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São Romão

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

São Romão had 2.541 residents in the 2021 Census, 29,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 2,9 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)
091240
Resident population (2021)
2.541
Area
22,53 km²
Density
112,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
11,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd 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
1.200 (47,2%)
Women
1.341 (52,8%)
Portuguese nationality
2.494 (98,2%)
Foreign nationality
47 (1,8%)
Ageing index
253,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.032
Dwellings
1.641
Classic family dwellings
1.635
Buildings
1.175
Buildings with 7 or more floors
3
With higher education (15+)
12,1% (273)
Unemployment rate †
5,20%
Active / employed population
1.038 / 984

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 293 (11,5%); 15-24 years: 206 (8,1%); 25-64 years: 1.300 (51,2%); 65+ years: 742 (29,2%)0-14293 · 11,5%15-24206 · 8,1%25-641.300 · 51,2%65+742 · 29,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.541).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years293142151
15-24 years206105101
25-64 years1.300635665
65+ years742318424

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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

Lapa dos Dinheiros · Sabugueiro · Seia · Vila Cova à Coelheira · Santiago · Loriga · União das freguesias de Carragozela e Várzea de Meruge · União das freguesias de Torrozelo e Folhadosa

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Seia
2,9 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
2.347
Voters
1.439
Turnout
61,31%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		75952,74%6
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		49734,54%3
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1208,34%0
Blank votes281,95%
Null votes352,43%

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
Praça 18 Dezembro, nº 1
São Romão
6270-286 São Romão
Email
geral@freguesiasaoromao.pt

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

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