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Canas de Santa Maria

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

Canas de Santa Maria had 1.607 residents in the 2021 Census, 34,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 6,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Tondela.

Population (inh.)
  • 355 – 619
  • 703 – 780
  • 819 – 1.144
  • 1.228 – 1.414
  • 1.537 – 5.214
Density (inh./km²)
  • 12,0 – 49,9
  • 50,5 – 64,8
  • 64,9 – 72,6
  • 82,6 – 116,0
  • 119,1 – 331,1
Area (km²)
  • 6,7 – 8,3
  • 8,7 – 11,7
  • 13,7 – 15,5
  • 15,8 – 19,0
  • 24,6 – 65,1
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 22 parishes of Tondela

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Barreiro de Besteiros75936,9920,5
2Campo de Besteiros1.3187,93166,2
3Canas de Santa Maria1.60713,85116,0
4Castelões1.41417,1282,6
5Dardavaz70313,6951,4
6Ferreirós do Dão3558,2942,8
7Guardão1.22818,9564,8
8Lajeosa do Dão1.53724,5962,5
9Lobão da Beira1.00214,0971,1
10Molelos2.22515,50143,6
11Mosteiro de Fráguas51310,2849,9
12Parada de Gonta6196,7392,0
13Sabugosa4757,1666,3
14Santiago de Besteiros1.14415,7572,6
15São Miguel do Outeiro73911,3864,9
16Tonda8937,50119,1
17Tourigo4418,7350,5
18União das freguesias de Caparrosa e Silvares81924,5733,3
19União das freguesias de Mouraz e Vila Nova da Rainha1.29315,5383,3
20União das freguesias de São João do Monte e Mosteirinho78065,1312,0
21União das freguesias de Tondela e Nandufe5.21415,75331,1
22Vilar de Besteiros83211,6971,2
Code (DTMNFR)
182103
Resident population (2021)
1.607
Area
13,85 km²
Density
116,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 22

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
773 (48,1%)
Women
834 (51,9%)
Portuguese nationality
1.577 (98,1%)
Foreign nationality
30 (1,9%)
Ageing index
357,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
622
Average household size *
2,50 people
Dwellings
1.101
Classic family dwellings
1.098
Buildings
1.081
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,4% (166)
Unemployment rate *
4,57% (H 4,56% · M 4,59%)
Active / employed population
656 / 626

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 154 (9,6%); 15-24 years: 131 (8,2%); 25-64 years: 772 (48,0%); 65+ years: 550 (34,2%)0-14154 · 9,6%15-24131 · 8,2%25-64772 · 48,0%65+550 · 34,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.607).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1548074
15-24 years1317556
25-64 years772367405
65+ years550251299

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

Lobão da Beira · União das freguesias de Tondela e Nandufe · Sabugosa · Mosteiro de Fráguas · Lajeosa do Dão · Silgueiros (Viseu)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Tondela
6,7 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
1.482
Voters
978
Turnout
65,99% (2021: 58,59%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		46347,34%5
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		36937,73%3
CH
CHEGA		939,51%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		101,02%0
Blank votes252,56%
Null votes181,84%

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 Vale do Caparro n.º 120
Canas de Santa Maria (TONDELA)
3460-012 CANAS DE SANTA MARIA
Telephone
232841364
Fax
232841364
Email
juntacanas123@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,54683, -8,03749
Wikipedia
Canas de Santa Maria
Wikidata
Q154144

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