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Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis

Parish of the municipality of Covilhã (Covilhã), district of Castelo Branco.

Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis had 489 residents in the 2021 Census, 38,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 4,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 19,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Covilhã.

Population (inh.)
  • 277 – 373
  • 489 – 616
  • 617 – 817
  • 1.018 – 1.554
  • 1.851 – 18.220
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,8 – 15,7
  • 21,9 – 32,6
  • 35,0 – 50,5
  • 56,8 – 137,1
  • 194,8 – 702,1
Area (km²)
  • 5,0 – 9,9
  • 10,0 – 16,3
  • 17,8 – 23,9
  • 24,0 – 30,8
  • 36,5 – 47,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 25 parishes of Covilhã

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis48916,0830,4
2Barco37314,0726,5
3Boidobra3.16716,26194,8
4Cantar-Galo1.8515,87315,3
5Casegas32141,157,8
6Cortes do Meio74647,4015,7
7Coutada3509,9635,1
8Dominguizo1.0184,95205,7
9Erada57543,4013,3
10Ferro1.55430,7650,5
11Orjais66318,9035,1
12Ourondo2777,0939,1
13Paul1.36323,9956,8
14Peraboa81727,2030,0
15Peso61710,7757,3
16Sobral de São Miguel29423,9412,3
17São Jorge da Beira50423,0521,9
18Tortosendo5.21617,75293,9
19Unhais da Serra1.04829,9335,0
20União das freguesias de Covilhã e Canhoso18.22025,95702,1
21União das freguesias de Teixoso e Sarzedo3.87646,6983,0
22União das freguesias de Vale Formoso e Aldeia do Souto61618,9032,6
23Vales do Rio6395,12124,8
24Verdelhos50036,4913,7
25Vila do Carvalho1.3619,93137,1
Code (DTMNFR)
050302
Resident population (2021)
489
Area
16,08 km²
Density
30,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
20th of 25

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
224 (45,8%)
Women
265 (54,2%)
Portuguese nationality
485 (99,2%)
Foreign nationality
4 (0,8%)
Ageing index
489,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
204
Average household size *
2,13 people
Dwellings
504
Classic family dwellings
503
Buildings
503
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
4,9% (22)
Unemployment rate *
3,79% (H 3,28% · M 4,23%)
Active / employed population
132 / 127

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 38 (7,8%); 15-24 years: 34 (7,0%); 25-64 years: 231 (47,2%); 65+ years: 186 (38,0%)0-1438 · 7,8%15-2434 · 7,0%25-64231 · 47,2%65+186 · 38,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (489).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years381622
15-24 years341816
25-64 years231110121
65+ years18680106

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

Casegas · São Jorge da Beira · Silvares (Fundão) · Barroca (Fundão) · Dornelas do Zêzere (Pampilhosa da Serra) · Unhais-o-Velho (Pampilhosa da Serra)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Covilhã
19,2 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
450
Voters
342
Turnout
76,00% (2021: 63,93%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		21362,28%5
MIPP
Movimento Independente Pelas Pessoas		11834,50%2
Blank votes20,58%
Null votes92,63%

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
Estrada Municipal, N.º 45
Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis (COVILHÃ)
6225-012 ALDEIA DE SÃO FRANCISCO DE ASSIS
Telephone
275657325
Fax
275657412
Email
jfasfassis@sapo.pt
Website
www.sfassis.freguesias.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,14278, -7,73583
Wikipedia
Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis
Wikidata
Q1024266

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