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União das freguesias de São João da Pesqueira e Várzea de Trevões

Parish of the municipality of São João da Pesqueira (São João da Pesqueira), district of Viseu.

União das freguesias de São João da Pesqueira e Várzea de Trevões had 2.273 residents in the 2021 Census, 20,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 9 parishes and its centroid is 2,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of São João da Pesqueira.

Population (inh.)
  • 220 – 356
  • 357 – 372
  • 382 – 405
  • 495 – 546
  • 1.029 – 2.273
Density (inh./km²)
  • 10,3 – 18,7
  • 20,2 – 20,9
  • 21,6 – 24,1
  • 25,6 – 42,7
  • 43,1 – 48,3
Area (km²)
  • 4,6 – 16,5
  • 17,8 – 20,1
  • 20,4 – 20,6
  • 30,1 – 34,7
  • 40,2 – 53,3
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 São João da Pesqueira

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Castanheiro do Sul38220,4018,7
2Ervedosa do Douro1.02940,2425,6
3Nagozelo do Douro3407,8943,1
4Paredes da Beira49520,5624,1
5Riodades40520,0720,2
6Soutelo do Douro37217,8020,9
7União das freguesias de São João da Pesqueira e Várzea de Trevões2.27353,2742,7
8União das freguesias de Trevões e Espinhosa54630,1318,1
9União das freguesias de Vilarouco e Pereiros35734,7410,3
10Vale de Figueira35616,4721,6
11Valongo dos Azeites2204,5648,3
Code (DTMNFR)
181515
Resident population (2021)
2.273
Area
53,27 km²
Density
42,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
33,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 11

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “São João da Pesqueira e Várzea de Trevões”.

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
1.103 (48,5%)
Women
1.170 (51,5%)
Portuguese nationality
2.244 (98,7%)
Foreign nationality
29 (1,3%)
Ageing index
161,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
844
Average household size *
2,61 people
Dwellings
1.346
Classic family dwellings
1.344
Buildings
1.107
Buildings with 7 or more floors
1
With higher education (15+)
13,4% (267)
Unemployment rate *
5,37% (H 3,37% · M 7,56%)
Active / employed population
1.136 / 1.075

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 285 (12,5%); 15-24 years: 270 (11,9%); 25-64 years: 1.257 (55,3%); 65+ years: 461 (20,3%)0-14285 · 12,5%15-24270 · 11,9%25-641.257 · 55,3%65+461 · 20,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.273).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years285146139
15-24 years270144126
25-64 years1.257612645
65+ years461201260

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 Trevões e Espinhosa · Castanheiro do Sul · Linhares (Carrazeda de Ansiães) · Vale de Figueira · Ervedosa do Douro · Nagozelo do Douro · Soutelo do Douro · União das freguesias de Vilarouco e Pereiros · União das freguesias de Távora e Pereiro (Tabuaço)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of São João da Pesqueira
2,4 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
2.011
Voters
1.373
Turnout
68,27% (2021: 70,32%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		1.02774,80%8
PS
Partido Socialista		24317,70%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		342,48%0
Blank votes302,18%
Null votes392,84%

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 D.Afonso III de Leão, 1
São João da Pesqueira
5130-367 SÃO JOÃO DA PESQUEIRA
Telephone
254481288
Fax
254481288
Email
jfreguesia.sjp.vt@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,13070, -7,42350
Wikipedia
São João da Pesqueira e Várzea de Trevões
Wikidata
Q25439657

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