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Portela do Fojo-Machio

Parish of the municipality of Pampilhosa da Serra (Pampilhosa da Serra), district of Coimbra.

Portela do Fojo-Machio had 452 residents in the 2021 Census, 60,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 3,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 15,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Pampilhosa da Serra.

Population (inh.)
  • 187 – 244
  • 275 – 421
  • 452
  • 533 – 667
  • 1.303
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,5 – 5,8
  • 6,9 – 8,6
  • 10,6
  • 13,0 – 13,1
  • 40,6
Area (km²)
  • 16,4 – 32,0
  • 35,2 – 39,6
  • 40,7
  • 52,8 – 79,6
  • 100,2
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Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 8 parishes of Pampilhosa da Serra

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Cabril24435,206,9
2Dornelas do Zêzere66716,4440,6
3Fajão-Vidual27579,593,5
4Janeiro de Baixo53340,7013,1
5Pampilhosa da Serra1.303100,1813,0
6Pessegueiro18732,005,8
7Portela do Fojo-Machio45252,808,6
8Unhais-o-Velho42139,5710,6
Code (DTMNFR)
061212
Resident population (2021)
452
Area
52,80 km²
Density
8,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
11,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 8

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
223 (49,3%)
Women
229 (50,7%)
Portuguese nationality
427 (94,5%)
Foreign nationality
25 (5,5%)
Ageing index
2.100,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
257
Average household size *
1,76 people
Dwellings
764
Classic family dwellings
764
Buildings
762
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
3,2% (14)
Unemployment rate *
1,83% (H 1,59% · M 2,17%)
Active / employed population
109 / 107

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 13 (2,9%); 15-24 years: 12 (2,7%); 25-64 years: 154 (34,1%); 65+ years: 273 (60,4%)0-1413 · 2,9%15-2412 · 2,7%25-64154 · 34,1%65+273 · 60,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (452).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years13310
15-24 years1266
25-64 years1548668
65+ years273128145

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

Alvares (Góis) · Madeirã (Oleiros) · Álvaro (Oleiros) · Pampilhosa da Serra · Sobral (Oleiros) · Pedrógão Grande (Pedrógão Grande) · Pedrógão Pequeno (Sertã) · Pessegueiro

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Pampilhosa da Serra
15,4 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
283
Voters
203
Turnout
71,73% (2021: 72,90%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		12762,56%5
PS
Partido Socialista		7235,47%2
Blank votes10,49%
Null votes31,48%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de ouro com um castanheiro arrancado de verde, com os ouriços rachados de vermelho, entre duas abelhas de negro, avivadas de prata; em campanha, muro de vermelho, lavrado de prata, movente da ponta e dos flancos. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel de prata com legenda em letras a negro maiúsculas - «PORTELA DO FOJO-MACHIO».

Flag: de verde. Cordões e borlas de ouro e verde. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda «Freguesia de Portela do Fojo-Machio».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1018/2014, Diário da República n.º 217/2014, Série II de 2014-11-10 (issuer: Freguesia de Portela do Fojo - Machio). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua do Cemitério
Portela do Fojo (PAMPILHOSA DA SERRA)
3320-331 PORTELA DO FOJO
Telephone
235566009
Fax
235566018
Email
fporteladofojo@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,98333, -8,06667
Wikipedia
Portela do Fojo - Machio
Wikidata
Q18468878

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