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Canas de Senhorim

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

Canas de Senhorim had 3.334 residents in the 2021 Census, 29,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 16,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 4,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Nelas.

Population (inh.)
  • 668 – 682
  • 1.019
  • 1.371 – 1.411
  • 3.334
  • 4.634
Density (inh./km²)
  • 32,5 – 65,8
  • 86,6
  • 93,2 – 101,4
  • 131,0
  • 214,2
Area (km²)
  • 7,3 – 10,2
  • 13,5
  • 16,3 – 21,6
  • 25,5
  • 31,3
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 7 parishes of Nelas

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Canas de Senhorim3.33425,45131,0
2Lapa do Lobo6827,3293,2
3Nelas4.63421,63214,2
4Senhorim1.01931,3432,5
5União das freguesias de Carvalhal Redondo e Aguieira1.37113,52101,4
6União das freguesias de Santar e Moreira1.41116,3086,6
7Vilar Seco66810,1565,8
Code (DTMNFR)
180901
Resident population (2021)
3.334
Area
25,45 km²
Density
131,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
25,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 7

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
1.584 (47,5%)
Women
1.750 (52,5%)
Portuguese nationality
3.264 (97,9%)
Foreign nationality
70 (2,1%)
Ageing index
262,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.349
Average household size *
2,44 people
Dwellings
2.089
Classic family dwellings
2.086
Buildings
1.718
Buildings with 7 or more floors
3
With higher education (15+)
16,5% (489)
Unemployment rate *
6,11% (H 5,76% · M 6,46%)
Active / employed population
1.474 / 1.384

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 374 (11,2%); 15-24 years: 335 (10,0%); 25-64 years: 1.645 (49,3%); 65+ years: 980 (29,4%)0-14374 · 11,2%15-24335 · 10,0%25-641.645 · 49,3%65+980 · 29,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.334).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years374194180
15-24 years335178157
25-64 years1.645781864
65+ years980431549

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

Lapa do Lobo · União das freguesias de Carvalhal Redondo e Aguieira · Nelas · Seixo da Beira (Oliveira do Hospital) · Beijós (Carregal do Sal) · Cabanas de Viriato (Carregal do Sal) · Oliveira do Conde (Carregal do Sal)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Nelas
4,1 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
3.060
Voters
1.946
Turnout
63,59% (2021: 62,20%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		83242,75%4
PS
Partido Socialista		63532,63%3
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		33917,42%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		492,52%0
Blank votes452,31%
Null votes462,36%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.

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
Av.ª Engº Dionisio Augusto Cunha, N.º 51
Canas de Senhorim (NELAS)
3525-075 CANAS DE SENHORIM
Telephone
232671491
Fax
232671491
Email
secretaria@freguesiadecanasdesenhorim.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,51667, -7,90000
Wikipedia
Canas de Senhorim
Wikidata
Q74854

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