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Carapinheira

Parish of the municipality of Montemor-o-Velho (Montemor-o-Velho), district of Coimbra.

Carapinheira had 2.613 residents in the 2021 Census, 28,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 2,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Montemor-o-Velho.

Population (inh.)
  • 575 – 1.344
  • 1.345 – 1.703
  • 1.916 – 2.046
  • 2.613 – 3.501
  • 4.976
Density (inh./km²)
  • 45,6 – 79,3
  • 82,8 – 93,1
  • 112,7 – 123,3
  • 161,7 – 164,3
  • 174,9 – 283,7
Area (km²)
  • 7,3 – 10,9
  • 11,9 – 12,3
  • 12,7 – 15,9
  • 29,5 – 31,1
  • 34,3 – 53,5
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 Montemor-o-Velho

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Arazede4.97653,4593,1
2Carapinheira2.61315,90164,3
3Ereira5757,2579,3
4Liceia1.05112,6982,8
5Meãs do Campo1.7039,74174,9
6Pereira3.50112,34283,7
7Santo Varão1.91611,85161,7
8Seixo de Gatões1.34410,90123,3
9Tentúgal2.04634,2959,7
10União das freguesias de Abrunheira, Verride e Vila Nova da Barca1.34529,5045,6
11União das freguesias de Montemor-o-Velho e Gatões3.50131,06112,7
Code (DTMNFR)
061003
Resident population (2021)
2.613
Area
15,90 km²
Density
164,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
10,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th 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
1.223 (46,8%)
Women
1.390 (53,2%)
Portuguese nationality
2.591 (99,2%)
Foreign nationality
22 (0,8%)
Ageing index
298,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.041
Average household size *
2,48 people
Dwellings
1.481
Classic family dwellings
1.480
Buildings
1.360
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,6% (320)
Unemployment rate *
6,40% (H 5,67% · M 7,22%)
Active / employed population
1.171 / 1.096

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 252 (9,6%); 15-24 years: 242 (9,3%); 25-64 years: 1.367 (52,3%); 65+ years: 752 (28,8%)0-14252 · 9,6%15-24242 · 9,3%25-641.367 · 52,3%65+752 · 28,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.613).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years252123129
15-24 years242121121
25-64 years1.367670697
65+ years752309443

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 Montemor-o-Velho
2,3 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
2.462
Voters
1.446
Turnout
58,73% (2021: 54,57%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
46632,23%3
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
MUDAR MONTEMOR, JUNTOS!
38526,63%3
S.I.M.
Somos Independentes por Montemor-o-Velho
28319,57%2
CH
CHEGA
15310,58%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
1188,16%0
Blank votes221,52%
Null votes191,31%

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 azul com 2 cegonhas afrontadas de prata e bicadas e membradas de ouro e animadas de negro, alinhadas em faixa; em chefe coração de vermelho nimbado e prata e trespassado por 7 espadas de prata encabadas de ouro; em campanha uma espiga de trigo entre duas de arroz todas de ouro atadas de um laço de vermelho. Coroa mural de prata com quatro torres aparentes. Listel de prata coma legenda em letras negras maiúsculas: “CARAPINHEIRA”.

Flag: esquartelada de azul e amarelo. Cordões e borlas de ouro azul. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18.º da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda “Freguesia de Carapinheira”.

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 421/2024, Diário da República n.º 62/2024, Série II de 2024-03-27 (issuer: Freguesia de Carapinheira). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua da Igreja, N.º 53
Carapinheira (MONTEMOR-O-VELHO)
3140-077 CARAPINHEIRA
Telephone
239629176
Fax
239623021
Email
geral@jfcarapinheira.pt
Website
www.jfcarapinheira.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,21667, -8,65000
Wikipedia
Carapinheira
Wikidata
Q1024857

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