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São Cristóvão de Nogueira

Parish of the municipality of Cinfães (Cinfães), district of Viseu.

São Cristóvão de Nogueira had 1.638 residents in the 2021 Census, 23,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 5,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 3,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Cinfães.

Population (inh.)
  • 356 – 540
  • 590 – 712
  • 1.041 – 1.257
  • 1.607 – 1.695
  • 2.839 – 3.080
Density (inh./km²)
  • 13,8 – 33,8
  • 47,1 – 58,5
  • 89,0 – 91,4
  • 121,2 – 156,8
  • 219,1 – 309,6
Area (km²)
  • 5,0 – 6,5
  • 6,6 – 10,1
  • 14,1 – 17,6
  • 18,2 – 31,8
  • 36,0 – 37,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of Cinfães

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Cinfães3.08025,42121,2
2Espadanedo1.1615,30219,1
3Ferreiros de Tendais54016,0033,8
4Fornelos59010,0858,5
5Moimenta3566,5454,4
6Nespereira1.69535,9947,1
7Oliveira do Douro1.25714,1389,0
8Santiago de Piães1.60717,5991,4
9Souselo2.8399,17309,6
10São Cristóvão de Nogueira1.63818,1590,3
11Tarouquela1.0416,64156,8
12Tendais69731,7721,9
13Travanca7124,97143,3
14União das freguesias de Alhões, Bustelo, Gralheira e Ramires51737,5213,8
Code (DTMNFR)
180413
Resident population (2021)
1.638
Area
18,15 km²
Density
90,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
9,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 14

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
785 (47,9%)
Women
853 (52,1%)
Portuguese nationality
1.625 (99,2%)
Foreign nationality
13 (0,8%)
Ageing index
190,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
620
Average household size *
2,58 people
Dwellings
983
Classic family dwellings
982
Buildings
909
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
5,5% (79)
Unemployment rate *
11,24% (H 8,44% · M 15,95%)
Active / employed population
623 / 553

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 203 (12,4%); 15-24 years: 168 (10,3%); 25-64 years: 881 (53,8%); 65+ years: 386 (23,6%)0-14203 · 12,4%15-24168 · 10,3%25-64881 · 53,8%65+386 · 23,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.638).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years20396107
15-24 years1689474
25-64 years881432449
65+ years386163223

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

Cinfães · Santiago de Piães · Nespereira · Paços de Gaiolo (Marco de Canaveses) · Penha Longa (Marco de Canaveses)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Cinfães
3,5 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
1.462
Voters
1.088
Turnout
74,42% (2021: 63,54%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		64259,01%6
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Viva Cifães		42739,25%3
Blank votes50,46%
Null votes141,29%

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
Rua São Cristóvão nº 2502
São Cristóvão de Nogueira
4690-582 SÃO CRISTOVÃO DE NOGUEIRA
Telephone
255561974
Fax
255561974
Email
freguesiasaocristovaonogueira@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,07328, -8,12894
Wikipedia
São Cristóvão de Nogueira
Wikidata
Q64298

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