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Aldeia de Santa Margarida

Parish of the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova (Idanha-a-Nova), district of Castelo Branco.

Aldeia de Santa Margarida had 201 residents in the 2021 Census, 46,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 23,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova.

Population (inh.)
  • 190 – 226
  • 230 – 437
  • 508 – 514
  • 551 – 1.007
  • 1.053 – 2.388
Density (inh./km²)
  • 1,6 – 3,8
  • 4,3 – 5,7
  • 6,2 – 7,6
  • 8,4 – 12,5
  • 14,8 – 16,6
Area (km²)
  • 13,6 – 30,5
  • 36,7 – 58,0
  • 63,3 – 128,4
  • 135,4 – 177,4
  • 266,6 – 284,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 13 parishes of Idanha-a-Nova

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Aldeia de Santa Margarida20113,6214,8
2Ladoeiro1.05363,2816,6
3Medelim23030,477,6
4Oledo28427,6710,3
5Penha Garcia551128,424,3
6Proença-a-Velha19058,003,3
7Rosmaninhal437266,591,6
8São Miguel de Acha51441,2612,5
9Toulões22636,736,2
10União das freguesias de Idanha-a-Nova e Alcafozes2.388284,788,4
11União das freguesias de Monfortinho e Salvaterra do Extremo508135,393,8
12União das freguesias de Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha766152,735,0
13União das freguesias de Zebreira e Segura1.007177,395,7
Code (DTMNFR)
050502
Resident population (2021)
201
Area
13,62 km²
Density
14,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
12th of 13

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
105 (52,2%)
Women
96 (47,8%)
Portuguese nationality
178 (88,6%)
Foreign nationality
23 (11,4%)
Ageing index
1.162,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
95
Average household size *
2,00 people
Dwellings
428
Classic family dwellings
427
Buildings
428
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,8% (15)
Unemployment rate *
1,92% (H 2,86% · M 0,00%)
Active / employed population
52 / 51

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 8 (4,0%); 15-24 years: 10 (5,0%); 25-64 years: 90 (44,8%); 65+ years: 93 (46,3%)0-148 · 4,0%15-2410 · 5,0%25-6490 · 44,8%65+93 · 46,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (201).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years853
15-24 years1064
25-64 years904644
65+ years934845

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 Miguel de Acha · Penamacor (Penamacor) · Proença-a-Velha · União das freguesias de Pedrógão de São Pedro e Bemposta (Penamacor)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova
23,1 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
206
Voters
132
Turnout
64,08% (2021: 63,97%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		10579,55%6
CH
CHEGA		1612,12%1
Blank votes32,27%
Null votes86,06%

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

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 prata, torre sineira de dois arcos de negro, lavrada do campo, com sinos de vermelho, badalados de azul; a torre sineira acompanhada nos flancos de dois ramos de oliveira de verde, frutados de negro. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «ALDEIA DE SANTA MARGARIDA».

Flag: verde. Cordão e borlas de prata e verde. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Aldeia de Santa Margarida - Idanha-a-Nova».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital, Diário da República n.º 126/2006, Parte Especial, Série II de 2006-07-03 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Aldeia de Santa Margarida). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Av.ª Dr. Francisco Rolão Preto, N.º 46
Aldeia de Santa Margarida (IDANHA-A-NOVA)
6060-021 ALDEIA DE SANTA MARGARIDA
Telephone
277313545
Fax
277313545
Email
freguesiastamargarida@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,06142, -7,27793
Wikipedia
Aldeia de Santa Margarida
Wikidata
Q2119571

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