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São Cipriano e Vil de Souto

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

São Cipriano e Vil de Souto had 1.699 residents in the 2021 Census, 25,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 7,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Viseu.

Population (inh.)
  • 796 – 1.335
  • 1.394 – 1.642
  • 1.699 – 2.528
  • 2.840 – 4.802
  • 5.891 – 25.800
Density (inh./km²)
  • 19,2 – 61,5
  • 64,9 – 81,8
  • 82,0 – 160,0
  • 166,8 – 411,5
  • 507,6 – 2.590,4
Area (km²)
  • 6,2 – 11,0
  • 11,9 – 15,7
  • 16,2 – 20,7
  • 20,8 – 26,0
  • 35,1 – 41,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 25 parishes of Viseu

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Abraveses8.35012,23682,8
2Bodiosa2.84025,40111,8
3Calde1.27135,0636,3
4Campo4.80216,24295,7
5Cavernães1.33513,14101,6
6Cota79641,5519,2
7Coutos de Viseu1.50024,4161,5
8Fragosela2.52811,04229,0
9Freguesia de Fail e Vila Chã de Sá2.51215,70160,0
10Lordosa1.64222,3173,6
11Mundão2.41014,45166,8
12Orgens3.6628,90411,5
13Povolide1.58320,8076,1
14Ranhados5.8916,23945,6
15Repeses e São Salvador6.75110,01674,4
16Ribafeita1.07918,1259,6
17Rio de Loba9.00917,75507,6
18Santos Evos1.47411,86124,3
19Silgueiros2.96036,1781,8
20São Cipriano e Vil de Souto1.69920,7182,0
21São João de Lourosa4.69026,00180,4
22São Pedro de France1.21718,7564,9
23União das freguesias de Barreiros e Cepões1.39435,1939,6
24União das freguesias de Boa Aldeia, Farminhão e Torredeita2.35635,1367,1
25Viseu25.8009,962.590,4
Code (DTMNFR)
182340
Resident population (2021)
1.699
Area
20,71 km²
Density
82,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
15th of 25

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
800 (47,1%)
Women
899 (52,9%)
Portuguese nationality
1.689 (99,4%)
Foreign nationality
10 (0,6%)
Ageing index
223,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
622
Average household size *
2,73 people
Dwellings
1.017
Classic family dwellings
1.017
Buildings
1.000
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,4% (187)
Unemployment rate *
5,52% (H 3,84% · M 7,30%)
Active / employed population
761 / 719

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 191 (11,2%); 15-24 years: 180 (10,6%); 25-64 years: 901 (53,0%); 65+ years: 427 (25,1%)0-14191 · 11,2%15-24180 · 10,6%25-64901 · 53,0%65+427 · 25,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.699).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1919398
15-24 years1808694
25-64 years901438463
65+ years427183244

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

Coutos de Viseu · União das freguesias de Boa Aldeia, Farminhão e Torredeita · Orgens · Freguesia de Fail e Vila Chã de Sá · Repeses e São Salvador · Campo · Bodiosa

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Viseu
7,3 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
1.732
Voters
1.221
Turnout
70,50% (2021: 69,82%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		79965,44%7
PS
Partido Socialista		26621,79%2
CH
CHEGA		977,94%0
Blank votes413,36%
Null votes181,47%

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: de verde, livro de púrpura encapado de ouro, tendo brocante espada de prata posta em pala; em campanha três lisonjas de ouro. Em orla dois ramos de linho de ouro, floridos de prata e com estames de vermelho. Coroa mural de prata com três torres aparentes. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas: "SÃO CIPRIANO E VIL DE SOUTO".

Flag: de amarelo. Cordões e borlas de verde e ouro. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei 53/91, com a legenda "Freguesia de São Cipriano e Vil de Souto".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 560/2016, Diário da República n.º 129/2016, Série II de 2016-07-07 (issuer: Freguesia de São Cipriano e Vil de Souto). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Antiga Estação Caminhos Ferro
Figueiró (VISEU)
3510-733 SÃO CIPRIANO
Telephone
232411744
Fax
232411744
Email
uf.saocipriano.vilsouto@gmail.com
Website
www.freguesiasciprianovildesouto.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,65330, -7,97610
Wikipedia
São Cipriano e Vil de Souto
Wikidata
Q25419757

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