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União das freguesias de Barbacena e Vila Fernando

Parish of the municipality of Elvas (Elvas), district of Portalegre.

União das freguesias de Barbacena e Vila Fernando had 801 residents in the 2021 Census, 39,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 8,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Elvas.

Population (inh.)
  • 732 – 801
  • 1.028 – 1.031
  • 1.074
  • 1.629 – 5.376
  • 9.059
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,2 – 9,7
  • 10,4 – 14,2
  • 34,2
  • 42,1 – 51,7
  • 91,8
Area (km²)
  • 25,5 – 47,6
  • 72,7 – 82,5
  • 98,5
  • 98,7 – 101,7
  • 104,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 8 parishes of Elvas

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Assunção, Ajuda, Salvador e Santo Ildefonso9.05998,6691,8
2Caia, São Pedro e Alcáçova5.376104,0451,7
3Santa Eulália1.02898,5210,4
4São Brás e São Lourenço1.62947,6334,2
5São Vicente e Ventosa732101,687,2
6Terrugem1.03172,7314,2
7União das freguesias de Barbacena e Vila Fernando80182,539,7
8Vila Boim1.07425,5042,1
Code (DTMNFR)
120714
Resident population (2021)
801
Area
82,53 km²
Density
9,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th of 8

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Barbacena e Vila Fernando”.

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
361 (45,1%)
Women
440 (54,9%)
Portuguese nationality
792 (98,9%)
Foreign nationality
9 (1,1%)
Ageing index
424,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
329
Average household size *
2,16 people
Dwellings
831
Classic family dwellings
827
Buildings
824
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,2% (67)
Unemployment rate *
5,93% (H 4,35% · M 7,58%)
Active / employed population
270 / 254

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 75 (9,4%); 15-24 years: 59 (7,4%); 25-64 years: 349 (43,6%); 65+ years: 318 (39,7%)0-1475 · 9,4%15-2459 · 7,4%25-64349 · 43,6%65+318 · 39,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (801).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years753540
15-24 years593029
25-64 years349168181
65+ years318128190

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 Elvas
8,2 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
674
Voters
480
Turnout
71,22% (2021: 67,53%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
UCBVF
União de Cidadãos de Barbacena e Vila Fernando
20242,08%4
MCPE
Movimento Cívico por Elvas
9118,96%1
CH
CHEGA
6012,50%1
PS
Partido Socialista
5611,67%1
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM
AD - ALIANÇA DEMOCRÁTICA
296,04%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
285,83%0
Blank votes81,67%
Null votes61,25%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: UCBVF.

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
Largo Conde de Barbacena
Barbacena (ELVAS)
7350-431 BARBACENA
Telephone
268662163
Fax
268661600
Email
ufreguesias_barbacena-vilafernando@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
38,92085, -7,31823
Wikipedia
Barbacena e Vila Fernando
Wikidata
Q20059615

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