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Vila Cova à Coelheira

Parish of the municipality of Vila Nova de Paiva (Vila Nova de Paiva), district of Viseu.

Vila Cova à Coelheira had 940 residents in the 2021 Census, 31,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 2,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Paiva.

Population (inh.)
  • 493
  • 523
  • 819
  • 940
  • 1.887
Density (inh./km²)
  • 16,3
  • 16,4
  • 20,4
  • 29,4
  • 50,7
Area (km²)
  • 24,2
  • 31,9
  • 32,0
  • 37,2
  • 50,2
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 5 parishes of Vila Nova de Paiva

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Pendilhe49324,1920,4
2Queiriga52331,9416,4
3Touro81950,1716,3
4União das freguesias de Vila Nova de Paiva, Alhais e Fráguas1.88737,2150,7
5Vila Cova à Coelheira94032,0329,4
Code (DTMNFR)
182206
Resident population (2021)
940
Area
32,03 km²
Density
29,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
20,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 5

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
449 (47,8%)
Women
491 (52,2%)
Portuguese nationality
923 (98,2%)
Foreign nationality
17 (1,8%)
Ageing index
299,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
387
Average household size *
2,30 people
Dwellings
840
Classic family dwellings
839
Buildings
838
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,5% (55)
Unemployment rate *
8,29% (H 8,81% · M 7,64%)
Active / employed population
350 / 321

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 100 (10,6%); 15-24 years: 74 (7,9%); 25-64 years: 467 (49,7%); 65+ years: 299 (31,8%)0-14100 · 10,6%15-2474 · 7,9%25-64467 · 49,7%65+299 · 31,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (940).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1005545
15-24 years744133
25-64 years467228239
65+ years299125174

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

Touro · Pendilhe · União das freguesias de Vila Nova de Paiva, Alhais e Fráguas · Mões (Castro Daire) · Moledo (Castro Daire) · Almofala (Castro Daire) · Cota (Viseu)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Paiva
2,9 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
1.013
Voters
614
Turnout
60,61% (2021: 53,21%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		38162,05%6
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		22336,32%3
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		30,49%0
Blank votes10,16%
Null votes60,98%

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: de prata, castelo de vermelho, lavrado, aberto e iluminado de ouro; em chefe cruz oitavada de vermelho entre dois coelhos de negro, o da dextra volvido, realçados e animados de ouro; em campanha, monte de dois cômoros de verde, tendo brocante faixa ondada de três burelas ondadas de prata e azul. Coroa mural de prata com quatro torres aparentes. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas: "Vila Cova à Coelheira - Vila Nova de Paiva".

Flag: esquartelada de amarelo e azul. Cordões e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda "Freguesia de Vila Cova à Coelheira - Vila Nova de Paiva".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 173/2020, Diário da República n.º 21/2020, Série II de 2020-01-30 (issuer: Freguesia de Vila Cova à Coelheira). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua da Capela N.º 148
Vila Cova à Coelheira (VILA NOVA DE PAIVA)
3650-120 VILA COVA À COELHEIRA
Telephone
232604095
Fax
232604095
Email
juntav.c.coelheira@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,87639, -7,80167
Wikipedia
Vila Cova à Coelheira (Vila Nova de Paiva)
Wikidata
Q154138

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