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União das freguesias de São João do Monte e Mosteirinho

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

União das freguesias de São João do Monte e Mosteirinho had 780 residents in the 2021 Census, 41,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 4,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 11,1 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)
182130
Resident population (2021)
780
Area
65,13 km²
Density
12,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
14th of 22

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “São João do Monte e Mosteirinho”.

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
386 (49,5%)
Women
394 (50,5%)
Portuguese nationality
774 (99,2%)
Foreign nationality
6 (0,8%)
Ageing index
744,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
337
Average household size *
2,31 people
Dwellings
652
Classic family dwellings
652
Buildings
652
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
4,9% (36)
Unemployment rate *
5,98% (H 3,49% · M 9,30%)
Active / employed population
301 / 283

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 43 (5,5%); 15-24 years: 53 (6,8%); 25-64 years: 364 (46,7%); 65+ years: 320 (41,0%)0-1443 · 5,5%15-2453 · 6,8%25-64364 · 46,7%65+320 · 41,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (780).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years432617
15-24 years532627
25-64 years364189175
65+ years320145175

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 Tondela
11,1 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
762
Voters
544
Turnout
71,39% (2021: 66,47%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
MISJMM
Movimento Independente São João do Monte Mosteirinho
31157,17%4
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
21739,89%3
Blank votes61,10%
Null votes101,84%

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

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 azul, Agnus Dei de prata, nimbado de ouro, sustendo vara crucífera do mesmo, com um lábaro de prata carregado de cruz firmada de vermelho; em chefe duas pinhas de ouro com pé e agulhas do mesmo e, em campanha, monte de prata, firmado e movente, carregado de faixeta ondada de azul. Coroa mural de prata, com quatro torres aparentes. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE SÃO JOÃO DO MONTE E MOSTEIRINHO".

Flag: esquartelada de branco e azul. Cordões e borlas de azul e prata. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei 53/91, com a legenda "União das Freguesias de São João do Monte e Mosteirinho".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 556/2015, Diário da República n.º 119/2015, Série II de 2015-06-22 (issuer: União das Freguesias de São João do Monte e Mosteirinho). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo Combatentes do Ultramar, N.º 73
São João do Monte (TONDELA)
3475-072 SÃO JOÃO DO MONTE
Telephone
232866343
Fax
232866343
Email
juntasjmm@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,56410, -8,24970
Wikipedia
São João do Monte e Mosteirinho
Wikidata
Q25440325

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