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Carvalho

Parish of the municipality of Penacova (Penacova), district of Coimbra.

Carvalho had 677 residents in the 2021 Census, 39,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 5,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 5,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Penacova.

Population (inh.)
  • 677 – 713
  • 813 – 955
  • 1.618
  • 2.370 – 2.824
  • 3.143
Density (inh./km²)
  • 22,5 – 36,7
  • 39,9 – 42,3
  • 42,7
  • 87,1 – 88,8
  • 116,6
Area (km²)
  • 17,9 – 22,2
  • 22,6 – 26,7
  • 27,0
  • 30,1 – 32,4
  • 37,9
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 Penacova

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Carvalho67730,1422,5
2Figueira de Lorvão2.37026,6888,8
3Lorvão3.14326,95116,6
4Penacova2.82432,4287,1
5Sazes do Lorvão71317,8639,9
6União das freguesias de Friúmes e Paradela81322,1836,7
7União das freguesias de Oliveira do Mondego e Travanca do Mondego95522,5842,3
8União das freguesias de São Pedro de Alva e São Paio de Mondego1.61837,9442,7
Code (DTMNFR)
061301
Resident population (2021)
677
Area
30,14 km²
Density
22,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
8th 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
315 (46,5%)
Women
362 (53,5%)
Portuguese nationality
661 (97,6%)
Foreign nationality
16 (2,4%)
Ageing index
570,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
279
Average household size *
2,43 people
Dwellings
485
Classic family dwellings
485
Buildings
480
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
5,2% (33)
Unemployment rate *
3,28% (H 2,13% · M 4,85%)
Active / employed population
244 / 236

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 47 (6,9%); 15-24 years: 54 (8,0%); 25-64 years: 308 (45,5%); 65+ years: 268 (39,6%)0-1447 · 6,9%15-2454 · 8,0%25-64308 · 45,5%65+268 · 39,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (677).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years471928
15-24 years542331
25-64 years308158150
65+ years268115153

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

Sazes do Lorvão · Trezói (Mortágua) · Penacova · Cercosa (Mortágua) · Luso (Mealhada)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Penacova
5,2 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
712
Voters
424
Turnout
59,55% (2021: 54,98%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		22352,59%4
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		16538,92%3
CH
CHEGA		276,37%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		30,71%0
Blank votes30,71%
Null votes30,71%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PS.

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 balança de vermelho, com pratos suspensos por cordas de negro, sustida por espada de lâmina flamejante de vermelho, realçada de negro, cesto de vermelho ramo de carvalho de verde, com lande de vermelho. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «CARVALHO - CELORICO DE BASTO».

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

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Carvalho - Celorico de Basto.»

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital, Diário da República n.º 152/2006, Parte Especial, Série II de 2006-08-08 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Carvalho). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua da Igreja N.º 3
Carvalho (PENACOVA)
3360-016 CARVALHO
Telephone
239477218
Fax
239477218
Email
freguesiadecarvalho@outlook.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,32972, -8,31417
Wikipedia
Carvalho (Penacova)
Wikidata
Q929295

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