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

Sambade had 374 residents in the 2021 Census, 54,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 6,3 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)
040111
Resident population (2021)
374
Area
31,49 km²
Density
11,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
8,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 12

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
178 (47,6%)
Women
196 (52,4%)
Portuguese nationality
366 (97,9%)
Foreign nationality
8 (2,1%)
Ageing index
1.133,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
170
Average household size *
2,06 people
Dwellings
398
Classic family dwellings
396
Buildings
396
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,1% (29)
Unemployment rate *
20,75% (H 18,18% · M 23,53%)
Active / employed population
106 / 84

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 18 (4,8%); 15-24 years: 13 (3,5%); 25-64 years: 139 (37,2%); 65+ years: 204 (54,5%)0-1418 · 4,8%15-2413 · 3,5%25-64139 · 37,2%65+204 · 54,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (374).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years18108
15-24 years1376
25-64 years1397069
65+ years20491113

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 Gebelim e Soeima · União das freguesias de Pombal e Vales · União das freguesias de Agrobom, Saldonha e Vale Pereiro · Alfândega da Fé · União das freguesias de Bornes e Burga (Macedo de Cavaleiros) · Vilares de Vilariça

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Alfândega da Fé
6,3 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
474
Voters
265
Turnout
55,91% (2021: 67,91%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
SCV-HS
Sambade-Covelas-Vila Nova - Hoje e Sempre		20677,74%7
Blank votes4918,49%
Null votes103,77%

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

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
Estrada N.º 315, N.º 66
Sambade (ALFÂNDEGA DA FÉ)
5350-312 SAMBADE
Telephone
279479283
Fax
279479283
Email
secretaria@freguesia-sambade.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,41306, -6,97639
Wikipedia
Sambade
Wikidata
Q1024396

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