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União das freguesias de Ferradosa e Sendim da Serra

Parish of the municipality of Alfândega da Fé (Alfândega da Fé), district of Bragança.

União das freguesias de Ferradosa e Sendim da Serra had 169 residents in the 2021 Census, 53,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 8,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Alfândega da Fé.

Population (inh.)
  • 132 – 160
  • 169 – 204
  • 208 – 217
  • 266 – 299
  • 374 – 1.937
Density (inh./km²)
  • 5,2 – 6,5
  • 8,3
  • 8,9 – 9,7
  • 9,8 – 11,9
  • 18,0 – 47,7
Area (km²)
  • 12,1 – 15,2
  • 17,0 – 24,6
  • 25,0 – 30,6
  • 31,5 – 32,6
  • 40,6 – 50,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 12 parishes of Alfândega da Fé

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alfândega da Fé1.93740,6247,7
2Cerejais16017,009,4
3Sambade37431,4911,9
4União das freguesias de Agrobom, Saldonha e Vale Pereiro21132,606,5
5União das freguesias de Eucisia, Gouveia e Valverde26650,825,2
6União das freguesias de Ferradosa e Sendim da Serra16927,066,3
7União das freguesias de Gebelim e Soeima29930,609,8
8União das freguesias de Parada e Sendim da Ribeira20825,048,3
9União das freguesias de Pombal e Vales14715,199,7
10Vilar Chão20424,558,3
11Vilarelhos21712,0518,0
12Vilares de Vilariça13214,928,9
Code (DTMNFR)
040123
Resident population (2021)
169
Area
27,06 km²
Density
6,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th of 12

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Ferradosa e Sendim da Serra”.

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
81 (47,9%)
Women
88 (52,1%)
Portuguese nationality
168 (99,4%)
Foreign nationality
1 (0,6%)
Ageing index
3.000,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
82
Average household size *
2,06 people
Dwellings
253
Classic family dwellings
253
Buildings
252
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,8% (13)
Unemployment rate *
6,67% (H 3,45% · M 12,50%)
Active / employed population
45 / 42

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 3 (1,8%); 15-24 years: 7 (4,1%); 25-64 years: 69 (40,8%); 65+ years: 90 (53,3%)0-143 · 1,8%15-247 · 4,1%25-6469 · 40,8%65+90 · 53,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (169).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years321
15-24 years734
25-64 years693831
65+ years903852

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Alfândega da Fé
8,5 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
250
Voters
195
Turnout
78,00% (2021: 79,79%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
12865,64%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
ALFÂNDEGA MERECE MAIS
6432,82%2
Blank votes21,03%
Null votes10,51%

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: Escudo de ouro, monte de verde firmado nos flancos e movente de campanha diminuta ondada de 3 burelas ondadas de prata e azul, rematado por arco de volta perfeita, de negro, com chave, duas aduelas e impostas realçadas de prata, contendo uma rosa heráldica de vermelho, botoada de prata e apontada de verde. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro “UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE FERRADOSA E SENDIM DA SERRA”.

Flag: Lisa de azul; cordões e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança douradas.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18.º da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda: “União das Freguesias de Ferradosa e Sendim da Serra”.

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1295/2024, Diário da República n.º 166/2024, Série II de 2024-08-28 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Ferradosa e Sendim da Serra). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua da Fonte
Ferradosa (ALFÂNDEGA DA FÉ)
5350-241 FERRADOSA
Telephone
279463412
Fax
279463414
Email
uniaofreguesiasfs@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,27415, -6,94958
Official website
www.cm-alfandegadafe.pt/pages/1218
Wikipedia
Ferradosa e Sendim da Serra
Wikidata
Q18468192

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