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Poiares (Santo André)

Parish of the municipality of Vila Nova de Poiares (Vila Nova de Poiares), district of Coimbra.

Poiares (Santo André) had 4.111 residents in the 2021 Census, 23,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 1,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Poiares.

Population (inh.)
  • 174
  • 1.219
  • 1.299
  • 4.111
Density (inh./km²)
  • 15,5
  • 51,1
  • 63,2
  • 142,7
Area (km²)
  • 11,3
  • 20,5
  • 23,8
  • 28,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 4 parishes of Vila Nova de Poiares

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Arrifana1.21923,8451,1
2Lavegadas17411,2615,5
3Poiares (Santo André)4.11128,81142,7
4São Miguel de Poiares1.29920,5463,2
Code (DTMNFR)
061703
Resident population (2021)
4.111
Area
28,81 km²
Density
142,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
60,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 4

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
1.917 (46,6%)
Women
2.194 (53,4%)
Portuguese nationality
3.977 (96,7%)
Foreign nationality
134 (3,3%)
Ageing index
200,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.663
Average household size *
2,37 people
Dwellings
2.562
Classic family dwellings
2.559
Buildings
1.934
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,9% (466)
Unemployment rate *
5,61% (H 5,21% · M 5,97%)
Active / employed population
1.998 / 1.886

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 487 (11,8%); 15-24 years: 448 (10,9%); 25-64 years: 2.201 (53,5%); 65+ years: 975 (23,7%)0-14487 · 11,8%15-24448 · 10,9%25-642.201 · 53,5%65+975 · 23,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (4.111).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years487238249
15-24 years448230218
25-64 years2.2011.0381.163
65+ years975411564

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

Arrifana · São Miguel de Poiares · União das freguesias de Foz de Arouce e Casal de Ermio (Lousã) · União das freguesias de Semide e Rio Vide (Miranda do Corvo) · Serpins (Lousã) · Penacova (Penacova)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Poiares
1,6 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
3.751
Voters
2.445
Turnout
65,18% (2021: 51,98%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PRS
POIARES A SÉRIO		91437,38%4
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		73430,02%3
PS
Partido Socialista		50020,45%2
CH
CHEGA		1435,85%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		722,94%0
Blank votes502,04%
Null votes321,31%

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

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, aspa diminuta de azul, uma abelha de negro realçada de ouro, em chefe, duas andorinhas voantes, de negro, com o peito do campo, a da sinistra volvida e, em ponta, capacho de verde, realçado de negro e com o centro de ouro. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Lisbel branco, com a legenda a negro: "POIARES - SANTO ANDRÉ"

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

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda "Junta de freguesia de Poiares - Santo André - Vila Nova de Poiares".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1004/2007, Diário da República n.º 221/2007, Série II de 2007-11-16 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Poiares (Santo André)). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Avenida Manuel Carvalho Coelho Nº138
Poiares (Santo André)
3350-154 VILA NOVA DE POIARES
Telephone
239421036
Fax
239421036
Email
geral@fpsa.pt
Website
www.fpsa.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,21000, -8,25917
Wikipedia
Santo André de Poiares
Wikidata
Q2100692

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