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União das freguesias de Mangualde, Mesquitela e Cunha Alta

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

União das freguesias de Mangualde, Mesquitela e Cunha Alta had 9.858 residents in the 2021 Census, 26,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 16,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 10 parishes and its centroid is 3,3 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)
180619
Resident population (2021)
9.858
Area
46,25 km²
Density
213,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
53,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 12

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Mangualde, Mesquitela e Cunha Alta”.

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
4.707 (47,7%)
Women
5.151 (52,3%)
Portuguese nationality
9.613 (97,5%)
Foreign nationality
245 (2,5%)
Ageing index
214,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
3.933
Average household size *
2,45 people
Dwellings
5.980
Classic family dwellings
5.973
Buildings
4.448
Buildings with 7 or more floors
11
With higher education (15+)
16,1% (1.395)
Unemployment rate *
8,97% (H 7,27% · M 10,77%)
Active / employed population
4.417 / 4.021

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 1.210 (12,3%); 15-24 years: 1.065 (10,8%); 25-64 years: 4.994 (50,7%); 65+ years: 2.589 (26,3%)0-141.210 · 12,3%15-241.065 · 10,8%25-644.994 · 50,7%65+2.589 · 26,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (9.858).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1.210608602
15-24 years1.065565500
25-64 years4.9942.3972.597
65+ years2.5891.1371.452

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 Mangualde
3,3 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
9.355
Voters
5.610
Turnout
59,97% (2021: 54,21%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
2.70448,20%7
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
PSD-CDS MANGUALDE PARA TODOS
1.14920,48%3
NR
NOVO RUMO
99817,79%2
CH
CHEGA
4598,18%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
1011,80%0
Blank votes1081,93%
Null votes911,62%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de púrpura, leão deitado de ouro, sustendo na garra dianteira dextra uma palma de prata, tendo em chefe, duas chaves passadas em aspa, a representada em banda de ouro e a em barra de prata, atadas de ouro e em campanha uma cabra passante de prata. Coroa mural de quatro torres aparentes. Listel de prata com a legenda a maiúsculas de negro "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE MANGUALDE, MESQUITELA E CUNHA ALTA".

Flag: de amarelo; cordões e borlas de púrpura 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 Mangualde, Mesquitela e Cunha Alta".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 682/2014, Diário da República n.º 144/2014, Série II de 2014-07-29 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Mangualde, Mesquitela e Cunha Alta). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo das Escolas, N.º 2
Mangualde
3530-132 MANGUALDE
Telephone
232622889
Fax
232085446
Email
ufmmca@gmail.com
Website
www.ufmmca.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,61090, -7,74540
Wikipedia
Mangualde, Mesquitela e Cunha Alta
Wikidata
Q25440785

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