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União das freguesias de Bigorne, Magueija e Pretarouca

Parish of the municipality of Lamego (Lamego), district of Viseu.

União das freguesias de Bigorne, Magueija e Pretarouca had 575 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 7,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Lamego.

Population (inh.)
  • 172 – 407
  • 426 – 659
  • 728 – 804
  • 811 – 970
  • 1.406 – 12.071
Density (inh./km²)
  • 24,6 – 56,2
  • 61,3 – 82,8
  • 88,5 – 103,1
  • 109,7 – 162,4
  • 165,0 – 597,6
Area (km²)
  • 2,7 – 4,6
  • 4,8 – 5,9
  • 7,2 – 10,1
  • 11,0 – 12,9
  • 16,5 – 20,2
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 18 parishes of Lamego

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Avões5024,87103,1
2Britiande7924,80165,0
3Cambres1.59211,28141,1
4Ferreirim8985,53162,4
5Ferreiros de Avões4262,65160,8
6Figueira2794,5561,3
7Lalim6597,2291,3
8Lamego (Almacave e Sé)12.07120,20597,6
9Lazarim40716,5424,6
10Penajóia80410,1379,4
11Penude1.40612,82109,7
12Samodães1723,0955,7
13Sande8113,13259,1
14União das freguesias de Bigorne, Magueija e Pretarouca57520,1428,6
15União das freguesias de Cepões, Meijinhos e Melcões97010,9688,5
16União das freguesias de Parada do Bispo e Valdigem89112,8969,1
17Vila Nova de Souto d'El-Rei7288,7982,8
18Várzea de Abrunhais3295,8556,2
Code (DTMNFR)
180526
Resident population (2021)
575
Area
20,14 km²
Density
28,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
12th of 18

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Bigorne, Magueija e Pretarouca”.

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
278 (48,3%)
Women
297 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
570 (99,1%)
Foreign nationality
5 (0,9%)
Ageing index
453,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
249
Average household size *
2,31 people
Dwellings
716
Classic family dwellings
716
Buildings
709
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,1% (70)
Unemployment rate *
10,05% (H 8,18% · M 11,93%)
Active / employed population
219 / 197

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 39 (6,8%); 15-24 years: 52 (9,0%); 25-64 years: 307 (53,4%); 65+ years: 177 (30,8%)0-1439 · 6,8%15-2452 · 9,0%25-64307 · 53,4%65+177 · 30,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (575).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years392118
15-24 years522131
25-64 years307158149
65+ years1777899

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Lamego
7,3 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
589
Voters
439
Turnout
74,53% (2021: 72,02%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
TODOS JUNTOS POR LAMEGO
27963,55%5
PS
Partido Socialista
12528,47%2
CH
CHEGA
286,38%0
Blank votes40,91%
Null votes30,68%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.

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 verde, semeado de ramos de azevinho de ouro frutados de vermelho; em campanha, ponte de prata de um arco, lavrada de negro, movente dos flancos e de ponta ondada de quatro tiras ondadas de prata e azul. Coroa mural de quatro torres aparentes. Listel de prata, com a legenda a negro «União das Freguesias de Bigorne, Magueija e Pretarouca».

Flag: de amarelo. Cordões e borlas de verde e ouro. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18.º da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda «União das Freguesias de Bigorne, Magueija e Pretarouca».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 614/2014, Diário da República n.º 132/2014, Série II de 2014-07-11 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Bigorne, Magueija e Pretarouca). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
EN2, n.º 2204 - Barrela
Magueija
5100-604 MAGUEIJA
Telephone
254688186
Email
fregbimagueijapre@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,04556, -7,87472
Wikipedia
Bigorne, Magueija e Pretarouca
Wikidata
Q16498318

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