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Pinheiro de Ázere

Parish of the municipality of Santa Comba Dão (Santa Comba Dão), district of Viseu.

Pinheiro de Ázere had 830 residents in the 2021 Census, 34,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 4,8 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Santa Comba Dão.

Population (inh.)
  • 830 – 1.014
  • 1.189
  • 1.480
  • 1.721
  • 4.407
Density (inh./km²)
  • 60,6 – 65,9
  • 69,8
  • 80,0
  • 104,3
  • 164,8
Area (km²)
  • 9,7 – 11,9
  • 19,6
  • 21,5
  • 22,5
  • 26,7
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Santa Comba Dão

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Pinheiro de Ázere83011,8969,8
2São Joaninho1.0149,72104,3
3São João de Areias1.72121,5180,0
4União das freguesias de Ovoa e Vimieiro1.48022,4765,9
5União das freguesias de Santa Comba Dão e Couto do Mosteiro4.40726,74164,8
6União das freguesias de Treixedo e Nagozela1.18919,6260,6
Code (DTMNFR)
181403
Resident population (2021)
830
Area
11,89 km²
Density
69,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
7,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th of 6

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
386 (46,5%)
Women
444 (53,5%)
Portuguese nationality
813 (98,0%)
Foreign nationality
17 (2,0%)
Ageing index
395,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
348
Average household size *
2,39 people
Dwellings
584
Classic family dwellings
584
Buildings
573
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,6% (103)
Unemployment rate *
6,44% (H 4,82% · M 8,13%)
Active / employed population
326 / 305

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 73 (8,8%); 15-24 years: 75 (9,0%); 25-64 years: 393 (47,3%); 65+ years: 289 (34,8%)0-1473 · 8,8%15-2475 · 9,0%25-64393 · 47,3%65+289 · 34,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (830).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years733736
15-24 years753342
25-64 years393183210
65+ years289133156

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

União das freguesias de Ovoa e Vimieiro · União das freguesias de Ázere e Covelo (Tábua) · São João de Areias · União das freguesias de São Pedro de Alva e São Paio de Mondego (Penacova)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Santa Comba Dão
4,8 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
805
Voters
572
Turnout
71,06% (2021: 73,61%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		41372,20%6
PPD/PSD.IL
PPD/PSD.IL Vamos Trabalhar		12822,38%1
Blank votes183,15%
Null votes132,27%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua da Escola n.º 1
Pinheiro de Ázere (SANTA COMBA DÃO)
3440-198 PINHEIRO DE ÁZERE
Telephone
232891649
Fax
232891649
Email
juntapinheiro@hotmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,36083, -8,11833
Wikipedia
Pinheiro de Ázere
Wikidata
Q2095748

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