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Castelo de Penalva

Parish of the municipality of Penalva do Castelo (Penalva do Castelo), district of Viseu.

Castelo de Penalva had 812 residents in the 2021 Census, 45,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 9 parishes and its centroid is 1,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Penalva do Castelo.

Population (inh.)
  • 190 – 247
  • 251 – 382
  • 403 – 436
  • 606 – 812
  • 1.716 – 2.046
Density (inh./km²)
  • 19,8 – 28,8
  • 29,9 – 35,1
  • 48,2 – 52,0
  • 67,6 – 79,9
  • 102,4 – 216,7
Area (km²)
  • 2,8 – 5,1
  • 5,5 – 9,4
  • 10,9 – 12,7
  • 16,8 – 18,3
  • 21,0 – 27,2
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 parishes of Penalva do Castelo

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Castelo de Penalva81227,1629,9
2Esmolfe38210,8735,1
3Germil4365,4679,9
4Lusinde1902,8167,6
5Pindo1.71616,76102,4
6Real2444,6952,0
7Sezures60621,0428,8
8Trancozelos2475,1248,2
9União das freguesias de Antas e Matela40318,2722,1
10União das freguesias de Vila Cova do Covelo/Mareco25112,7119,8
11Ínsua2.0469,44216,7
Code (DTMNFR)
181102
Resident population (2021)
812
Area
27,16 km²
Density
29,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
11,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 11

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
385 (47,4%)
Women
427 (52,6%)
Portuguese nationality
800 (98,5%)
Foreign nationality
12 (1,5%)
Ageing index
664,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
321
Average household size *
2,31 people
Dwellings
657
Classic family dwellings
655
Buildings
648
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,1% (46)
Unemployment rate *
6,53% (H 4,42% · M 9,30%)
Active / employed population
199 / 186

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 56 (6,9%); 15-24 years: 52 (6,4%); 25-64 years: 332 (40,9%); 65+ years: 372 (45,8%)0-1456 · 6,9%15-2452 · 6,4%25-64332 · 40,9%65+372 · 45,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (812).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years563323
15-24 years523220
25-64 years332154178
65+ years372166206

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

Esmolfe · Real · União das freguesias de Tavares (Chãs, Várzea e Travanca) (Mangualde) · União das freguesias de Vila Cova do Covelo/Mareco · Sezures · Trancozelos · Germil · Ínsua · Freixiosa (Mangualde)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Penalva do Castelo
1,5 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
803
Voters
564
Turnout
70,24% (2021: 68,48%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		33559,40%4
PS
Partido Socialista		20836,88%3
Blank votes101,77%
Null votes111,95%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua da Igreja, N.º 12
Castelo de Penalva (PENALVA DO CASTELO)
3550-039 CASTELO DE PENALVA
Email
jf.castelo@cm-penalvadocastelo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,65788, -7,65421
Wikipedia
Castelo de Penalva
Wikidata
Q93779

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