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União das freguesias de Idanha-a-Nova e Alcafozes

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

União das freguesias de Idanha-a-Nova e Alcafozes had 2.388 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 14,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 10 parishes and its centroid is 7,1 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)
050518
Resident population (2021)
2.388
Area
284,78 km²
Density
8,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
28,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 13

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Idanha-a-Nova e Alcafozes”.

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
1.133 (47,4%)
Women
1.255 (52,6%)
Portuguese nationality
2.230 (93,4%)
Foreign nationality
158 (6,6%)
Ageing index
257,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
974
Average household size *
2,30 people
Dwellings
2.325
Classic family dwellings
2.320
Buildings
2.129
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
14,7% (309)
Unemployment rate *
4,36% (H 4,32% · M 4,39%)
Active / employed population
1.033 / 988

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 282 (11,8%); 15-24 years: 255 (10,7%); 25-64 years: 1.126 (47,2%); 65+ years: 725 (30,4%)0-14282 · 11,8%15-24255 · 10,7%25-641.126 · 47,2%65+725 · 30,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.388).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years282155127
15-24 years255130125
25-64 years1.126559567
65+ years725289436

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

União das freguesias de Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha · Ladoeiro · União das freguesias de Zebreira e Segura · Proença-a-Velha · Oledo · Rosmaninhal · Mata (Castelo Branco) · Monforte da Beira (Castelo Branco) · Lousa (Castelo Branco) · Toulões

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova
7,1 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
2.013
Voters
1.445
Turnout
71,78% (2021: 66,31%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		79855,22%6
MIA
Movimento Independente Mais Idanha e Alcafozes		42729,55%3
CH
CHEGA		1278,79%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		463,18%0
Blank votes241,66%
Null votes231,59%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Av.ª Mouzinho de Albuquerque, N.º 61
Idanha-a-Nova
6060-178 IDANHA-A-NOVA
Telephone
277202988
Email
jfidanha@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
39,88750, -7,19880
Wikipedia
Idanha-a-Nova e Alcafozes
Wikidata
Q18468247

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