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Souselo

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

Souselo had 2.839 residents in the 2021 Census, 23,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 11,1 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)
180414
Resident population (2021)
2.839
Area
9,17 km²
Density
309,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
16,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd 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
1.396 (49,2%)
Women
1.443 (50,8%)
Portuguese nationality
2.819 (99,3%)
Foreign nationality
20 (0,7%)
Ageing index
196,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.020
Average household size *
2,75 people
Dwellings
1.476
Classic family dwellings
1.475
Buildings
1.351
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,6% (191)
Unemployment rate *
7,87% (H 4,65% · M 12,87%)
Active / employed population
1.131 / 1.042

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 333 (11,7%); 15-24 years: 312 (11,0%); 25-64 years: 1.541 (54,3%); 65+ years: 653 (23,0%)0-14333 · 11,7%15-24312 · 11,0%25-641.541 · 54,3%65+653 · 23,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.839).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years333171162
15-24 years312152160
25-64 years1.541772769
65+ years653301352

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

Alpendorada, Várzea e Torrão (Marco de Canaveses) · Fornos (Castelo de Paiva) · Travanca · Moimenta · Espadanedo · Tarouquela · Bairros (Castelo de Paiva)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Cinfães
11,1 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
2.453
Voters
1.692
Turnout
68,98% (2021: 63,19%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		86250,95%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Viva Cifães		52831,21%3
MS
MAISouselo		18811,11%1
CH
CHEGA		754,43%0
Blank votes50,30%
Null votes342,01%

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 de Souselo, N.º 2489
Souselo (CINFÃES)
4690-629 SOUSELO
Telephone
255696354
Fax
255696354
Email
freguesiasouselo@sapo.pt
Website
www.jf-souselo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,06500, -8,23222
Wikipedia
Souselo
Wikidata
Q64410

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