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Nespereira

Parish of the municipality of Gouveia (Gouveia), district of Guarda.

Nespereira had 661 residents in the 2021 Census, 36,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 2,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Gouveia.

Population (inh.)
  • 202 – 377
  • 424 – 502
  • 570 – 661
  • 699 – 800
  • 1.071 – 3.150
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,6 – 21,6
  • 23,7 – 34,7
  • 38,5 – 44,9
  • 48,3 – 74,8
  • 88,8 – 122,9
Area (km²)
  • 5,4 – 11,0
  • 11,1 – 14,1
  • 14,3 – 15,6
  • 16,0 – 24,0
  • 35,5 – 51,7
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 16 parishes of Gouveia

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Arcozelo57024,0223,7
2Cativelos61014,1143,2
3Folgosinho44251,698,6
4Gouveia3.15035,4688,8
5Nespereira6615,38122,9
6Paços da Serra50210,4048,3
7Ribamondego2627,5534,7
8São Paio69915,5744,9
9União das freguesias de Aldeias e Mangualde da Serra42437,5511,3
10União das freguesias de Figueiró da Serra e Freixo da Serra37712,7329,6
11União das freguesias de Melo e Nabais80014,4555,4
12União das freguesias de Moimenta da Serra e Vinhó1.07114,3274,8
13União das freguesias de Rio Torto e Lagarinhos74519,3538,5
14Vila Cortês da Serra20211,0618,3
15Vila Franca da Serra23811,0121,6
16Vila Nova de Tazem1.46915,9592,1
Code (DTMNFR)
090612
Resident population (2021)
661
Area
5,38 km²
Density
122,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th of 16

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
317 (48,0%)
Women
344 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
647 (97,9%)
Foreign nationality
14 (2,1%)
Ageing index
358,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
270
Average household size *
2,32 people
Dwellings
542
Classic family dwellings
540
Buildings
517
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,0% (65)
Unemployment rate *
9,32% (H 9,92% · M 8,70%)
Active / employed population
236 / 214

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 68 (10,3%); 15-24 years: 54 (8,2%); 25-64 years: 295 (44,6%); 65+ years: 244 (36,9%)0-1468 · 10,3%15-2454 · 8,2%25-64295 · 44,6%65+244 · 36,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (661).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years683335
15-24 years543420
25-64 years295140155
65+ years244110134

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

São Paio · Gouveia · União das freguesias de Moimenta da Serra e Vinhó · Arcozelo · União das freguesias de Rio Torto e Lagarinhos

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Gouveia
2,7 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
637
Voters
474
Turnout
74,41% (2021: 69,66%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		27758,44%5
PS
Partido Socialista		15632,91%2
CH
CHEGA		234,85%0
Blank votes102,11%
Null votes81,69%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de negro, um maço de pedreiro de prata, uma espiga de trigo e um cacho de uvas, ambos ouro e folhados de prata, o último gavinhado do mesmo, tudo alinhado em faixa, em chefe, estrela de ouro e, em campanha, estrela de prata. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «NESPEREIRA - GOUVEIA»

Flag: branca. Cordão e borlas de prata e negro. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da Lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Nespereira - Gouveia».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1159/2009, Diário da República n.º 240/2009, Série II de 2009-12-14 (issuer: Freguesia de Nespereira). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
avenida Heróis do Ultramar 7
Nespereira
6290-205 NESPEREIRA GVA
Telephone
238491678
Fax
238491678
Email
nespereirafreguesia@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,51722, -7,60972
Wikipedia
Nespereira (Gouveia)
Wikidata
Q32668

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