União das freguesias de Oliveira de Frades, Souto de Lafões e Sejães
Parish of the municipality of Oliveira de Frades (Oliveira de Frades), district of Viseu.
União das freguesias de Oliveira de Frades, Souto de Lafões e Sejães had 4.006 residents in the 2021 Census, 19,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 16,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 4,8 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Oliveira de Frades.
- 409 – 559
- 587 – 748
- 859
- 1.115 – 1.223
- 4.006
- 25,8 – 27,4
- 33,0 – 51,6
- 54,8
- 56,1 – 91,2
- 178,0
- 8,2 – 12,4
- 15,7 – 20,4
- 21,6
- 21,8 – 22,5
- 22,8
The 8 parishes of Oliveira de Frades
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| # | Parish | Population | Area (km²) | Inhab./km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcozelo das Maias | 1.223 | 21,81 | 56,1 |
| 2 | Pinheiro | 1.115 | 21,62 | 51,6 |
| 3 | Ribeiradio | 859 | 15,67 | 54,8 |
| 4 | São João da Serra | 409 | 12,41 | 33,0 |
| 5 | São Vicente de Lafões | 748 | 8,20 | 91,2 |
| 6 | União das freguesias de Arca e Varzielas | 559 | 20,37 | 27,4 |
| 7 | União das freguesias de Destriz e Reigoso | 587 | 22,76 | 25,8 |
| 8 | União das freguesias de Oliveira de Frades, Souto de Lafões e Sejães | 4.006 | 22,51 | 178,0 |
- Code (DTMNFR)
- 181015
- Resident population (2021)
- 4.006
- Area
- 22,51 km²
- Density
- 178,0 inh./km²
- Share of the municipality (population)
- 42,1%
- Rank in the municipality (population)
- 1st of 8
Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Oliveira de Frades, Souto de Lafões e Sejães”.
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
- 1.941 (48,5%)
- Women
- 2.065 (51,5%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 3.724 (93,0%)
- Foreign nationality
- 282 (7,0%)
- Ageing index
- 121,9 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 1.508
- Average household size *
- 2,62 people
- Dwellings
- 2.235
- Classic family dwellings
- 2.230
- Buildings
- 1.510
- Buildings with 7 or more floors
- 10
- With higher education (15+)
- 16,1% (544)
- Unemployment rate *
- 6,58% (H 5,29% · M 7,98%)
- Active / employed population
- 2.036 / 1.902
Population by age group
| Age group | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 627 | 309 | 318 |
| 15-24 years | 466 | 249 | 217 |
| 25-64 years | 2.149 | 1.051 | 1.098 |
| 65+ years | 764 | 332 | 432 |
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
Pinheiro · Valadares (São Pedro do Sul) · São Vicente de Lafões · União das freguesias de Santa Cruz da Trapa e São Cristóvão de Lafões (São Pedro do Sul) · União das freguesias de Cambra e Carvalhal de Vermilhas (Vouzela) · Arcozelo das Maias · Serrazes (São Pedro do Sul) · Campia (Vouzela)
- Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Oliveira de Frades
- 4,8 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
- 3.339
- Voters
- 2.222
- Turnout
- 66,55% (2021: 67,70%)
- Seats
- 9
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP TODOS POR OLIVEIRA DE FRADES | 1.446 | 65,08% | 7 |
| CH CHEGA | 489 | 22,01% | 2 |
| PCP-PEV CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária | 99 | 4,46% | 0 |
| Blank votes | 118 | 5,31% | |
| Null votes | 70 | 3,15% |
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 verde, ponte moderna de um arco de prata movente dos flancos e de campanha ondada de prata e azul de três tiras ondadas, encimada por castanheiro de ouro arrancado e folhado do mesmo e frutado de vermelho, entre duas canastras de prata realçadas de negro. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres aparentes. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE OLIVEIRA DE FRADES, SOUTO DE LAFÕES E SEJÃES".
Flag: esquartelada de amarelo e verde; cordões e borlas de verde e ouro. Haste e lança de ouro.
Seal: nos termos do artigo 18.º da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda: "União das Freguesias de Oliveira de Frades, Souto de Lafões e Sejães".
Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 760/2020, Diário da República n.º 128/2020, Série II de 2020-07-03 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Oliveira de Frades, Souto de Lafões e Sejães). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.
Parish-council contacts
- Address
- Rua Ramiro Ferreira, Lote 7 r/c
Oliveira de Frades
3680-142 OLIVEIRA DE FRADES - Telephone
- 232761606
- ufregofsls@gmail.com
Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.
More information
- Coordinates
- 40,72790, -8,19000
- Wikidata
- Q17294218
Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.
Services and territory
Education · Emergencies · Health · Fire services · Citizen desks · Climate · Rents · Codes · Bodies
Education
Infoescolas 2020 (DGEEC) lists 4 schools in the municipality of Oliveira de Frades. The source names the municipality, not the parish.
- Escola Básica de Arcozelo das Maias, Oliveira de Frades — Código DGEEC 1810275. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Oliveira de Frades — Código DGEEC 1810159. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Ribeiradio, Oliveira de Frades — Código DGEEC 1810566. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica e Secundária de Oliveira de Frades — Código DGEEC 1810946. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico, secundário profissional. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
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There are no higher-education units (DGEEC) with an address in this municipality.
Bank branches are left out: there is no republishable national open list. NHS hospitals appear below when the official name includes the municipality. Fire services exist only for Lisbon (CML POI).
Emergency contacts
- Linha SNS 24
- 808 24 24 24
- Número europeu de emergência
- 112
National numbers, the same in every parish. Confirmado na página oficial de SNS 24. Source: SNS 24; INEM.
NHS hospitals
No NHS institution with this municipality in the official name. See the national list in the catalogue.
Fire services
No fire stations in this municipality in the open list we republish. Only Lisbon publishes a usable POI (CC0); INE series are counts, not directories. See what exists in the catalogue.
Citizen shops and desks
AMA service points in the municipality (rows linked to this parish first when the locality matches):
- Espaço Cidadão da Loja de Cidadão de Oliveira de Frades — Horário: 2ª a 6ª das 09:00 às 17:00 · Avenida Dr, António José de Almeida, S/ nº de Porta R/C 3680-112 Oliveira de Frades 3680-112
- Loja de Cidadão de Oliveira de Frades — Horário: 2ª a 6ª das 09:00 às 17:00 Sábado: encerrado · Avenida Dr. António José de Almeida 3680-112 Oliveira de Frades 3680-112
- Espaço Cidadão de Arca e Varzielas — Horário: 2ª a 6ª das 09:00 às 13:00 e das 14:00 às 17:00; Localidade na fonte: União de Freguesias de Arca e Varzielas · Rua Estrada do Rapigo 3475-010 Oliveira de Frades 3475-010
There are 4 in the municipality in total.
Source: AMA / dados.gov.pt (CC BY).
Climate
1991–2020 climate normals for the station Viseu (IPMA no. 560), 24,7 km in a straight line from the geometric centre of the parish. Temperature and precipitation are those of the station.
| Month | Mean temp. (°C) | Maximum (°C) | Minimum (°C) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7,3 | 10,6 | 3,9 | 176,4 |
| Feb | 8,3 | 12,2 | 4,3 | 112,7 |
| Mar | 10,7 | 15,2 | 6,1 | 110,2 |
| Apr | 12,0 | 16,7 | 7,3 | 121,7 |
| May | 15,0 | 20,1 | 9,8 | 93,5 |
| Jun | 18,5 | 24,3 | 12,7 | 35,1 |
| Jul | 21,3 | 28,0 | 14,6 | 16,4 |
| Aug | 21,7 | 28,3 | 15,1 | 24,7 |
| Sep | 19,1 | 24,6 | 13,5 | 63,3 |
| Oct | 15,0 | 19,0 | 10,9 | 163,5 |
| Nov | 10,1 | 13,4 | 6,8 | 158,5 |
| Dec | 8,0 | 11,2 | 4,8 | 181,7 |
| Year | 13,9 | — | — | 1.257,7 |
Source: IPMA, ficha da normal climatológica, período 1991-2020. Climate region: Trás-os-Montes, Alto Douro e Beira Interior. Station altitude: 644,4 m. Distance calculated between the CAOP2025 centroid and the coordinates published by IPMA.
Rent and cost of living
INE does not publish the median rent for this parish (indicator 0014773, 2025 geography).
In the municipality of Oliveira de Frades the median value in 2025 is 5,08 €/m². This figure is for the municipality.
The consumer price index is national, not by parish. Year-on-year change in Agosto de 2026: 3,3% (INE 0014648).
Source: INE, indicador 0014773 (CC BY 4.0), Local housing rent statistics, 2026 methodology. Reference year 2025. IPC: indicator 0014648.
Postcodes and telephone
Postcode of the parish-council address: 3680-142 (Rua Ramiro Ferreira, Lote 7 r/c, Oliveira de Frades, 3680-142 OLIVEIRA DE FRADES).
Geographic telephone code of the district/region seat (Viseu): 232. It is not exclusive to this parish.
We do not republish the full CTT postcode database. The parish council telephone is 232761606.
Public bodies
Junta de União das freguesias de Oliveira de Frades, Souto de Lafões e Sejães — Rua Ramiro Ferreira, Lote 7 r/c, Oliveira de Frades, 3680-142 OLIVEIRA DE FRADES · 3680-142 · 232761606 · [email protected]
Câmara Municipal de Oliveira de Frades — Presidente: João Carlos Ferreira Valério · Largo Dr. Joaquim de Almeida, 3680-111 Oliveira de Frades · 3680-111 · 232760300 · [email protected] · https://www.cm-ofrades.com
Other parish councils of the municipality in the catalogue · Catalogue filtered by Oliveira de Frades
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026