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Santa Comba

Parish of the municipality of Vila Nova de Foz Côa (Vila Nova de Foz Côa), district of Guarda.

Santa Comba had 145 residents in the 2021 Census, 63,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 2,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 10,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Foz Côa.

Population (inh.)
  • 145 – 168
  • 188 – 210
  • 215 – 267
  • 284 – 312
  • 519 – 3.101
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,6 – 5,7
  • 8,9 – 10,1
  • 13,3 – 16,0
  • 17,6 – 25,6
  • 26,6 – 34,4
Area (km²)
  • 8,1 – 10,1
  • 10,9 – 17,6
  • 23,1 – 30,5
  • 32,1 – 36,8
  • 54,4 – 90,2
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of Vila Nova de Foz Côa

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Almendra30954,415,7
2Castelo Melhor16836,774,6
3Cedovim28432,108,9
4Chãs23417,6013,3
5Custóias19110,8717,6
6Freixo de Numão51936,3514,3
7Horta16110,0716,0
8Muxagata26726,5310,1
9Numão21023,059,1
10Santa Comba14530,544,8
11Sebadelhe2158,0826,6
12Seixas31212,2125,6
13Touça1889,3920,0
14Vila Nova de Foz Côa3.10190,1734,4
Code (DTMNFR)
091412
Resident population (2021)
145
Area
30,54 km²
Density
4,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
14th of 14

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
63 (43,4%)
Women
82 (56,6%)
Portuguese nationality
142 (97,9%)
Foreign nationality
3 (2,1%)
Ageing index
2.300,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
69
Average household size *
1,87 people
Dwellings
278
Classic family dwellings
277
Buildings
276
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
2,1% (3)
Unemployment rate *
20,00% (H 8,33% · M 27,78%)
Active / employed population
30 / 24

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 4 (2,8%); 15-24 years: 5 (3,4%); 25-64 years: 44 (30,3%); 65+ years: 92 (63,4%)0-144 · 2,8%15-245 · 3,4%25-6444 · 30,3%65+92 · 63,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (145).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years422
15-24 years514
25-64 years442024
65+ years924052

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

Chãs · Vale do Côa (Pinhel) · Longroiva (Mêda) · Barreira (Mêda) · Almendra · União das freguesias de Algodres, Vale de Afonsinho e Vilar de Amargo (Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Foz Côa
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
267
Voters
165
Turnout
61,80% (2021: 62,20%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		11267,88%5
PS
Partido Socialista		4929,70%2
Blank votes31,82%
Null votes10,61%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: 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, faixa ondada de azul, carregada de faixeta ondada de prata e acompanhada em chefe de cruz da Ordem de Cristo, entre dois cachos de uvas de púrpura, folhados de verde e, em campanha, de um feixe de cinco espigas de trigo de verde atado de vermelho. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listelbranco, com a legenda a negro: "Santa Comba - Vila Nova de Foz Côa".

Flag: púrpura. Cordão e borlas de prata e púrpura. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da Lei, com a legenda: "Junta de Freguesia de Santa Comba - Vila Nova de Foz Côa".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 521/2009, Diário da República n.º 97/2009, Série II de 2009-05-20 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Santa Comba). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Avenida Principal
Santa Comba (VILA NOVA DE FOZ CÔA)
5150-431 SANTA COMBA
Telephone
279758005
Email
jfsantacombadefozcoa@hotmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,95583, -7,14583
Wikipedia
Santa Comba (Vila Nova de Foz Coa)
Wikidata
Q628762

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