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São Joaninho

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

São Joaninho had 1.014 residents in the 2021 Census, 36,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 5,1 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)
181405
Resident population (2021)
1.014
Area
9,72 km²
Density
104,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
9,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th 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
466 (46,0%)
Women
548 (54,0%)
Portuguese nationality
1.004 (99,0%)
Foreign nationality
10 (1,0%)
Ageing index
417,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
390
Average household size *
2,35 people
Dwellings
655
Classic family dwellings
651
Buildings
649
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,4% (96)
Unemployment rate *
3,23% (H 1,56% · M 5,00%)
Active / employed population
372 / 360

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 88 (8,7%); 15-24 years: 89 (8,8%); 25-64 years: 470 (46,4%); 65+ years: 367 (36,2%)0-1488 · 8,7%15-2489 · 8,8%25-64470 · 46,4%65+367 · 36,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.014).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years884840
15-24 years894841
25-64 years470230240
65+ years367140227

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

Dardavaz (Tondela) · União das freguesias de Santa Comba Dão e Couto do Mosteiro · União das freguesias de Treixedo e Nagozela · União das freguesias de Mouraz e Vila Nova da Rainha (Tondela) · Sobral (Mortágua) · Barreiro de Besteiros (Tondela)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Santa Comba Dão
5,1 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
1.001
Voters
663
Turnout
66,23% (2021: 68,98%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		43365,31%5
PPD/PSD.IL
PPD/PSD.IL Vamos Trabalhar		17626,55%2
CH
CHEGA		203,02%0
Blank votes263,92%
Null votes81,21%

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
Largo da Autarquia, N.º 16
São Joaninho (SANTA COMBA DÃO)
3440-069 SÃO JOANINHO
Telephone
232890492
Fax
232890662
Email
geral@jf-saojoaninho.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,44722, -8,12722
Wikipedia
São Joaninho (Santa Comba Dão)
Wikidata
Q93455

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