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Mêda, Outeiro de Gatos e Fonte Longa

Parish of the municipality of Mêda (Mêda), district of Guarda.

Mêda, Outeiro de Gatos e Fonte Longa had 2.399 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 9 parishes and its centroid is 4,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Mêda.

Population (inh.)
  • 165 – 177
  • 184 – 218
  • 220 – 234
  • 255 – 271
  • 330 – 2.399
Density (inh./km²)
  • 5,3 – 7,0
  • 7,4 – 9,2
  • 9,2 – 10,4
  • 15,7 – 20,4
  • 24,7 – 47,1
Area (km²)
  • 7,5 – 16,2
  • 19,2 – 25,2
  • 25,3 – 25,7
  • 26,0 – 34,6
  • 41,3 – 51,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 parishes of Mêda

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Aveloso1847,4624,7
2Barreira16525,736,4
3Coriscada17725,197,0
4Longroiva21841,285,3
5Marialva17719,219,2
6Mêda, Outeiro de Gatos e Fonte Longa2.39950,9547,1
7Poço do Canto33016,2220,4
8Prova e Casteição27126,0310,4
9Rabaçal22014,0415,7
10Ranhados23425,329,2
11União das freguesias de Vale Flor, Carvalhal e Pai Penela25534,647,4
Code (DTMNFR)
090917
Resident population (2021)
2.399
Area
50,95 km²
Density
47,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
51,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 11

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
1.141 (47,6%)
Women
1.258 (52,4%)
Portuguese nationality
2.343 (97,7%)
Foreign nationality
56 (2,3%)
Ageing index
293,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
961
Average household size *
2,37 people
Dwellings
1.884
Classic family dwellings
1.880
Buildings
1.648
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,8% (297)
Unemployment rate *
5,41% (H 4,04% · M 6,92%)
Active / employed population
1.036 / 980

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 251 (10,5%); 15-24 years: 234 (9,8%); 25-64 years: 1.177 (49,1%); 65+ years: 737 (30,7%)0-14251 · 10,5%15-24234 · 9,8%25-641.177 · 49,1%65+737 · 30,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.399).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years251129122
15-24 years234119115
25-64 years1.177580597
65+ years737313424

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

Longroiva · Poço do Canto · Aveloso · União das freguesias de Vale Flor, Carvalhal e Pai Penela · Touça (Vila Nova de Foz Côa) · Cedovim (Vila Nova de Foz Côa) · Prova e Casteição · Marialva · Ranhados

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Mêda
4,5 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
2.256
Voters
1.563
Turnout
69,28% (2021: 71,42%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS		85754,83%6
PS
Partido Socialista		51332,82%3
NC/PPM
MÊDA COM VIDA		1227,81%0
Blank votes221,41%
Null votes493,13%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de ouro, campanário de negro lavrado do campo com sino de vermelho rematando monte de verde carregado com gato passante de prata; o campanário entre duas fontes heráldicas. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas "MÊDA, OUTEIRO DE GATOS E FONTE LONGA"

Flag: de azul; cordões e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18.º da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda "Freguesia de Mêda, Outeiro de Gatos e Fonte Longa".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 633/2015, Diário da República n.º 135/2015, Série II de 2015-07-14 (issuer: Freguesia de Mêda, Outeiro de Gatos e Fonte Longa). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Avenida Parque
Mêda
6430-201 MEDA
Telephone
279882337
Email
freg.mogfl@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,98170, -7,25510
Wikipedia
Mêda, Outeiro de Gatos e Fonte Longa
Wikidata
Q25440901

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