Várzea de Abrunhais
Parish of the municipality of Lamego (Lamego), district of Viseu.
Várzea de Abrunhais had 329 residents in the 2021 Census, 31,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 4,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Lamego.
- 172 – 407
- 426 – 659
- 728 – 804
- 811 – 970
- 1.406 – 12.071
- 24,6 – 56,2
- 61,3 – 82,8
- 88,5 – 103,1
- 109,7 – 162,4
- 165,0 – 597,6
- 2,7 – 4,6
- 4,8 – 5,9
- 7,2 – 10,1
- 11,0 – 12,9
- 16,5 – 20,2
The 18 parishes of Lamego
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| # | Parish | Population | Area (km²) | Inhab./km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avões | 502 | 4,87 | 103,1 |
| 2 | Britiande | 792 | 4,80 | 165,0 |
| 3 | Cambres | 1.592 | 11,28 | 141,1 |
| 4 | Ferreirim | 898 | 5,53 | 162,4 |
| 5 | Ferreiros de Avões | 426 | 2,65 | 160,8 |
| 6 | Figueira | 279 | 4,55 | 61,3 |
| 7 | Lalim | 659 | 7,22 | 91,3 |
| 8 | Lamego (Almacave e Sé) | 12.071 | 20,20 | 597,6 |
| 9 | Lazarim | 407 | 16,54 | 24,6 |
| 10 | Penajóia | 804 | 10,13 | 79,4 |
| 11 | Penude | 1.406 | 12,82 | 109,7 |
| 12 | Samodães | 172 | 3,09 | 55,7 |
| 13 | Sande | 811 | 3,13 | 259,1 |
| 14 | União das freguesias de Bigorne, Magueija e Pretarouca | 575 | 20,14 | 28,6 |
| 15 | União das freguesias de Cepões, Meijinhos e Melcões | 970 | 10,96 | 88,5 |
| 16 | União das freguesias de Parada do Bispo e Valdigem | 891 | 12,89 | 69,1 |
| 17 | Vila Nova de Souto d'El-Rei | 728 | 8,79 | 82,8 |
| 18 | Várzea de Abrunhais | 329 | 5,85 | 56,2 |
- Code (DTMNFR)
- 180523
- Resident population (2021)
- 329
- Area
- 5,85 km²
- Density
- 56,2 inh./km²
- Share of the municipality (population)
- 1,4%
- Rank in the municipality (population)
- 16th of 18
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
- 153 (46,5%)
- Women
- 176 (53,5%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 321 (97,6%)
- Foreign nationality
- 8 (2,4%)
- Ageing index
- 520,0 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 137
- Average household size *
- 2,40 people
- Dwellings
- 284
- Classic family dwellings
- 284
- Buildings
- 284
- Buildings with 7 or more floors
- 0
- With higher education (15+)
- 6,8% (21)
- Unemployment rate *
- 9,63% (H 7,69% · M 12,28%)
- Active / employed population
- 135 / 122
Population by age group
| Age group | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| 15-24 years | 35 | 21 | 14 |
| 25-64 years | 170 | 82 | 88 |
| 65+ years | 104 | 39 | 65 |
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
Lamego (Almacave e Sé) · Britiande · Salzedas (Tarouca) · Figueira · Queimadela (Armamar) · Gouviães (Tarouca) · União das freguesias de Cepões, Meijinhos e Melcões
- Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Lamego
- 4,6 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
- 321
- Voters
- 251
- Turnout
- 78,19% (2021: 78,41%)
- Seats
- 7
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP TODOS JUNTOS POR LAMEGO | 173 | 68,92% | 5 |
| PS Partido Socialista | 66 | 26,29% | 2 |
| PCP-PEV CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária | 4 | 1,59% | 0 |
| Blank votes | 4 | 1,59% | |
| Null votes | 4 | 1,59% |
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.
Parish-council contacts
- Address
- Lugar do Eiró
Várzea de Abrunhais (LAMEGO)
5100-872 VÁRZEA DE ABRUNHAIS - Telephone
- 254699243
- Fax
- 254699243
Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.
More information
- Coordinates
- 41,08028, -7,76861
- Wikipedia
- Várzea de Abrunhais
- Wikidata
- Q64391
Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.
Services and territory
Education · Emergencies · Health · Fire services · Citizen desks · Climate · Rents · Codes · Bodies
Education
Infoescolas 2020 (DGEEC) lists 12 schools in the municipality of Lamego. The source names the municipality, not the parish.
- Colégio de Lamego — Código DGEEC 1805987. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Cambres, Lamego — Código DGEEC 1805032. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Lamego — Código DGEEC 1805921. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Lamego Sudeste — Código DGEEC 1805001. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Penude, Lamego — Código DGEEC 1805003. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica e Secundária da Sé, Lamego — Código DGEEC 1805257. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico, secundário profissional. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica n.º 1 de Lamego — Código DGEEC 1805004. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica n.º 2 de Lamego — Código DGEEC 1805447. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Profissional Agrícola de Lamego — Código DGEEC 1805200. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: secundário profissional. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Secundária Latino Coelho, Lamego — Código DGEEC 1805131. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico, secundário profissional. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola de Hotelaria e Turismo de Lamego — Código DGEEC 1805691. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: secundário profissional. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola do Patronato Nuno Álvares Pereira — Código DGEEC 1805143. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
See all schools in the municipality
1 higher-education units (universities and polytechnics, DGEEC) with an address in this municipality:
- Instituto Politécnico de Viseu - Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Lamego — Ensino Superior Público - Politécnico · Avenida Visconde Guedes Teixeira 5100-074
Bank branches are left out: there is no republishable national open list. NHS hospitals appear below when the official name includes the municipality. Fire services exist only for Lisbon (CML POI).
Emergency contacts
- Linha SNS 24
- 808 24 24 24
- Número europeu de emergência
- 112
National numbers, the same in every parish. Confirmado na página oficial de SNS 24. Source: SNS 24; INEM.
NHS hospitals
No NHS institution with this municipality in the official name. See the national list in the catalogue.
Fire services
No fire stations in this municipality in the open list we republish. Only Lisbon publishes a usable POI (CC0); INE series are counts, not directories. See what exists in the catalogue.
Citizen shops and desks
AMA service points in the municipality (rows linked to this parish first when the locality matches):
- Espaço Cidadão de Vila Nova de Souto D´El Rei — Horário: 2ª a 6ª das 09:30 às 12:30 e das 14:00 às 17:00; Localidade na fonte: Vila Nova Souto D´El Rei · Rua Visconde de Arneirós 5100-895 Lamego 5100-895
There are 4 in the municipality in total.
Source: AMA / dados.gov.pt (CC BY).
Climate
1991–2020 climate normals for the station Vila Real (IPMA no. 567), 22,1 km in a straight line from the geometric centre of the parish. Temperature and precipitation are those of the station.
| Month | Mean temp. (°C) | Maximum (°C) | Minimum (°C) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6,3 | 9,9 | 2,8 | 129,4 |
| Feb | 7,9 | 12,2 | 3,5 | 83,6 |
| Mar | 10,6 | 15,6 | 5,6 | 91,1 |
| Apr | 12,2 | 17,4 | 7,1 | 84,8 |
| May | 15,4 | 21,2 | 9,7 | 63,4 |
| Jun | 18,9 | 25,3 | 12,6 | 29,2 |
| Jul | 21,8 | 28,8 | 14,7 | 12,7 |
| Aug | 21,9 | 29,0 | 14,9 | 21,5 |
| Sep | 19,1 | 25,2 | 13,0 | 48,9 |
| Oct | 14,7 | 19,3 | 10,1 | 120,9 |
| Nov | 9,6 | 13,2 | 6,0 | 122,8 |
| Dec | 7,0 | 10,4 | 3,6 | 142,8 |
| Year | 13,8 | — | — | 951,2 |
Source: IPMA, ficha da normal climatológica, período 1991-2020. Climate region: Trás-os-Montes, Alto Douro e Beira Interior. Station altitude: 561,5 m. Distance calculated between the CAOP2025 centroid and the coordinates published by IPMA.
Rent and cost of living
INE does not publish the median rent for this parish (indicator 0014773, 2025 geography).
In the municipality of Lamego the median value in 2025 is 4,86 €/m². This figure is for the municipality.
The consumer price index is national, not by parish. Year-on-year change in Agosto de 2026: 3,3% (INE 0014648).
Source: INE, indicador 0014773 (CC BY 4.0), Local housing rent statistics, 2026 methodology. Reference year 2025. IPC: indicator 0014648.
Postcodes and telephone
Postcode of the parish-council address: 5100-872 (Lugar do Eiró, Várzea de Abrunhais (LAMEGO), 5100-872 VÁRZEA DE ABRUNHAIS).
Geographic telephone code of the district/region seat (Viseu): 232. It is not exclusive to this parish.
We do not republish the full CTT postcode database. The parish council telephone is 254699243.
Public bodies
Junta de Várzea de Abrunhais — Lugar do Eiró, Várzea de Abrunhais (LAMEGO), 5100-872 VÁRZEA DE ABRUNHAIS · 5100-872 · 254699243 · [email protected]
Câmara Municipal de Lamego — Presidente: Francisco Manuel Lopes · Av. Padre Alfredo Pinto Teixeira, 5100-150 Lamego · 5100-150 · 254609600 · [email protected] · https://www.cm-lamego.pt
Other parish councils of the municipality in the catalogue · Catalogue filtered by Lamego
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026