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Vila Cova à Coelheira

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

Vila Cova à Coelheira had 355 residents in the 2021 Census, 31,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 1,3 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)
091228
Resident population (2021)
355
Area
7,68 km²
Density
46,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
18th 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
182 (51,3%)
Women
173 (48,7%)
Portuguese nationality
352 (99,2%)
Foreign nationality
3 (0,8%)
Ageing index
342,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
154
Average household size *
2,31 people
Dwellings
292
Classic family dwellings
292
Buildings
273
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,1% (26)
Unemployment rate *
4,93% (H 7,59% · M 1,59%)
Active / employed population
142 / 135

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 33 (9,3%); 15-24 years: 35 (9,9%); 25-64 years: 174 (49,0%); 65+ years: 113 (31,8%)0-1433 · 9,3%15-2435 · 9,9%25-64174 · 49,0%65+113 · 31,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (355).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years332013
15-24 years352114
25-64 years1749084
65+ years1135162

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

São Romão · Valezim · União das freguesias de Torrozelo e Folhadosa · Sandomil · Lapa dos Dinheiros

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Seia
1,3 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
312
Voters
238
Turnout
76,28% (2021: 78,51%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		14460,50%5
CH
CHEGA		8234,45%2
Blank votes62,52%
Null votes62,52%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de azul, ponte romana de ouro, lavrada de negro, firmada nos flancos e movente de campanha diminuta ondada de prata e azul de três peças ondadas; em chefe, estrela de prata. Coroa mural nos termos da lei. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «VILA COVA à COELHEIRA - SEIA».

Flag: esquartelada de amarelo e azul. Cordão e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da Lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Vila Cova à Coelheira - Seia».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 177/2009, Diário da República n.º 30/2009, Série II de 2009-02-12 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Vila Cova à Coelheira). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Avenida 1º de Maio
Vila Cova à Coelheira (SEIA)
6270-644 VILA COVA À COELHEIRA
Telephone
238393605
Email
fregvccoelheiraseia@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,38333, -7,73417
Wikipedia
Vila Cova à Coelheira (Seia)
Wikidata
Q1861972

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