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Bismula

Parish of the municipality of Sabugal (Sabugal), district of Guarda.

Bismula had 190 residents in the 2021 Census, 51,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 10,0 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Sabugal.

Population (inh.)
  • 167 – 190
  • 195 – 230
  • 238 – 308
  • 310 – 360
  • 380 – 2.604
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,9 – 7,6
  • 8,0 – 9,7
  • 9,9 – 11,3
  • 11,5 – 18,2
  • 19,8 – 46,2
Area (km²)
  • 7,9 – 16,0
  • 18,4 – 21,5
  • 23,3 – 28,3
  • 28,9 – 36,7
  • 38,2 – 68,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 30 parishes of Sabugal

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Aldeia Velha41320,8819,8
2Aldeia da Ponte26236,697,1
3Aldeia do Bispo23913,1418,2
4Alfaiates36031,4311,5
5Baraçal20816,0313,0
6Bendada47334,6013,7
7Bismula19019,139,9
8Casteleiro31144,507,0
9Cerdeira18823,438,0
10Fóios31028,3111,0
11Malcata32221,2515,2
12Nave23027,138,5
13Quadrazais38040,619,4
14Quintas de São Bartolomeu17110,6416,1
15Rapoula do Côa2687,9433,8
16Rebolosa2058,9822,8
17Rendo21221,519,9
18Sortelha32039,648,1
19Souto1.14528,0940,8
20União das freguesias de Aldeia da Ribeira, Vilar Maior e Badamalos26668,793,9
21União das freguesias de Lajeosa e Forcalhos21928,937,6
22União das freguesias de Pousafoles do Bispo, Pena Lobo e Lomba39038,1610,2
23União das freguesias de Ruvina, Ruivós e Vale das Éguas19518,4210,6
24União das freguesias de Santo Estêvão e Moita32729,0011,3
25União das freguesias de Seixo do Côa e Vale Longo18225,037,3
26União das freguesias do Sabugal e Aldeia de Santo António2.60456,3446,2
27Vale de Espinho30831,619,7
28Vila Boa2388,6227,6
29Vila do Touro17723,317,6
30Águas Belas16720,578,1
Code (DTMNFR)
091111
Resident population (2021)
190
Area
19,13 km²
Density
9,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
25th of 30

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
90 (47,4%)
Women
100 (52,6%)
Portuguese nationality
185 (97,4%)
Foreign nationality
5 (2,6%)
Ageing index
1.385,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
83
Average household size *
1,82 people
Dwellings
221
Classic family dwellings
218
Buildings
219
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,6% (12)
Unemployment rate *
5,36% (H 3,45% · M 7,41%)
Active / employed population
56 / 53

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 7 (3,7%); 15-24 years: 8 (4,2%); 25-64 years: 78 (41,1%); 65+ years: 97 (51,1%)0-147 · 3,7%15-248 · 4,2%25-6478 · 41,1%65+97 · 51,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (190).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years734
15-24 years835
25-64 years784236
65+ years974255

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Sabugal
10,0 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
182
Voters
75
Turnout
41,21% (2021: 45,45%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
BCF
Bismula com Futuro
5269,33%7
Blank votes1925,33%
Null votes45,33%

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

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 prata, carvalho arrancado, de verde, entre duas burelas ondadas, de azul, postas em faixa. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «Bismula».

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

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

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 790/2011, Diário da República n.º 154/2011, Série II de 2011-08-11 (issuer: Freguesia de Bismula). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua de Nossa Senhora Rosário, N.º 8
Bismula (SABUGAL)
6320-111 BISMULA
Telephone
271607428
Email
jf-bismula@sabugal.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,44694, -6,96444
Wikipedia
Bismula
Wikidata
Q866595

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