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Orjais

Parish of the municipality of Covilhã (Covilhã), district of Castelo Branco.

Orjais had 663 residents in the 2021 Census, 31,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 15,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Covilhã.

Population (inh.)
  • 277 – 373
  • 489 – 616
  • 617 – 817
  • 1.018 – 1.554
  • 1.851 – 18.220
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,8 – 15,7
  • 21,9 – 32,6
  • 35,0 – 50,5
  • 56,8 – 137,1
  • 194,8 – 702,1
Area (km²)
  • 5,0 – 9,9
  • 10,0 – 16,3
  • 17,8 – 23,9
  • 24,0 – 30,8
  • 36,5 – 47,4
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 Covilhã

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis48916,0830,4
2Barco37314,0726,5
3Boidobra3.16716,26194,8
4Cantar-Galo1.8515,87315,3
5Casegas32141,157,8
6Cortes do Meio74647,4015,7
7Coutada3509,9635,1
8Dominguizo1.0184,95205,7
9Erada57543,4013,3
10Ferro1.55430,7650,5
11Orjais66318,9035,1
12Ourondo2777,0939,1
13Paul1.36323,9956,8
14Peraboa81727,2030,0
15Peso61710,7757,3
16Sobral de São Miguel29423,9412,3
17São Jorge da Beira50423,0521,9
18Tortosendo5.21617,75293,9
19Unhais da Serra1.04829,9335,0
20União das freguesias de Covilhã e Canhoso18.22025,95702,1
21União das freguesias de Teixoso e Sarzedo3.87646,6983,0
22União das freguesias de Vale Formoso e Aldeia do Souto61618,9032,6
23Vales do Rio6395,12124,8
24Verdelhos50036,4913,7
25Vila do Carvalho1.3619,93137,1
Code (DTMNFR)
050312
Resident population (2021)
663
Area
18,90 km²
Density
35,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
13th 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
326 (49,2%)
Women
337 (50,8%)
Portuguese nationality
659 (99,4%)
Foreign nationality
4 (0,6%)
Ageing index
361,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
294
Average household size *
2,26 people
Dwellings
547
Classic family dwellings
547
Buildings
504
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,4% (57)
Unemployment rate *
6,91% (H 8,11% · M 5,51%)
Active / employed population
275 / 256

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 57 (8,6%); 15-24 years: 57 (8,6%); 25-64 years: 343 (51,7%); 65+ years: 206 (31,1%)0-1457 · 8,6%15-2457 · 8,6%25-64343 · 51,7%65+206 · 31,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (663).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years573027
15-24 years573423
25-64 years343175168
65+ years20687119

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

União das freguesias de Teixoso e Sarzedo · Belmonte (Belmonte) · União das freguesias de Vale Formoso e Aldeia do Souto · Caria (Belmonte)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Covilhã
15,6 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
625
Voters
421
Turnout
67,36% (2021: 64,84%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
OEM
Orjais em Mudança		37990,02%7
Blank votes337,84%
Null votes92,14%

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

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
Rua das Lages, N.º 2
Orjais (COVILHÃ)
6200-581 ORJAIS
Telephone
275913843
Fax
275913843
Email
geral@jf-orjais.pt
Website
www.jf-orjais.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,34111, -7,40583
Wikipedia
Orjais
Wikidata
Q522636

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