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Vilarinho

Parish of the municipality of Lousã (Lousã), district of Coimbra.

Vilarinho had 2.828 residents in the 2021 Census, 18,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 17,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 1,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Lousã.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.111
  • 1.263
  • 1.711
  • 2.828
  • 10.093
Density (inh./km²)
  • 47,4
  • 63,7
  • 110,7
  • 111,7
  • 214,3
Area (km²)
  • 10,0
  • 19,8
  • 25,3
  • 36,1
  • 47,1
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 5 parishes of Lousã

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Gândaras1.11110,04110,7
2Lousã10.09347,10214,3
3Serpins1.71136,1247,4
4União das freguesias de Foz de Arouce e Casal de Ermio1.26319,8463,7
5Vilarinho2.82825,31111,7
Code (DTMNFR)
060710
Resident population (2021)
2.828
Area
25,31 km²
Density
111,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
16,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 5

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
1.394 (49,3%)
Women
1.434 (50,7%)
Portuguese nationality
2.772 (98,0%)
Foreign nationality
56 (2,0%)
Ageing index
118,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.130
Dwellings
1.617
Classic family dwellings
1.617
Buildings
1.200
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
17,4% (414)
Unemployment rate †
6,09%
Active / employed population
1.364 / 1.281

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 445 (15,7%); 15-24 years: 301 (10,6%); 25-64 years: 1.553 (54,9%); 65+ years: 529 (18,7%)0-14445 · 15,7%15-24301 · 10,6%25-641.553 · 54,9%65+529 · 18,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.828).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years445244201
15-24 years301154147
25-64 years1.553748805
65+ years529248281

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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 Lousã
1,7 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
2.421
Voters
1.456
Turnout
60,14%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
MVS
MOVIMENTO POR VILARINHO SEMPRE
94064,56%7
CH
CHEGA
22515,45%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
1339,13%1
Blank votes1248,52%
Null votes342,34%

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

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
Rua da Senhora das Preces, n.º6
Vilarinho
3200-407 Vilarinho LSA
Email
geral@jf-vilarinho.pt

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

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026