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União das freguesias de Sernancelhe e Sarzeda

Parish of the municipality of Sernancelhe (Sernancelhe), district of Viseu.

União das freguesias de Sernancelhe e Sarzeda had 1.755 residents in the 2021 Census, 27,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 3,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Sernancelhe.

Population (inh.)
  • 160 – 187
  • 249 – 282
  • 323 – 364
  • 420 – 468
  • 614 – 1.755
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,8 – 18,1
  • 19,0 – 20,5
  • 21,3 – 23,6
  • 25,7 – 36,7
  • 39,2 – 44,1
Area (km²)
  • 3,6 – 12,8
  • 13,2 – 13,8
  • 14,1 – 17,0
  • 19,9 – 21,3
  • 22,4 – 44,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 13 parishes of Sernancelhe

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Arnas18721,258,8
2Carregal42020,7720,2
3Chosendo26711,3023,6
4Cunha32317,0219,0
5Faia1603,6344,1
6Granjal28213,7320,5
7Lamosa17913,2213,5
8Quintela24913,7718,1
9União das freguesias de Ferreirim e Macieira61422,3727,5
10União das freguesias de Fonte Arcada e Escurquela42419,8721,3
11União das freguesias de Penso e Freixinho36414,1425,7
12União das freguesias de Sernancelhe e Sarzeda1.75544,7839,2
13Vila da Ponte46812,7736,7
Code (DTMNFR)
181821
Resident population (2021)
1.755
Area
44,78 km²
Density
39,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
30,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 13

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Sernancelhe e Sarzeda”.

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
840 (47,9%)
Women
915 (52,1%)
Portuguese nationality
1.733 (98,7%)
Foreign nationality
22 (1,3%)
Ageing index
220,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
669
Average household size *
2,51 people
Dwellings
1.226
Classic family dwellings
1.224
Buildings
1.098
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,4% (175)
Unemployment rate *
3,32% (H 2,08% · M 4,73%)
Active / employed population
722 / 698

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 220 (12,5%); 15-24 years: 183 (10,4%); 25-64 years: 867 (49,4%); 65+ years: 485 (27,6%)0-14220 · 12,5%15-24183 · 10,4%25-64867 · 49,4%65+485 · 27,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.755).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years220103117
15-24 years1839291
25-64 years867423444
65+ years485222263

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

Vila da Ponte · União das freguesias de Sequeiros e Gradiz (Aguiar da Beira) · Arnas · Cunha · Beselga (Penedono) · Granjal · Guilheiro (Trancoso) · Chosendo

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Sernancelhe
3,4 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
1.494
Voters
1.071
Turnout
71,69% (2021: 79,14%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		85980,21%9
Blank votes11410,64%
Null votes989,15%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de vermelho, faixa ondada de três burelas ondadas de prata, azul e prata, acompanhada de cruz da Ordem de Malta de prata e ramo de castanheiro de ouro realçado de negro. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres aparentes. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro «UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE SERNANCELHE E SARZEDA».

Flag: esquartelada de amarelo e vermelho; cordões e borlas de vermelho e amarelo. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda «União das Freguesias de Sernancelhe e Sarzeda».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 868/2020, Diário da República n.º 152/2020, Série II de 2020-08-06 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Sernancelhe e Sarzeda). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo Aquilino Ribeiro, Nº 1
Sernancelhe (SERNANCELHE)
3640-218 SERNANCELHE
Telephone
254595074
Email
uniao.freg.sernancelhe.sarzeda@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,88960, -7,46450
Wikipedia
Sernancelhe e Sarzeda
Wikidata
Q25439964

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