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Alcaria

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

Alcaria had 1.101 residents in the 2021 Census, 29,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 10 parishes and its centroid is 8,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Fundão.

Population (inh.)
  • 180 – 411
  • 416 – 539
  • 562 – 644
  • 740 – 968
  • 1.039 – 12.639
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,7 – 10,4
  • 10,5 – 19,0
  • 19,4 – 33,5
  • 34,9 – 51,3
  • 56,9 – 218,6
Area (km²)
  • 7,3 – 16,7
  • 17,6 – 21,5
  • 22,5 – 29,4
  • 29,5 – 46,4
  • 55,0 – 72,7
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 23 parishes of Fundão

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alcaide58316,7234,9
2Alcaria1.10121,4851,3
3Alcongosta4167,3156,9
4Alpedrinha93016,1957,4
5Barroca37823,1016,4
6Bogas de Cima32831,2410,5
7Capinha41139,6410,4
8Castelejo56229,5219,0
9Castelo Novo35340,518,7
10Enxames43722,4819,4
11Fatela45611,2740,5
12Lavacolhos18019,879,1
13Orca53954,989,8
14Pêro Viseu64419,2033,5
15Silvares96820,2547,8
16Soalheira85212,4268,6
17Souto da Casa74629,3725,4
18Telhado57917,6432,8
19Três Povos74065,9611,2
20União das freguesias de Fundão, Valverde, Donas, Aldeia de Joanes e Aldeia Nova do Cabo12.63957,83218,6
21União das freguesias de Janeiro de Cima e Bogas de Baixo42546,369,2
22União das freguesias de Póvoa de Atalaia e Atalaia do Campo1.03924,1843,0
23União das freguesias de Vale de Prazeres e Mata da Rainha1.19772,6916,5
Code (DTMNFR)
050402
Resident population (2021)
1.101
Area
21,48 km²
Density
51,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 23

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
538 (48,9%)
Women
563 (51,1%)
Portuguese nationality
1.091 (99,1%)
Foreign nationality
10 (0,9%)
Ageing index
297,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
457
Average household size *
2,35 people
Dwellings
779
Classic family dwellings
778
Buildings
678
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,8% (137)
Unemployment rate *
7,51% (H 4,87% · M 10,46%)
Active / employed population
506 / 468

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 110 (10,0%); 15-24 years: 97 (8,8%); 25-64 years: 567 (51,5%); 65+ years: 327 (29,7%)0-14110 · 10,0%15-2497 · 8,8%25-64567 · 51,5%65+327 · 29,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.101).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1105951
15-24 years974750
25-64 years567284283
65+ years327148179

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

União das freguesias de Fundão, Valverde, Donas, Aldeia de Joanes e Aldeia Nova do Cabo · Telhado · Dominguizo (Covilhã) · Pêro Viseu · Ferro (Covilhã) · Peso (Covilhã) · Barco (Covilhã) · Vales do Rio (Covilhã) · Coutada (Covilhã) · Tortosendo (Covilhã)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Fundão
8,4 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
1.017
Voters
705
Turnout
69,32% (2021: 61,55%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
UPA
Unidos por Alcaria		42360,00%6
JFA
Juntos Fazemos Alcaria		25335,89%3
Blank votes182,55%
Null votes111,56%

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

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
Avenida Dª Maria Lurdes Silva Lino Sousa
Alcaria (FUNDÃO)
6230-022 ALCARIA
Telephone
275776777
Fax
275776777
Email
geral@jf-alcaria.pt
Website
www.jf-alcaria.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,19972, -7,51917
Wikipedia
Alcaria (Fundão)
Wikidata
Q1010705

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