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Colmeal da Torre

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

Colmeal da Torre had 611 residents in the 2021 Census, 39,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 6,0 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Belmonte.

Population (inh.)
  • 312
  • 606
  • 611
  • 1.744
  • 2.932
Density (inh./km²)
  • 17,1
  • 26,1
  • 44,7
  • 82,5
  • 94,9
Area (km²)
  • 7,4
  • 18,2
  • 23,2
  • 30,9
  • 39,0
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 Belmonte

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Belmonte2.93230,9194,9
2Caria1.74439,0344,7
3Colmeal da Torre6117,4182,5
4Inguias60623,2026,1
5Maçainhas31218,2117,1
Code (DTMNFR)
050108
Resident population (2021)
611
Area
7,41 km²
Density
82,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
9,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd 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
285 (46,6%)
Women
326 (53,4%)
Portuguese nationality
608 (99,5%)
Foreign nationality
3 (0,5%)
Ageing index
580,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
266
Dwellings
534
Classic family dwellings
533
Buildings
506
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,7% (44)
Unemployment rate †
11,66%
Active / employed population
223 / 197

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 41 (6,7%); 15-24 years: 37 (6,1%); 25-64 years: 295 (48,3%); 65+ years: 238 (39,0%)0-1441 · 6,7%15-2437 · 6,1%25-64295 · 48,3%65+238 · 39,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (611).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years411922
15-24 years371918
25-64 years295143152
65+ years238104134

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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 Belmonte
6,0 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
594
Voters
430
Turnout
72,39%
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
MUPC
Movimento Unidos Pelo Colmeal
19445,12%3
PS
Partido Socialista
14934,65%3
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
É para mudar BELMONTE!
7417,21%1
Blank votes61,40%
Null votes71,63%

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

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 do Ouro n.º 25
Colmeal da Torre
6250-151 Colmeal da Torre
Email
jf.colmealdatorre@gmail.com

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

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026