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Vila Fernando

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

Vila Fernando had 396 residents in the 2021 Census, 29,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 8,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Guarda.

Population (inh.)
  • 121 – 181
  • 186 – 243
  • 258 – 298
  • 303 – 458
  • 483 – 26.441
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,2 – 11,5
  • 12,1 – 15,6
  • 16,2 – 24,3
  • 25,5 – 35,4
  • 35,9 – 702,1
Area (km²)
  • 2,0 – 10,0
  • 10,2 – 13,0
  • 13,2 – 16,0
  • 16,3 – 23,7
  • 24,6 – 53,9
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 43 parishes of Guarda

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Adão25828,329,1
2Aldeia Viçosa2677,4435,9
3Aldeia do Bispo19813,1715,0
4Alvendre18612,9414,4
5Arrifana55515,8235,1
6Avelãs da Ribeira14211,3012,6
7Benespera28118,0615,6
8Casal de Cinza48317,9726,9
9Castanheira29824,6412,1
10Cavadoude2436,6536,5
11Codesseiro1609,6216,6
12Faia18010,0018,0
13Famalicão45816,0228,6
14Fernão Joanes18625,067,4
15Gonçalo96027,1035,4
16Gonçalo Bocas2046,4431,7
17Guarda26.44137,66702,1
18Jarmelo São Miguel27617,0616,2
19Jarmelo São Pedro27631,088,9
20João Antão1268,7814,4
21Marmeleiro29729,6310,0
22Maçainhas97712,2080,1
23Meios1504,8331,1
24Panoias de Cima56811,3949,9
25Pega12110,6311,4
26Porto da Carne3381,98170,7
27Pêra do Moço79320,6038,5
28Ramela18110,1617,8
29Santana da Azinha52815,9433,1
30Sobral da Serra21311,2019,0
31União de freguesias de Avelãs de Ambom e Rocamondo15413,3411,5
32União de freguesias de Corujeira e Trinta40812,4732,7
33União de freguesias de Mizarela, Pêro Soares e Vila Soeiro20014,0214,3
34União de freguesias de Pousade e Albardo21416,8912,7
35União de freguesias de Rochoso e Monte Margarida21123,668,9
36Vale de Estrela35513,9425,5
37Valhelhas30320,1815,0
38Vela42321,0020,1
39Videmonte38853,927,2
40Vila Cortês do Mondego2834,3864,6
41Vila Fernando39616,2724,3
42Vila Franca do Deão13412,9910,3
43Vila Garcia30415,3319,8
Code (DTMNFR)
090751
Resident population (2021)
396
Area
16,27 km²
Density
24,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
12th of 43

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
220 (55,6%)
Women
176 (44,4%)
Portuguese nationality
388 (98,0%)
Foreign nationality
8 (2,0%)
Ageing index
272,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
173
Average household size *
2,29 people
Dwellings
448
Classic family dwellings
448
Buildings
447
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,3% (40)
Unemployment rate *
5,49% (H 5,88% · M 4,84%)
Active / employed population
164 / 155

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 43 (10,9%); 15-24 years: 30 (7,6%); 25-64 years: 206 (52,0%); 65+ years: 117 (29,5%)0-1443 · 10,9%15-2430 · 7,6%25-64206 · 52,0%65+117 · 29,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (396).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years432716
15-24 years301911
25-64 years20612581
65+ years1174968

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

Adão · Vila Garcia · Marmeleiro · União de freguesias de Pousade e Albardo · Santana da Azinha · União de freguesias de Rochoso e Monte Margarida

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Guarda
8,1 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
429
Voters
308
Turnout
71,79% (2021: 67,24%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
NC.PPM
PG - PELA GUARDA		14547,08%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL
Guarda com Ambição (Ouvir, Decidir e Agir)		9229,87%2
PS
Partido Socialista		6019,48%1
Blank votes20,65%
Null votes92,92%

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

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 General João de Almeida, S/N
Vila Ferrnando (GUARDA)
6300-255 VILA FERNANDO
Telephone
271979797
Email
geral@jf-vilafernando.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,49472, -7,15444
Wikipedia
Vila Fernando (Guarda)
Wikidata
Q45897

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