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Barroca

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

Barroca had 378 residents in the 2021 Census, 51,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 19,8 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)
050408
Resident population (2021)
378
Area
23,10 km²
Density
16,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
20th 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
185 (48,9%)
Women
193 (51,1%)
Portuguese nationality
369 (97,6%)
Foreign nationality
9 (2,4%)
Ageing index
933,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
193
Average household size *
1,96 people
Dwellings
594
Classic family dwellings
594
Buildings
585
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,3% (26)
Unemployment rate *
9,09% (H 9,43% · M 8,57%)
Active / employed population
88 / 80

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 21 (5,6%); 15-24 years: 19 (5,0%); 25-64 years: 142 (37,6%); 65+ years: 196 (51,9%)0-1421 · 5,6%15-2419 · 5,0%25-64142 · 37,6%65+196 · 51,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (378).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years211110
15-24 years19136
25-64 years1427270
65+ years19689107

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

Dornelas do Zêzere (Pampilhosa da Serra) · Bogas de Cima · Silvares · Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis (Covilhã) · União das freguesias de Janeiro de Cima e Bogas de Baixo · Lavacolhos

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Fundão
19,8 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
453
Voters
287
Turnout
63,36% (2021: 59,96%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		19166,55%5
CF
Comunidade com Força		7726,83%2
Blank votes93,14%
Null votes103,48%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.

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 18 de Julho, N.° 2
Barroca (FUNDÃO)
6230-137 BARROCA
Telephone
275647064
Fax
275647064
Email
freguesia.barroca@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