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Santa Maria de Marvão

Parish of the municipality of Marvão (Marvão), district of Portalegre.

Santa Maria de Marvão had 398 residents in the 2021 Census, 47,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 16,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 2,8 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Marvão.

Population (inh.)
  • 398
  • 427
  • 961
  • 1.235
Density (inh./km²)
  • 9,5
  • 17,0
  • 24,3
  • 26,7
Area (km²)
  • 23,4
  • 36,0
  • 44,8
  • 50,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 4 parishes of Marvão

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Beirã42744,769,5
2Santa Maria de Marvão39823,3517,0
3Santo António das Areias96135,9926,7
4São Salvador da Aramenha1.23550,8024,3
Code (DTMNFR)
121002
Resident population (2021)
398
Area
23,35 km²
Density
17,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
13,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 4

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
175 (44,0%)
Women
223 (56,0%)
Portuguese nationality
364 (91,5%)
Foreign nationality
34 (8,5%)
Ageing index
671,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
151
Average household size *
2,03 people
Dwellings
498
Classic family dwellings
497
Buildings
465
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
16,2% (60)
Unemployment rate *
8,15% (H 8,45% · M 7,81%)
Active / employed population
135 / 124

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 28 (7,0%); 15-24 years: 16 (4,0%); 25-64 years: 166 (41,7%); 65+ years: 188 (47,2%)0-1428 · 7,0%15-2416 · 4,0%25-64166 · 41,7%65+188 · 47,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (398).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years281315
15-24 years16511
25-64 years1668581
65+ years18872116

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 Marvão
2,8 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
309
Voters
227
Turnout
73,46% (2021: 72,03%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
12755,95%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Marvão mais à Frente
9240,53%3
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
20,88%0
Blank votes31,32%
Null votes31,32%

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 do Açougue
Santa Maria de Marvão
7330-113 MARVÃO
Telephone
245993832
Fax
245993832
Email
jfreg.marvao@gmail.com
Website
www.marvao.freguesias.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,39477, -7,37755
Wikipedia
Santa Maria de Marvão
Wikidata
Q612054

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