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União das freguesias de Destriz e Reigoso

Parish of the municipality of Oliveira de Frades (Oliveira de Frades), district of Viseu.

União das freguesias de Destriz e Reigoso had 587 residents in the 2021 Census, 31,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 6,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Oliveira de Frades.

Population (inh.)
  • 409 – 559
  • 587 – 748
  • 859
  • 1.115 – 1.223
  • 4.006
Density (inh./km²)
  • 25,8 – 27,4
  • 33,0 – 51,6
  • 54,8
  • 56,1 – 91,2
  • 178,0
Area (km²)
  • 8,2 – 12,4
  • 15,7 – 20,4
  • 21,6
  • 21,8 – 22,5
  • 22,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 8 parishes of Oliveira de Frades

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Arcozelo das Maias1.22321,8156,1
2Pinheiro1.11521,6251,6
3Ribeiradio85915,6754,8
4São João da Serra40912,4133,0
5São Vicente de Lafões7488,2091,2
6União das freguesias de Arca e Varzielas55920,3727,4
7União das freguesias de Destriz e Reigoso58722,7625,8
8União das freguesias de Oliveira de Frades, Souto de Lafões e Sejães4.00622,51178,0
Code (DTMNFR)
181014
Resident population (2021)
587
Area
22,76 km²
Density
25,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th of 8

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Destriz e Reigoso”.

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
266 (45,3%)
Women
321 (54,7%)
Portuguese nationality
581 (99,0%)
Foreign nationality
6 (1,0%)
Ageing index
413,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
224
Average household size *
2,62 people
Dwellings
415
Classic family dwellings
415
Buildings
408
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,9% (43)
Unemployment rate *
2,29% (H 2,82% · M 1,67%)
Active / employed population
262 / 256

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 45 (7,7%); 15-24 years: 56 (9,5%); 25-64 years: 300 (51,1%); 65+ years: 186 (31,7%)0-1445 · 7,7%15-2456 · 9,5%25-64300 · 51,1%65+186 · 31,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (587).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years452322
15-24 years562432
25-64 years300150150
65+ years18669117

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

Campia (Vouzela) · Talhadas (Sever do Vouga) · União das freguesias do Préstimo e Macieira de Alcoba (Águeda) · Pinheiro · Arcozelo das Maias · Ribeiradio

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Oliveira de Frades
6,2 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
556
Voters
407
Turnout
73,20% (2021: 75,26%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
TODOS POR OLIVEIRA DE FRADES		28570,02%6
PS
Partido Socialista		6916,95%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		348,35%0
Blank votes81,97%
Null votes112,70%

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 prata, calçada de negro lavrada do campo em barra e carregada de três vieiras de ouro, acompanhada por lira e ferradura de vermelho. Em campanha duas burelas ondadas de azul. Coroa mural de prata de três torres aparentes. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro "União das Freguesias de Destriz e Reigoso"

Flag: de negro; cordões e borlas de prata e negro. Haste e lança de ouro

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda "União das Freguesias de Destriz e Reigoso".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 683/2020, Diário da República n.º 109/2020, Série II de 2020-06-04 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Destriz e Reigoso). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Edifício Junta de Freguesia
Destriz (OLIVEIRA DE FRADES)
3680-042 DESTRIZ
Email
ufdestrizreigoso@hotmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,66850, -8,27030
Wikipedia
Destriz e Reigoso
Wikidata
Q17294181

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