Loriga

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

Loriga had 848 residents in the 2021 Census, 46,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 10 parishes and its centroid is 6,7 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

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The 24 parishes of Seia

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#	Parish	Population	Area (km²)	Inhab./km²
1	Alvoco da Serra	331	37,57	8,8
2	Girabolhos	241	17,74	13,6
3	Lapa dos Dinheiros	201	7,57	26,6
4	Loriga	848	36,25	23,4
5	Paranhos	1.265	21,23	59,6
6	Pinhanços	727	8,33	87,3
7	Sabugueiro	405	40,07	10,1
8	Sandomil	745	13,22	56,4
9	Santa Comba	725	11,83	61,3
10	Santa Marinha	850	8,42	101,0
11	Santiago	1.163	7,43	156,5
12	Sazes da Beira	245	7,79	31,5
13	Seia	5.963	23,70	251,6
14	São Martinho	515	6,66	77,3
15	São Romão	2.541	22,53	112,8
16	Teixeira	144	15,92	9,1
17	Travancinha	387	12,47	31,0
18	União das freguesias de Carragozela e Várzea de Meruge	546	10,08	54,2
19	União das freguesias de Sameice e Santa Eulália	508	14,27	35,6
20	União das freguesias de Torrozelo e Folhadosa	708	10,20	69,4
21	União das freguesias de Tourais e Lajes	1.529	26,18	58,4
22	União das freguesias de Vide e Cabeça	570	56,47	10,1
23	Valezim	243	12,09	20,1
24	Vila Cova à Coelheira	355	7,68	46,2

Code (DTMNFR): 091207
Resident population (2021): 848
Area: 36,25 km²
Density: 23,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population): 3,9%
Rank in the municipality (population): 7th of 24

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: 430 (50,7%)
Women: 418 (49,3%)
Portuguese nationality: 838 (98,8%)
Foreign nationality: 10 (1,2%)
Ageing index: 1.026,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households: 380
Average household size *: 2,11 people
Dwellings: 913
Classic family dwellings: 912
Buildings: 638
Buildings with 7 or more floors: 0
With higher education (15+): 6,8% (55)
Unemployment rate *: 9,36% (H 9,22% · M 9,52%)
Active / employed population: 267 / 242

Population by age group

Residents by age group and share of the total (848).

Age group	Total	Men	Women
0-14 years	38	18	20
15-24 years	40	23	17
25-64 years	380	200	180
65+ years	390	189	201

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

Alvoco da Serra · União das freguesias de Vide e Cabeça · Sabugueiro · Valezim · Manteigas (São Pedro) (Manteigas) · São Romão · Teixeira · Lapa dos Dinheiros · Sazes da Beira · Unhais da Serra (Covilhã)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Seia: 6,7 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: 786
Voters: 584
Turnout: 74,30% (2021: 72,66%)
Seats: 7

List	Votes	%	Seats
JPL Juntos Por loriga	325	55,65%	4
PS Partido Socialista	237	40,58%	3
Blank votes	13	2,23%
Null votes	9	1,54%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: JPL.

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de azul, roda dentada de ouro tendo nos cantões do chefe uma espiga de milho de prata, folhada de ouro, e um feixe de três espigas de centeio de prata; em campanha, monte de dois cômoros de prata, movente dos flancos e da ponta, carregado de uma gémina ondada de azul. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro «LORIGA».
Flag: esquartelada de branco e azul; cordões e borlas de prata e azul. Haste e lanças douradas.
Seal: nos termos do artigo 18.º da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda: «Loriga».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1012/2018, Diário da República n.º 207/2018, Série II de 2018-10-26 (issuer: Freguesia de Loriga). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address: Largo da Fonte do Mouro, Apartado 1019
Loriga (SEIA)
6270-073 LORIGA
Telephone: 238953178
Fax: 238951133
Email: jfloriga@sapo.pt

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

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata): Virgem Maria
Coordinates: 40,31667, -7,68333
Official website: www.viladeloriga.com
Wikipedia: Loriga
Wikidata: Q734336

Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.

Services and territory

Education · Emergencies · Health · Fire services · Citizen desks · Climate · Rents · Codes · Bodies

Education

Infoescolas 2020 (DGEEC) lists 15 schools in the municipality of Seia. The source names the municipality, not the parish.

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1 higher-education units (universities and polytechnics, DGEEC) with an address in this municipality:

Instituto Politécnico da Guarda - Escola Superior de Turismo e Hotelaria — Ensino Superior Público - Politécnico · Rua Dr. José António Fernandes Camelo 6270-372

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Bank branches are left out: there is no republishable national open list. NHS hospitals appear below when the official name includes the municipality. Fire services exist only for Lisbon (CML POI).

Emergency contacts

Linha SNS 24: 808 24 24 24
Número europeu de emergência: 112

National numbers, the same in every parish. Confirmado na página oficial de SNS 24. Source: SNS 24; INEM.

NHS hospitals

No NHS institution with this municipality in the official name. See the national list in the catalogue.

Fire services

No fire stations in this municipality in the open list we republish. Only Lisbon publishes a usable POI (CC0); INE series are counts, not directories. See what exists in the catalogue.

Citizen shops and desks

AMA service points in the municipality (rows linked to this parish first when the locality matches):

Espaço Cidadão de Loriga — Horário: 2ª a 6ª das 09:00 às 12:30 e das 14:00 às 17:30 · Largo fonte do Mouro n,º 16 6270-073 Seia 6270-073

There are 4 in the municipality in total.

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Source: AMA / dados.gov.pt (CC BY).

Climate

1991–2020 climate normals for the station Penhas Douradas (IPMA no. 568), 13,3 km in a straight line from the geometric centre of the parish. Temperature and precipitation are those of the station.

Bars: precipitation (mm, left scale). Line: mean daily temperature (°C, right scale).

Month	Mean temp. (°C)	Maximum (°C)	Minimum (°C)	Precipitation (mm)
Jan	3,4	6,4	0,5	211,0
Feb	3,9	7,1	0,6	158,2
Mar	6,0	9,8	2,3	148,8
Apr	7,3	11,1	3,4	147,9
May	10,7	14,8	6,7	105,5
Jun	15,1	19,5	10,7	41,2
Jul	18,3	23,2	13,5	14,7
Aug	18,6	23,4	13,7	23,0
Sep	15,1	19,4	10,9	81,1
Oct	10,5	13,8	7,2	199,7
Nov	6,1	8,9	3,3	222,6
Dec	4,4	7,3	1,5	211,5
Year	10,0	—	—	1.565,0

Source: IPMA, ficha da normal climatológica, período 1991-2020. Climate region: Beira Alta. Station altitude: 1.380,0 m. Distance calculated between the CAOP2025 centroid and the coordinates published by IPMA.

Rent and cost of living

INE does not publish the median rent for this parish (indicator 0014773, 2025 geography).

In the municipality of Seia the median value in 2025 is 3,96 €/m². This figure is for the municipality.

The consumer price index is national, not by parish. Year-on-year change in Agosto de 2026: 3,3% (INE 0014648).

Source: INE, indicador 0014773 (CC BY 4.0), Local housing rent statistics, 2026 methodology. Reference year 2025. IPC: indicator 0014648.

Postcodes and telephone

Postcode of the parish-council address: 6270-073 (Largo da Fonte do Mouro, Apartado 1019, Loriga (SEIA), 6270-073 LORIGA).

Geographic telephone code of the district/region seat (Guarda): 271. It is not exclusive to this parish.

We do not republish the full CTT postcode database. The parish council telephone is 238953178.

Public bodies

Junta de Loriga — Largo da Fonte do Mouro, Apartado 1019, Loriga (SEIA), 6270-073 LORIGA · 6270-073 · 238953178 · [email protected]

Câmara Municipal de Seia — Presidente: António Luciano da Silva Ribeiro · Largo Dr. António Borges Pires, 6270-494 Seia · 6270-494 · 238310230 · [email protected] · https://www.cm-seia.pt

Other parish councils of the municipality in the catalogue · Catalogue filtered by Seia

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026