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Belver

Parish of the municipality of Gavião (Gavião), district of Portalegre.

Belver had 560 residents in the 2021 Census, 61,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 9,0 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Gavião.

Population (inh.)
  • 560
  • 641
  • 692
  • 1.501
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,7
  • 8,0
  • 11,3
  • 19,3
Area (km²)
  • 56,9
  • 69,8
  • 77,9
  • 90,0
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 Gavião

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Belver56069,848,0
2Comenda69290,027,7
3Margem64156,8511,3
4União das freguesias de Gavião e Atalaia1.50177,8819,3
Code (DTMNFR)
120902
Resident population (2021)
560
Area
69,84 km²
Density
8,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
16,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th 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
248 (44,3%)
Women
312 (55,7%)
Portuguese nationality
554 (98,9%)
Foreign nationality
6 (1,1%)
Ageing index
1.323,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
275
Average household size *
1,89 people
Dwellings
887
Classic family dwellings
885
Buildings
876
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,6% (46)
Unemployment rate *
10,34% (H 8,33% · M 12,50%)
Active / employed population
116 / 104

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 26 (4,6%); 15-24 years: 29 (5,2%); 25-64 years: 161 (28,8%); 65+ years: 344 (61,4%)0-1426 · 4,6%15-2429 · 5,2%25-64161 · 28,8%65+344 · 61,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (560).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years261016
15-24 years291415
25-64 years1618279
65+ years344142202

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 Gavião
9,0 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
517
Voters
368
Turnout
71,18% (2021: 72,73%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
27273,91%6
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
7420,11%1
Blank votes164,35%
Null votes61,63%

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 prata, com uma roda dentada de vermelho entre duas espigas de centeio de verde, com os pés passados em aspa; em chefe, estrela de oito pontas de azul. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «BELVER - CARRAZEDA de ANSIÃES».

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

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Belver - Carrazeda de Ansiães».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital, Diário da República n.º 229/2006, Parte Especial, Série II de 2006-11-28 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Belver). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua D. Nuno Alvares Pereira, N.º 41B
Belver (GAVIÃO)
6040-024 BELVER
Telephone
241635192
Email
geral@jf-belver.pt
Website
www.jf-belver.pt

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

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata)
Virgem Maria
Coordinates
39,49611, -7,95750
Official website
www.jf-belver.pt
Wikipedia
Belver (Gavião)
Wikidata
Q2257845

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