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União das freguesias de Vila Nova de Paiva, Alhais e Fráguas

Parish of the municipality of Vila Nova de Paiva (Vila Nova de Paiva), district of Viseu.

União das freguesias de Vila Nova de Paiva, Alhais e Fráguas had 1.887 residents in the 2021 Census, 28,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 16,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 3,0 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Paiva.

Population (inh.)
  • 493
  • 523
  • 819
  • 940
  • 1.887
Density (inh./km²)
  • 16,3
  • 16,4
  • 20,4
  • 29,4
  • 50,7
Area (km²)
  • 24,2
  • 31,9
  • 32,0
  • 37,2
  • 50,2
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 5 parishes of Vila Nova de Paiva

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Pendilhe49324,1920,4
2Queiriga52331,9416,4
3Touro81950,1716,3
4União das freguesias de Vila Nova de Paiva, Alhais e Fráguas1.88737,2150,7
5Vila Cova à Coelheira94032,0329,4
Code (DTMNFR)
182208
Resident population (2021)
1.887
Area
37,21 km²
Density
50,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
40,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 5

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Vila Nova de Paiva, Alhais e Fráguas”.

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
908 (48,1%)
Women
979 (51,9%)
Portuguese nationality
1.844 (97,7%)
Foreign nationality
43 (2,3%)
Ageing index
248,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
762
Average household size *
2,39 people
Dwellings
1.741
Classic family dwellings
1.737
Buildings
1.501
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
16,1% (269)
Unemployment rate *
6,86% (H 6,99% · M 6,73%)
Active / employed population
816 / 760

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 213 (11,3%); 15-24 years: 211 (11,2%); 25-64 years: 933 (49,4%); 65+ years: 530 (28,1%)0-14213 · 11,3%15-24211 · 11,2%25-64933 · 49,4%65+530 · 28,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.887).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years21311895
15-24 years211102109
25-64 years933456477
65+ years530232298

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

Queiriga · Vila Cova à Coelheira · União das freguesias de Peva e Segões (Moimenta da Beira) · Cota (Viseu) · Touro · Ferreira de Aves (Sátão) · União das freguesias de Águas Boas e Forles (Sátão)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Paiva
3,0 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
2.236
Voters
1.386
Turnout
61,99% (2021: 58,21%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		69249,93%5
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		62645,17%4
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		282,02%0
Blank votes241,73%
Null votes161,15%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: De azul, balança de prata, cruz processional românica sem pé de ouro e roda de azenha de ouro, tudo disposto em roquete; campanha ondada de três tiras ondadas, de prata e azul, a do meio carregada de duas trutas de prata, realçadas de vermelho. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro: "União das Freguesias de Vila Nova de Paiva, Alhais e Fráguas".

Flag: esquartelada de amarelo e azul. Cordões e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança douradas.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei 53/91, com a legenda "União das Freguesias de Vila Nova de Paiva, Alhais e Fráguas".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 391/2016, Diário da República n.º 85/2016, Série II de 2016-05-03 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Vila Nova de Paiva, Alhais e Fráguas). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Cónego Manuel Fonseca da Gama N.º 17
Vila Nova de Paiva
3650-213 VILA NOVA DE PAIVA
Telephone
232604553
Fax
232604553
Email
uniaof.vnpaiva.alhais.fraguas@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,84960, -7,74770
Wikipedia
Vila Nova de Paiva, Alhais e Fráguas
Wikidata
Q25440476

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