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Moledo

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

Moledo had 1.049 residents in the 2021 Census, 43,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 3,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 11,2 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)
180313
Resident population (2021)
1.049
Area
46,99 km²
Density
22,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
7,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 16

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
490 (46,7%)
Women
559 (53,3%)
Portuguese nationality
1.041 (99,2%)
Foreign nationality
8 (0,8%)
Ageing index
677,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
485
Average household size *
2,16 people
Dwellings
1.103
Classic family dwellings
1.103
Buildings
1.098
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
3,5% (34)
Unemployment rate *
8,26% (H 6,56% · M 10,42%)
Active / employed population
218 / 200

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 68 (6,5%); 15-24 years: 67 (6,4%); 25-64 years: 453 (43,2%); 65+ years: 461 (43,9%)0-1468 · 6,5%15-2467 · 6,4%25-64453 · 43,2%65+461 · 43,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.049).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years682840
15-24 years673433
25-64 years453217236
65+ years461211250

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

Mões · Cota (Viseu) · Calde (Viseu) · Pindelo dos Milagres (São Pedro do Sul) · Vila Cova à Coelheira (Vila Nova de Paiva) · União das freguesias de Mamouros, Alva e Ribolhos

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Castro Daire
11,2 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
1.140
Voters
713
Turnout
62,54% (2021: 59,43%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
PSD-CDS PELA NOSSA TERRA		52974,19%8
PS
Partido Socialista		12717,81%1
CH
CHEGA		375,19%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		40,56%0
Blank votes50,70%
Null votes111,54%

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 verde, duas armações de moinho de ouro, vestidas de prata, alinhadas em faixa; em campanha, duas burelas ondadas de prata; brocante, rodanho de ouro com sua rede de prata. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «Moledo - Caminha».

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

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Moledo - Caminha».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 300/2008, Diário da República n.º 60/2008, Série II de 2008-03-26 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Moledo). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Quinta do Calvário, N.º 40
Moledo (CASTRO DAIRE)
3600-460 MOLEDO
Telephone
232301171
Email
geral.moledo@gmail.com
Website
www.freguesiademoledo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,82889, -7,87083
Wikipedia
Moledo (Castro Daire)
Wikidata
Q64425

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