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União das freguesias de Cernache do Bonjardim, Nesperal e Palhais

Parish of the municipality of Sertã (Sertã), district of Castelo Branco.

União das freguesias de Cernache do Bonjardim, Nesperal e Palhais had 3.364 residents in the 2021 Census, 32,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 11 parishes and its centroid is 10,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Sertã.

Population (inh.)
  • 338 – 491
  • 627 – 658
  • 693 – 706
  • 907 – 946
  • 3.364 – 6.039
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,9 – 12,7
  • 13,0 – 18,2
  • 19,2 – 33,1
  • 38,5 – 49,0
  • 74,6 – 87,3
Area (km²)
  • 10,0 – 10,4
  • 24,6 – 34,5
  • 36,9 – 42,7
  • 51,7 – 53,4
  • 81,0 – 101,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Sertã

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Cabeçudo90710,3987,3
2Carvalhal49110,0249,0
3Castelo94624,5738,5
4Pedrógão Pequeno70636,8619,2
5Sertã6.03980,9574,6
6Troviscal69353,3713,0
7União das freguesias de Cernache do Bonjardim, Nesperal e Palhais3.364101,5933,1
8União das freguesias de Cumeada e Marmeleiro65851,7312,7
9União das freguesias de Ermida e Figueiredo33842,747,9
10Várzea dos Cavaleiros62734,5118,2
Code (DTMNFR)
050915
Resident population (2021)
3.364
Area
101,59 km²
Density
33,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
22,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 10

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Cernache do Bonjardim, Nesperal e Palhais”.

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
1.621 (48,2%)
Women
1.743 (51,8%)
Portuguese nationality
3.249 (96,6%)
Foreign nationality
114 (3,4%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
340,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.492
Average household size *
2,22 people
Dwellings
3.090
Classic family dwellings
3.084
Buildings
2.781
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,9% (239)
Unemployment rate *
5,66% (H 3,82% · M 7,89%)
Active / employed population
1.290 / 1.217

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 324 (9,6%); 15-24 years: 306 (9,1%); 25-64 years: 1.630 (48,5%); 65+ years: 1.104 (32,8%)0-14324 · 9,6%15-24306 · 9,1%25-641.630 · 48,5%65+1.104 · 32,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.364).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years324159165
15-24 years306170136
25-64 years1.630807823
65+ years1.104485619

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

Nossa Senhora do Pranto (Ferreira do Zêzere) · Fundada (Vila de Rei) · Castelo · União das freguesias de Figueiró dos Vinhos e Bairradas (Figueiró dos Vinhos) · Arega (Figueiró dos Vinhos) · União das freguesias de Cumeada e Marmeleiro · Sertã · Cabeçudo · Vila de Rei (Vila de Rei) · Beco (Ferreira do Zêzere) · Águas Belas (Ferreira do Zêzere)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Sertã
10,5 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
3.049
Voters
2.108
Turnout
69,14% (2021: 66,48%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		90943,12%4
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		86741,13%4
CH
CHEGA		24911,81%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		271,28%0
Blank votes221,04%
Null votes341,61%

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 5 de Janeiro
Cernache do Bonjardim (SERTÃ)
6100-221 CERNACHE DO BONJARDIM
Telephone
274809318
Fax
274808031
Email
j.f@jf-cernachebonjardim.pt
Website
www.jf-cernachebonjardim.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,81800, -8,18600
Official website
www.jf-cernachebonjardim.pt
Wikipedia
Cernache do Bonjardim, Nesperal e Palhais
Wikidata
Q17515369

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