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União das freguesias de Cambra e Carvalhal de Vermilhas

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

União das freguesias de Cambra e Carvalhal de Vermilhas had 1.362 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 1,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vouzela.

Population (inh.)
  • 256 – 677
  • 808 – 910
  • 988 – 1.227
  • 1.362 – 1.434
  • 1.918
Density (inh./km²)
  • 17,0 – 31,4
  • 36,5 – 36,9
  • 41,8 – 51,5
  • 78,0 – 89,8
  • 137,6
Area (km²)
  • 9,0 – 12,7
  • 13,9 – 15,1
  • 18,3 – 23,8
  • 29,0 – 32,6
  • 39,3
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 9 parishes of Vouzela

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alcofra91028,9631,4
2Campia1.43439,2736,5
3Fornelo do Monte25615,0817,0
4Queirã1.22723,8351,5
5São Miguel do Mato8089,0089,8
6União das freguesias de Cambra e Carvalhal de Vermilhas1.36232,6141,8
7União das freguesias de Fataunços e Figueiredo das Donas98812,6678,0
8União das freguesias de Vouzela e Paços de Vilharigues1.91813,94137,6
9Ventosa67718,3336,9
Code (DTMNFR)
182413
Resident population (2021)
1.362
Area
32,61 km²
Density
41,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
14,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 9

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Cambra e Carvalhal de Vermilhas”.

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
660 (48,5%)
Women
702 (51,5%)
Portuguese nationality
1.345 (98,8%)
Foreign nationality
17 (1,2%)
Ageing index
272,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
519
Average household size *
2,54 people
Dwellings
1.069
Classic family dwellings
1.067
Buildings
1.063
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,2% (136)
Unemployment rate *
5,81% (H 2,67% · M 9,33%)
Active / employed population
568 / 535

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 150 (11,0%); 15-24 years: 144 (10,6%); 25-64 years: 659 (48,4%); 65+ years: 409 (30,0%)0-14150 · 11,0%15-24144 · 10,6%25-64659 · 48,4%65+409 · 30,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.362).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1508664
15-24 years1447965
25-64 years659332327
65+ years409163246

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

Alcofra · Fornelo do Monte · Campia · União das freguesias de Vouzela e Paços de Vilharigues · São Vicente de Lafões (Oliveira de Frades) · União das freguesias de Oliveira de Frades, Souto de Lafões e Sejães (Oliveira de Frades) · Ventosa · União das freguesias de Caparrosa e Silvares (Tondela)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vouzela
1,7 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
1.255
Voters
801
Turnout
63,82% (2021: 61,07%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		55869,66%7
PS
Partido Socialista		17421,72%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		182,25%0
Blank votes232,87%
Null votes283,50%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Lugar da Igreja
Cambra (VOUZELA)
3670-046 CAMBRA
Telephone
232778440
Email
cambra.cvermilhas@gmail.com
Website
www.ufcambraecarvalhaldevermilhas.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,67120, -8,16010
Wikipedia
Cambra e Carvalhal de Vermilhas
Wikidata
Q25440490

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