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Cárquere

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

Cárquere had 746 residents in the 2021 Census, 21,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 1,8 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Resende.

Population (inh.)
  • 283 – 421
  • 537 – 595
  • 670 – 678
  • 746 – 1.333
  • 1.348 – 3.076
Density (inh./km²)
  • 11,9 – 31,4
  • 59,3 – 91,3
  • 92,5 – 99,5
  • 100,0 – 106,1
  • 137,1 – 258,9
Area (km²)
  • 5,1 – 7,4
  • 7,5 – 9,8
  • 10,0 – 11,9
  • 13,3 – 13,4
  • 14,4 – 23,8
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 Resende

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Barrô59510,0459,3
2Cárquere7467,5099,5
3Paus42113,4031,4
4Resende3.07611,88258,9
5São Cipriano6706,70100,0
6São João de Fontoura5375,06106,1
7São Martinho de Mouros1.33314,4192,5
8União das freguesias de Anreade e São Romão de Aregos1.3489,83137,1
9União das freguesias de Felgueiras e Feirão36413,2827,4
10União das freguesias de Freigil e Miomães6787,4391,3
11União das freguesias de Ovadas e Panchorra28323,8211,9
Code (DTMNFR)
181303
Resident population (2021)
746
Area
7,50 km²
Density
99,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
7,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th 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
367 (49,2%)
Women
379 (50,8%)
Portuguese nationality
742 (99,5%)
Foreign nationality
4 (0,5%)
Ageing index
172,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
288
Average household size *
2,59 people
Dwellings
488
Classic family dwellings
488
Buildings
458
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,2% (47)
Unemployment rate *
8,36% (H 6,51% · M 11,32%)
Active / employed population
275 / 252

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 92 (12,3%); 15-24 years: 92 (12,3%); 25-64 years: 403 (54,0%); 65+ years: 159 (21,3%)0-1492 · 12,3%15-2492 · 12,3%25-64403 · 54,0%65+159 · 21,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (746).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years924745
15-24 years925042
25-64 years403193210
65+ years1597782

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

Resende · União das freguesias de Anreade e São Romão de Aregos · União das freguesias de Felgueiras e Feirão · União das freguesias de Ovadas e Panchorra · São Cipriano

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Resende
1,8 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
703
Voters
547
Turnout
77,81% (2021: 75,10%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Valorizar Resende - PSD/CDS-PP		38870,93%5
PS
Partido Socialista		13825,23%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		71,28%0
Blank votes40,73%
Null votes101,83%

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 negro, flor-de-lis de prata e ara do mesmo, realçada do campo, alinhadas em pala, entre duas espigas de trigo de ouro posta em pala, nos flancos. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda, a negro: «Cárquere».

Flag: branca. Cordão e borlas de prata e negro. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Cárquere - Resende».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital, Diário da República n.º 214/2006, Parte Especial, Série II de 2006-11-07 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Cárquere). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Lugar da Mata do Mosteiro
Cárquere (RESENDE)
4660-059 CÁRQUERE
Telephone
254871678
Fax
254878250
Email
freguesiadecarquere@gmail.com
Website
www.carquere.jfreguesia.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,08415, -7,95962
Wikipedia
Cárquere
Wikidata
Q93491

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