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União das freguesias de Sezelhe e Covelães

Parish of the municipality of Montalegre (Montalegre), district of Vila Real.

União das freguesias de Sezelhe e Covelães had 229 residents in the 2021 Census, 46,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 5,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 6,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Montalegre.

Population (inh.)
  • 110 – 149
  • 150 – 186
  • 195 – 265
  • 273 – 463
  • 512 – 1.772
Density (inh./km²)
  • 2,7 – 6,5
  • 6,7 – 7,5
  • 7,9 – 9,2
  • 12,2 – 15,4
  • 15,7 – 55,1
Area (km²)
  • 10,7 – 17,0
  • 17,2 – 21,2
  • 21,6 – 33,0
  • 33,5 – 45,3
  • 48,3 – 78,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 25 parishes of Montalegre

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Cabril51276,566,7
2Cervos22732,956,9
3Chã70150,9813,8
4Covelo do Gerês16610,7615,4
5Ferral29315,2819,2
6Gralhas18621,598,6
7Morgade19521,159,2
8Negrões13220,616,4
9Outeiro14352,322,7
10Pitões das Junias15133,494,5
11Reigoso13017,237,5
12Salto1.26378,5516,1
13Santo André14918,967,9
14Sarraquinhos30033,499,0
15Solveira15012,3412,2
16Tourém11017,036,5
17União das freguesias de Cambeses do Rio, Donões e Mourilhe27345,306,0
18União das freguesias de Meixedo e Padornelos26535,767,4
19União das freguesias de Montalegre e Padroso1.77232,1555,1
20União das freguesias de Paradela, Contim e Fiães24530,867,9
21União das freguesias de Sezelhe e Covelães22932,947,0
22União das freguesias de Venda Nova e Pondras34419,1318,0
23União das freguesias de Viade de Baixo e Fervidelas69548,3114,4
24União das freguesias de Vilar de Perdizes e Meixide46337,0412,5
25Vila da Ponte16710,6715,7
Code (DTMNFR)
170640
Resident population (2021)
229
Area
32,94 km²
Density
7,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
13th of 25

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Sezelhe e Covelães”.

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
110 (48,0%)
Women
119 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
226 (98,7%)
Foreign nationality
3 (1,3%)
Ageing index
1.177,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
115
Average household size *
1,99 people
Dwellings
337
Classic family dwellings
337
Buildings
334
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
5,9% (13)
Unemployment rate *
8,00% (H 6,67% · M 10,00%)
Active / employed population
75 / 69

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 9 (3,9%); 15-24 years: 13 (5,7%); 25-64 years: 101 (44,1%); 65+ years: 106 (46,3%)0-149 · 3,9%15-2413 · 5,7%25-64101 · 44,1%65+106 · 46,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (229).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years963
15-24 years1349
25-64 years1015348
65+ years1064759

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 Paradela, Contim e Fiães · Pitões das Junias · União das freguesias de Cambeses do Rio, Donões e Mourilhe · Outeiro · Tourém

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Montalegre
6,6 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
382
Voters
201
Turnout
52,62% (2021: 49,38%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
LURIO
Lista União do Rio		13165,17%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
RENOVAR MONTALEGRE, HONRAR BARROSO		6632,84%2
Blank votes31,49%
Null votes10,50%

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

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 Costa do Vale, N.º 2 - Travassos do Rio
Sezelhe (MONTALEGRE)
5470-471 SEZELHE
Email
uf.sezelhe.covelaes@gmail.com
Website
www.jfsezelhe.wordpress.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,81655, -7,90825
Wikipedia
Sezelhe e Covelães
Wikidata
Q25441008

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