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Fornos de Maceira Dão

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

Fornos de Maceira Dão had 1.308 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 8,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Mangualde.

Population (inh.)
  • 169 – 440
  • 506 – 727
  • 801 – 951
  • 1.218 – 1.280
  • 1.308 – 9.858
Density (inh./km²)
  • 22,8 – 32,0
  • 36,6 – 40,6
  • 51,6 – 63,0
  • 65,4 – 80,5
  • 101,7 – 213,2
Area (km²)
  • 7,2 – 7,4
  • 9,6 – 12,9
  • 14,6 – 16,3
  • 17,3 – 30,0
  • 35,0 – 46,3
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 12 parishes of Mangualde

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Abrunhosa-a-Velha44017,3025,4
2Alcafache81112,8863,0
3Cunha Baixa80115,5251,6
4Espinho95114,5565,4
5Fornos de Maceira Dão1.30816,2580,5
6Freixiosa2347,3232,0
7Quintela de Azurara5069,5952,8
8São João da Fresta1697,4122,8
9União das freguesias de Mangualde, Mesquitela e Cunha Alta9.85846,25213,2
10União das freguesias de Moimenta de Maceira Dão e Lobelhe do Mato7277,15101,7
11União das freguesias de Santiago de Cassurrães e Póvoa de Cervães1.21830,0340,6
12União das freguesias de Tavares (Chãs, Várzea e Travanca)1.28035,0236,6
Code (DTMNFR)
180607
Resident population (2021)
1.308
Area
16,25 km²
Density
80,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
7,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 12

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
629 (48,1%)
Women
679 (51,9%)
Portuguese nationality
1.289 (98,5%)
Foreign nationality
19 (1,5%)
Ageing index
305,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
509
Average household size *
2,57 people
Dwellings
871
Classic family dwellings
870
Buildings
859
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,7% (91)
Unemployment rate *
5,61% (H 4,36% · M 7,06%)
Active / employed population
553 / 522

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 129 (9,9%); 15-24 years: 133 (10,2%); 25-64 years: 652 (49,8%); 65+ years: 394 (30,1%)0-14129 · 9,9%15-24133 · 10,2%25-64652 · 49,8%65+394 · 30,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.308).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1295673
15-24 years1337657
25-64 years652317335
65+ years394180214

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 Mangualde, Mesquitela e Cunha Alta · Povolide (Viseu) · Fragosela (Viseu) · Alcafache · União das freguesias de Moimenta de Maceira Dão e Lobelhe do Mato

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Mangualde
8,3 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
1.306
Voters
895
Turnout
68,53% (2021: 61,96%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		50055,87%6
NR
NOVO RUMO		29032,40%3
CH
CHEGA		728,04%0
Blank votes192,12%
Null votes141,56%

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
Rua Principal, N.º 28
Fornos de Maceira Dão (MANGUALDE)
3530-071 FORNOS DE MACEIRA DÃO
Telephone
232613612
Fax
232613611
Email
freguesiafornosmaceiradao@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,60444, -7,82139
Wikipedia
Fornos de Maceira Dão
Wikidata
Q74475

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