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União das freguesias de Penedono e Granja

Parish of the municipality of Penedono (Penedono), district of Viseu.

União das freguesias de Penedono e Granja had 1.109 residents in the 2021 Census, 28,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 0,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Penedono.

Population (inh.)
  • 128 – 270
  • 285
  • 288 – 321
  • 337
  • 1.109
Density (inh./km²)
  • 9,5 – 9,6
  • 17,5
  • 18,3 – 19,8
  • 33,8
  • 34,5
Area (km²)
  • 9,8 – 13,4
  • 14,6
  • 14,8 – 18,4
  • 30,1
  • 32,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 7 parishes of Penedono

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Beselga27014,7718,3
2Castainço12813,379,6
3Penela da Beira32118,3817,5
4Póvoa de Penela3379,7734,5
5Souto28814,5819,8
6União das freguesias de Antas e Ourozinho28530,069,5
7União das freguesias de Penedono e Granja1.10932,7733,8
Code (DTMNFR)
181211
Resident population (2021)
1.109
Area
32,77 km²
Density
33,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
40,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 7

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Penedono e Granja”.

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
517 (46,6%)
Women
592 (53,4%)
Portuguese nationality
1.089 (98,2%)
Foreign nationality
20 (1,8%)
Ageing index
270,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
433
Average household size *
2,45 people
Dwellings
910
Classic family dwellings
908
Buildings
830
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,3% (112)
Unemployment rate *
6,20% (H 3,80% · M 8,86%)
Active / employed population
500 / 469

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 118 (10,6%); 15-24 years: 132 (11,9%); 25-64 years: 540 (48,7%); 65+ years: 319 (28,8%)0-14118 · 10,6%15-24132 · 11,9%25-64540 · 48,7%65+319 · 28,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.109).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1185860
15-24 years1326963
25-64 years540262278
65+ years319128191

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

Castainço · União das freguesias de Antas e Ourozinho · Ranhados (Mêda) · Beselga · Souto · Penela da Beira · Póvoa de Penela

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Penedono
0,1 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
1.069
Voters
774
Turnout
72,40% (2021: 66,40%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		48963,18%6
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		25432,82%3
Blank votes101,29%
Null votes212,71%

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 azul, porta torreada de prata, lavrada de negro e aberta do campo; em chefe, ramo de castanheiro de ouro com ouriços do mesmo rachados de vermelho entre dois cristais de gelo de prata, tudo alinhado em faixa; em campanha duas picaretas de mineiro passadas em aspa, tendo brocante lanterna de mineiro, tudo de ouro. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel de prata com a legenda em letras negras maiúsculas: "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE PENEDONO E GRANJA".

Flag: esquartelada de branco e azul. Cordões e borlas de azul e prata. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei 53/91, com a legenda "União das Freguesias de Penedono e Granja".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 913/2016, Diário da República n.º 201/2016, Série II de 2016-10-19 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Penedono e Granja). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Praça 25 de Abril, n.º 6
Penedono
3630-246 PENEDONO
Telephone
254549194
Fax
254549194
Email
fpenedonogranja@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,99570, -7,38930
Wikipedia
Penedono e Granja
Wikidata
Q25438932

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