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Castelejo

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

Castelejo had 562 residents in the 2021 Census, 39,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 5,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 10,4 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)
050412
Resident population (2021)
562
Area
29,52 km²
Density
19,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
13th 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
266 (47,3%)
Women
296 (52,7%)
Portuguese nationality
551 (98,0%)
Foreign nationality
11 (2,0%)
Ageing index
550,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
262
Average household size *
2,15 people
Dwellings
550
Classic family dwellings
550
Buildings
548
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
5,4% (28)
Unemployment rate *
5,20% (H 6,25% · M 3,90%)
Active / employed population
173 / 164

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 40 (7,1%); 15-24 years: 52 (9,3%); 25-64 years: 250 (44,5%); 65+ years: 220 (39,1%)0-1440 · 7,1%15-2452 · 9,3%25-64250 · 44,5%65+220 · 39,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (562).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years402614
15-24 years521834
25-64 years250132118
65+ years22090130

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

Lavacolhos · Souto da Casa · Telhado · São Vicente da Beira (Castelo Branco) · Bogas de Cima · Almaceda (Castelo Branco) · Barco (Covilhã)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Fundão
10,4 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
634
Voters
417
Turnout
65,77% (2021: 66,56%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
CF
Comunidade com Força		19947,72%4
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		19647,00%3
Blank votes81,92%
Null votes143,36%

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

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
Travessa da Santa Luzia
Castelejo (FUNDÃO)
6230-152 CASTELEJO
Telephone
275598837
Fax
275598837
Email
jfcastelejo@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,12361, -7,57750
Wikipedia
Castelejo
Wikidata
Q224744

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