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União das freguesias de Picão e Ermida

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

União das freguesias de Picão e Ermida had 415 residents in the 2021 Census, 41,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 5,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 4,1 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)
180326
Resident population (2021)
415
Area
15,95 km²
Density
26,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th of 16

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Picão e Ermida”.

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
194 (46,7%)
Women
221 (53,3%)
Portuguese nationality
410 (98,8%)
Foreign nationality
5 (1,2%)
Ageing index
629,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
197
Average household size *
2,11 people
Dwellings
582
Classic family dwellings
582
Buildings
563
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
5,7% (22)
Unemployment rate *
23,39% (H 23,61% · M 23,08%)
Active / employed population
124 / 95

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 27 (6,5%); 15-24 years: 28 (6,7%); 25-64 years: 190 (45,8%); 65+ years: 170 (41,0%)0-1427 · 6,5%15-2428 · 6,7%25-64190 · 45,8%65+170 · 41,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (415).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years27918
15-24 years281414
25-64 years1909793
65+ years1707496

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
4,1 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
421
Voters
332
Turnout
78,86% (2021: 66,46%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
PSD-CDS PELA NOSSA TERRA
18856,63%5
PS
Partido Socialista
9328,01%2
CH
CHEGA
3610,84%0
Blank votes92,71%
Null votes61,81%

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, duas ovelhas passantes de negro realçadas de prata, a da dextra volvida, entre cruz de Cristo, em chefe, e monte de verde semeado de flores de linho de prata realçadas de azul movente de um pé ondado, de três tiras ondadas de prata e azul. Coroa mural de prata de três torres aparentes. Listel de prata com legenda em letras a negro maiúsculas - "União das Freguesias de Picão e Ermida".

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

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

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1069/2014, Diário da República n.º 229/2014, Série II de 2014-11-26 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Picão e Ermida). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Fraga Vinha
Picão (CASTRO DAIRE)
3600-540 PICÃO
Telephone
232374440
Email
freguesia.picaoermida@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,94810, -7,94720
Wikipedia
Picão e Ermida
Wikidata
Q18468854

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