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Lavacolhos

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

Lavacolhos had 180 residents in the 2021 Census, 47,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 4,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 12,9 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)
050419
Resident population (2021)
180
Area
19,87 km²
Density
9,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
0,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
23rd 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
93 (51,7%)
Women
87 (48,3%)
Portuguese nationality
177 (98,3%)
Foreign nationality
3 (1,7%)
Ageing index
1.062,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
94
Average household size *
1,88 people
Dwellings
276
Classic family dwellings
275
Buildings
275
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
4,7% (8)
Unemployment rate *
8,62% (H 0,00% · M 23,81%)
Active / employed population
58 / 53

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 8 (4,4%); 15-24 years: 8 (4,4%); 25-64 years: 79 (43,9%); 65+ years: 85 (47,2%)0-148 · 4,4%15-248 · 4,4%25-6479 · 43,9%65+85 · 47,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (180).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years844
15-24 years844
25-64 years794633
65+ years853946

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

Castelejo · Silvares · Bogas de Cima · Barco (Covilhã) · Barroca

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Fundão
12,9 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
195
Voters
113
Turnout
57,95% (2021: 52,91%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
Pl
Por Lavacolhos		8676,11%7
Blank votes1916,81%
Null votes87,08%

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

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 da Pereirinha, N.º 37 A
Lavacolhos (FUNDÃO)
6230-500 LAVACOLHOS
Telephone
275598787
Email
freguesiadelavacolhos@gmail.com
Website
www.freguesiadelavacolhos.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,13167, -7,61750
Wikipedia
Lavacolhos
Wikidata
Q1024638

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