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São João da Boa Vista

Parish of the municipality of Tábua (Tábua), district of Coimbra.

São João da Boa Vista had 393 residents in the 2021 Census, 28,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,1% 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 Tábua.

Population (inh.)
  • 366 – 443
  • 500 – 531
  • 755 – 826
  • 859 – 1.232
  • 1.574 – 3.681
Density (inh./km²)
  • 22,3 – 32,4
  • 36,5 – 38,9
  • 39,9 – 46,6
  • 52,5 – 56,3
  • 78,4 – 148,4
Area (km²)
  • 9,4 – 9,9
  • 11,4 – 19,8
  • 20,1 – 21,9
  • 23,5 – 24,0
  • 24,8 – 25,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 parishes of Tábua

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Candosa53111,3946,6
2Carapinha3669,4238,9
3Midões1.57420,0778,4
4Mouronho75524,0231,4
5Póvoa de Midões5009,5252,5
6São João da Boa Vista3939,8539,9
7Tábua3.68124,81148,4
8União das freguesias de Covas e Vila Nova de Oliveirinha1.23221,8756,3
9União das freguesias de Espariz e Sinde85923,5236,5
10União das freguesias de Pinheiro de Coja e Meda de Mouros44319,8422,3
11União das freguesias de Ázere e Covelo82625,4732,4
Code (DTMNFR)
061612
Resident population (2021)
393
Area
9,85 km²
Density
39,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
10th of 11

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
200 (50,9%)
Women
193 (49,1%)
Portuguese nationality
374 (95,2%)
Foreign nationality
19 (4,8%)
Ageing index
229,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
168
Average household size *
2,34 people
Dwellings
327
Classic family dwellings
327
Buildings
323
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,1% (21)
Unemployment rate *
8,28% (H 9,30% · M 7,04%)
Active / employed population
157 / 144

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 48 (12,2%); 15-24 years: 30 (7,6%); 25-64 years: 205 (52,2%); 65+ years: 110 (28,0%)0-1448 · 12,2%15-2430 · 7,6%25-64205 · 52,2%65+110 · 28,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (393).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years482820
15-24 years301911
25-64 years205102103
65+ years1105159

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

Tábua · Candosa · União das freguesias de Espariz e Sinde · União das freguesias de Pinheiro de Coja e Meda de Mouros · Lourosa (Oliveira do Hospital)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Tábua
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
381
Voters
300
Turnout
78,74% (2021: 76,47%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
JSJ
Juntos por S. João		17658,67%4
PS
Partido Socialista		11438,00%3
Blank votes31,00%
Null votes72,33%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: JSJ.

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 ouro, um pinheiro arrancado, de verde, frutado de vermelho e resinado de ouro, sangrando para vaso de vermelho e um sobreiro arrancado, de verde, frutado e descortiçado de vermelho; em chefe, nimbo de vermelho carregado de um Agnus Dei de prata, sustendo haste crucífera de negro, com lábaro de prata, carregado de uma cruz firmada de vermelho. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro "S. João da Boa Vista"

Flag: verde. Cordão e borlas de ouro e verde. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda "Junta de Freguesia de S. João da Boa Vista - Tábua".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 658/2007, Diário da República n.º 152/2007, Série II de 2007-08-08 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de São João da Boa Vista). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua da Igreja
São João da Boa Vista (TÁBUA)
3420-227 SÃO JOÃO DA BOA VISTA
Telephone
235413985
Fax
235413985
Email
geral@jf-saojoaodaboavista.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,33917, -8,01361
Wikipedia
São João da Boa Vista (Tábua)
Wikidata
Q1026331

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