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União das freguesias de Lajeosa e Forcalhos

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

União das freguesias de Lajeosa e Forcalhos had 219 residents in the 2021 Census, 62,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 18,3 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)
091142
Resident population (2021)
219
Area
28,93 km²
Density
7,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
20th of 30

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Lajeosa e Forcalhos”.

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
98 (44,7%)
Women
121 (55,3%)
Portuguese nationality
207 (94,5%)
Foreign nationality
12 (5,5%)
Ageing index
971,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
99
Average household size *
1,83 people
Dwellings
557
Classic family dwellings
556
Buildings
555
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,8% (18)
Unemployment rate *
23,26% (H 29,17% · M 15,79%)
Active / employed population
43 / 33

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 14 (6,4%); 15-24 years: 16 (7,3%); 25-64 years: 53 (24,2%); 65+ years: 136 (62,1%)0-1414 · 6,4%15-2416 · 7,3%25-6453 · 24,2%65+136 · 62,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (219).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1477
15-24 years16610
25-64 years533023
65+ years1365581

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

Aldeia da Ponte · Aldeia Velha · Aldeia do Bispo

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Sabugal
18,3 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
242
Voters
119
Turnout
49,17% (2021: 57,54%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		10487,39%7
Blank votes65,04%
Null votes97,56%

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 Escola nº3
Lageosa da Raia
6320-161 Lageosa da Raia
Email
jf.lageosaeforcalhos@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,35670, -6,81590
Wikipedia
Lajeosa e Forcalhos
Wikidata
Q25439436

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