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Vales do Rio

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

Vales do Rio had 639 residents in the 2021 Census, 36,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 5,5 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)
050345
Resident population (2021)
639
Area
5,12 km²
Density
124,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
14th 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
305 (47,7%)
Women
334 (52,3%)
Portuguese nationality
636 (99,5%)
Foreign nationality
3 (0,5%)
Ageing index
359,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
244
Dwellings
462
Classic family dwellings
460
Buildings
420
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,4% (77)
Unemployment rate †
3,72%
Active / employed population
242 / 233

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 64 (10,0%); 15-24 years: 54 (8,5%); 25-64 years: 291 (45,5%); 65+ years: 230 (36,0%)0-1464 · 10,0%15-2454 · 8,5%25-64291 · 45,5%65+230 · 36,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (639).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years643925
15-24 years542430
25-64 years291146145
65+ years23096134

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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

Peso · Dominguizo · Alcaria (Fundão) · Tortosendo

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Covilhã
5,5 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
580
Voters
446
Turnout
76,90%
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		28263,23%5
SVR
Servir Vales do Rio		14933,41%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		71,57%0
Blank votes40,90%
Null votes40,90%

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 Santo António n.º 2
VALES DO RIO
6200-811 Vales do Rio
Email
freguesia.valesdorio@gmail.com

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

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026