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União das freguesias de Ermida e Figueiredo

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

União das freguesias de Ermida e Figueiredo had 338 residents in the 2021 Census, 54,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 5,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 11,3 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)
050917
Resident population (2021)
338
Area
42,74 km²
Density
7,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
10th of 10

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Ermida e Figueiredo”.

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
156 (46,2%)
Women
182 (53,8%)
Portuguese nationality
330 (97,6%)
Foreign nationality
8 (2,4%)
Ageing index
1.150,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
169
Average household size *
2,00 people
Dwellings
370
Classic family dwellings
370
Buildings
368
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
5,0% (16)
Unemployment rate *
2,20% (H 3,64% · M 0,00%)
Active / employed population
91 / 89

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 16 (4,7%); 15-24 years: 13 (3,8%); 25-64 years: 125 (37,0%); 65+ years: 184 (54,4%)0-1416 · 4,7%15-2413 · 3,8%25-64125 · 37,0%65+184 · 54,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (338).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years16610
15-24 years13310
25-64 years1256857
65+ years18479105

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Sertã
11,3 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
332
Voters
228
Turnout
68,67% (2021: 68,41%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
CDS-PP.PPD/PSD
ALIANÇA DEMOCRÁTICA ERMIDA E FIGUEIREDO
14965,35%5
PS
Partido Socialista
7633,33%2
Blank votes10,44%
Null votes20,88%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: CDS-PP.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 prata com pinheiro arrancado de verde, frutado de vermelho, sangrando de ouro para duas tijelas de vermelho; em chefe um perfil linear de cabra montês de negro, entre duas folhas de figueira de verde; em campanha folha de figueira de verde. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel de prata ondulado com a legenda em letras negras maiúsculas «UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE ERMIDA E FIGUEIREDO».

Flag: de verde. Cordões e borlas de prata e verde. Haste e lança douradas.

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

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 116/2015, Diário da República n.º 29/2015, Série II de 2015-02-11 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Ermida e Figueiredo). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Edifício Junta de Freguesia
Ermida (SERTÃ)
6100-387 ERMIDA
Telephone
274685785
Email
jfermidafigueiredo@hotmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
39,81640, -7,97470
Wikipedia
Ermida e Figueiredo
Wikidata
Q25439989

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