
Density (inh./km²)
  • 11,9 – 18,5
  • 19,1 – 22,3
  • 23,5 – 29,0
  • 32,0 – 38,3
  • 43,2 – 140,1
Area (km²)
  • 8,1 – 16,0
  • 18,6 – 20,5
  • 21,1 – 22,6
  • 22,7 – 32,5
  • 40,3 – 47,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 16 parishes of Castro Daire

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Almofala22218,6011,9
2Cabril33522,0215,2
3Castro Daire4.55732,53140,1
4Cujó2458,4629,0
5Gosende36820,4618,0
6Moledo1.04946,9922,3
7Monteiras40421,1319,1
8Mões1.69144,1538,3
9Pepim24511,9320,5
10Pinheiro66919,6034,1
11São Joaninho3488,0643,2
12União das freguesias de Mamouros, Alva e Ribolhos1.18823,6550,2
13União das freguesias de Mezio e Moura Morta53222,6523,5
14União das freguesias de Parada de Ester e Ester74440,2518,5
15União das freguesias de Picão e Ermida41515,9526,0
16União das freguesias de Reriz e Gafanhão72422,6232,0
Code (DTMNFR)
180324
Resident population (2021)
532
Area
22,65 km²
Density
23,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
8th of 16

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Mezio e Moura Morta”.

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
265 (49,8%)
Women
267 (50,2%)
Portuguese nationality
531 (99,8%)
Foreign nationality
1 (0,2%)
Ageing index
225,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
191
Average household size *
2,79 people
Dwellings
492
Classic family dwellings
492
Buildings
486
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,0% (43)
Unemployment rate *
5,63% (H 5,74% · M 5,49%)
Active / employed population
213 / 201

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 56 (10,5%); 15-24 years: 77 (14,5%); 25-64 years: 273 (51,3%); 65+ years: 126 (23,7%)0-1456 · 10,5%15-2477 · 14,5%25-64273 · 51,3%65+126 · 23,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (532).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years563422
15-24 years773938
25-64 years273140133
65+ years1265274

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 Castro Daire
7,2 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
470
Voters
349
Turnout
74,26% (2021: 69,17%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
PSD-CDS PELA NOSSA TERRA
16948,42%4
PS
Partido Socialista
16647,56%3
CH
CHEGA
41,15%0
Blank votes51,43%
Null votes51,43%

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

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, lançadeira de vermelho com fio de prata posta em faixa; em chefe um feixe de espiga de milho de vermelho, folhada de verde, entre duas espigas de centeio de verde, tudo atado de vermelho; em campanha, ponte de um arco de negro, lavrada de prata, movente dos flancos e de uma ponta ondada de azul e prata de três tiras ondadas. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel de prata com legenda a negro, em maiúsculas: "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE MEZIO E MOURA MORTA".

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

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda "União das Freguesias de Mezio e Moura Morta".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 885/2014, Diário da República n.º 188/2014, Série II de 2014-09-30 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Mezio e Moura Morta). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Padre António Ribeiro, N.º 1
Mezio (CASTRO DAIRE)
3600-403 MEZIO
Telephone
254689019
Fax
254695021
Email
juntamezio@mail.telepac.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,97010, -7,89450
Wikipedia
Mezio e Moura Morta
Wikidata
Q20061627

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