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Orvalho

Parish of the municipality of Oleiros (Oleiros), district of Castelo Branco.

Orvalho had 638 residents in the 2021 Census, 56,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 11,8 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Oleiros.

Population (inh.)
  • 140 – 151
  • 154 – 167
  • 226 – 254
  • 260 – 638
  • 834 – 2.080
Density (inh./km²)
  • 5,2 – 5,4
  • 5,4 – 5,7
  • 7,3 – 7,7
  • 8,9 – 14,5
  • 14,7 – 19,2
Area (km²)
  • 17,7 – 19,2
  • 26,9 – 27,9
  • 29,4 – 31,0
  • 33,3 – 48,5
  • 93,5 – 143,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Oleiros

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Cambas25448,545,2
2Estreito-Vilar Barroco83493,518,9
3Isna15127,945,4
4Madeirã15426,875,7
5Mosteiro26017,7014,7
6Oleiros-Amieira2.080143,6414,5
7Orvalho63833,3119,2
8Sarnadas de São Simão16731,005,4
9Sobral14019,167,3
10Álvaro22629,417,7
Code (DTMNFR)
050609
Resident population (2021)
638
Area
33,31 km²
Density
19,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
13,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 10

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
292 (45,8%)
Women
346 (54,2%)
Portuguese nationality
617 (96,7%)
Foreign nationality
21 (3,3%)
Ageing index
1.241,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
274
Average household size *
1,93 people
Dwellings
555
Classic family dwellings
552
Buildings
532
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,7% (41)
Unemployment rate *
4,02% (H 4,55% · M 3,49%)
Active / employed population
174 / 167

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 29 (4,5%); 15-24 years: 26 (4,1%); 25-64 years: 223 (35,0%); 65+ years: 360 (56,4%)0-1429 · 4,5%15-2426 · 4,1%25-64223 · 35,0%65+360 · 56,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (638).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years291316
15-24 years261115
25-64 years223112111
65+ years360156204

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

Estreito-Vilar Barroco · União das freguesias de Janeiro de Cima e Bogas de Baixo (Fundão) · Cambas · Almaceda (Castelo Branco) · Sarnadas de São Simão

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Oleiros
11,8 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
449
Voters
301
Turnout
67,04% (2021: 61,08%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PELO PROGRESSO DA FREGUESIA25384,05%7
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		247,97%0
Blank votes175,65%
Null votes72,33%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PELO PROGRESSO DA FREGUESIA.

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. S. Sebastião, N.º 6
Orvalho (OLEIROS)
6185-301 ORVALHO
Telephone
272746399
Fax
272746399
Email
geral@jf-orvalho.pt
Website
www.jf-orvalho.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,02167, -7,78750
Wikipedia
Orvalho (Oleiros)
Wikidata
Q1024465

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