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União das freguesias de Carragozela e Várzea de Meruge

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

União das freguesias de Carragozela e Várzea de Meruge had 546 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 5,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Seia.

Population (inh.)
  • 144 – 245
  • 331 – 508
  • 515 – 725
  • 727 – 1.163
  • 1.265 – 5.963
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,8 – 13,6
  • 20,1 – 31,5
  • 35,6 – 58,4
  • 59,6 – 87,3
  • 101,0 – 251,6
Area (km²)
  • 6,7 – 7,8
  • 8,3 – 11,8
  • 12,1 – 15,9
  • 17,7 – 26,2
  • 36,3 – 56,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 24 parishes of Seia

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alvoco da Serra33137,578,8
2Girabolhos24117,7413,6
3Lapa dos Dinheiros2017,5726,6
4Loriga84836,2523,4
5Paranhos1.26521,2359,6
6Pinhanços7278,3387,3
7Sabugueiro40540,0710,1
8Sandomil74513,2256,4
9Santa Comba72511,8361,3
10Santa Marinha8508,42101,0
11Santiago1.1637,43156,5
12Sazes da Beira2457,7931,5
13Seia5.96323,70251,6
14São Martinho5156,6677,3
15São Romão2.54122,53112,8
16Teixeira14415,929,1
17Travancinha38712,4731,0
18União das freguesias de Carragozela e Várzea de Meruge54610,0854,2
19União das freguesias de Sameice e Santa Eulália50814,2735,6
20União das freguesias de Torrozelo e Folhadosa70810,2069,4
21União das freguesias de Tourais e Lajes1.52926,1858,4
22União das freguesias de Vide e Cabeça57056,4710,1
23Valezim24312,0920,1
24Vila Cova à Coelheira3557,6846,2
Code (DTMNFR)
091230
Resident population (2021)
546
Area
10,08 km²
Density
54,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
13th of 24

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Carragozela e Várzea de Meruge”.

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
254 (46,5%)
Women
292 (53,5%)
Portuguese nationality
533 (97,6%)
Foreign nationality
13 (2,4%)
Ageing index
253,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
231
Average household size *
2,36 people
Dwellings
399
Classic family dwellings
399
Buildings
382
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,5% (65)
Unemployment rate *
8,12% (H 7,92% · M 8,33%)
Active / employed population
197 / 181

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 65 (11,9%); 15-24 years: 49 (9,0%); 25-64 years: 267 (48,9%); 65+ years: 165 (30,2%)0-1465 · 11,9%15-2449 · 9,0%25-64267 · 48,9%65+165 · 30,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (546).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years653035
15-24 years491633
25-64 years267138129
65+ years1657095

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 Torrozelo e Folhadosa · União das freguesias de Sameice e Santa Eulália · Meruge (Oliveira do Hospital) · Santiago · São Romão · União das freguesias de Lagos da Beira e Lajeosa (Oliveira do Hospital)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Seia
5,4 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
489
Voters
395
Turnout
80,78% (2021: 81,98%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		28271,39%5
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		9524,05%2
Blank votes61,52%
Null votes123,04%

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 D. Urraca Fernandes, N.º 20
Carragosela (SEIA)
6270-031 CARRAGOZELA
Telephone
238902392
Email
carragozela_varzea@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,41667, -7,70000
Wikipedia
Carragozela e Várzea de Meruge
Wikidata
Q20182569

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