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Parish of the municipality of Armamar (Armamar), district of Viseu.

Santa Cruz had 173 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 2,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 4,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Armamar.

Population (inh.)
  • 172 – 185
  • 208 – 270
  • 291 – 334
  • 410 – 514
  • 602 – 1.510
Density (inh./km²)
  • 17,4 – 27,3
  • 28,5 – 36,9
  • 44,5 – 59,2
  • 68,3 – 80,1
  • 83,9 – 90,2
Area (km²)
  • 2,5 – 4,8
  • 5,2 – 6,1
  • 6,9 – 7,9
  • 9,7 – 14,0
  • 15,0 – 16,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of Armamar

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Aldeias3075,1959,2
2Armamar1.51016,7590,2
3Cimbres2706,0744,5
4Folgosa3344,8069,6
5Fontelo6027,5280,1
6Queimada2914,2668,3
7Queimadela2082,4883,9
8Santa Cruz1737,8822,0
9São Cosmado51413,9536,9
10São Martinho das Chãs4789,6749,4
11União das freguesias de Aricera e Goujoim18510,6517,4
12União das freguesias de São Romão e Santiago2246,9332,3
13União das freguesias de Vila Seca e Santo Adrião41015,0327,3
14Vacalar1726,0428,5
Code (DTMNFR)
180111
Resident population (2021)
173
Area
7,88 km²
Density
22,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
13th of 14

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
83 (48,0%)
Women
90 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
171 (98,8%)
Foreign nationality
2 (1,2%)
Ageing index
311,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
69
Average household size *
2,51 people
Dwellings
186
Classic family dwellings
186
Buildings
186
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
2,6% (4)
Unemployment rate *
12,77% (H 12,00% · M 13,64%)
Active / employed population
47 / 41

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 17 (9,8%); 15-24 years: 24 (13,9%); 25-64 years: 79 (45,7%); 65+ years: 53 (30,6%)0-1417 · 9,8%15-2424 · 13,9%25-6479 · 45,7%65+53 · 30,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (173).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years17611
15-24 years241410
25-64 years794237
65+ years532132

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

São Martinho das Chãs · Cimbres · União das freguesias de São Romão e Santiago · União das freguesias de Granja Nova e Vila Chã da Beira (Tarouca) · Armamar

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Armamar
4,2 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
159
Voters
122
Turnout
76,73% (2021: 64,81%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		9779,51%6
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		2016,39%1
Blank votes21,64%
Null votes32,46%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.

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 negro, cruz firmada de prata, tendo brocante uma capela de carvalho, de verde, ladada de ouro. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a seguinte legenda a negro: «Santa Cruz - Armamar».

Flag: esquartelada de branco e verde. Cordão e borlas de prata e verde. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a seguinte legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Santa Cruz - Armamar».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital, Diário da República n.º 221/2006, Parte Especial, Série II de 2006-11-16 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Santa Cruz). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua 12 de Março
Santa Cruz (ARMAMAR)
5110-503 SANTA CRUZ
Telephone
254946088
Fax
254946088
Email
jfsantacruz.amm@sapo.pt
Website
www.jf-santacruz-amm.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,06722, -7,68639
Wikipedia
Santa Cruz (Armamar)
Wikidata
Q64722

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