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Cabanas de Viriato

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Parish of the municipality of Carregal do Sal (Carregal do Sal), district of Viseu.

Cabanas de Viriato had 1.457 residents in the 2021 Census, 36,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 3,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Carregal do Sal.

Population (inh.)
  • 744
  • 814
  • 1.457
  • 2.798
  • 3.225
Density (inh./km²)
  • 63,8
  • 65,0
  • 67,9
  • 79,4
  • 89,6
Area (km²)
  • 11,7
  • 12,5
  • 21,5
  • 35,2
  • 36,0
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 Carregal do Sal

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Beijós81412,5365,0
2Cabanas de Viriato1.45721,4767,9
3Carregal do Sal3.22535,9989,6
4Oliveira do Conde2.79835,2479,4
5Parada74411,6663,8
Code (DTMNFR)
180202
Resident population (2021)
1.457
Area
21,47 km²
Density
67,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
16,1%
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
647 (44,4%)
Women
810 (55,6%)
Portuguese nationality
1.445 (99,2%)
Foreign nationality
12 (0,8%)
Ageing index
343,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
590
Average household size *
2,32 people
Dwellings
1.120
Classic family dwellings
1.118
Buildings
1.087
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,7% (126)
Unemployment rate *
8,04% (H 8,49% · M 7,61%)
Active / employed population
547 / 503

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 155 (10,6%); 15-24 years: 123 (8,4%); 25-64 years: 646 (44,3%); 65+ years: 533 (36,6%)0-14155 · 10,6%15-24123 · 8,4%25-64646 · 44,3%65+533 · 36,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.457).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1557283
15-24 years1235370
25-64 years646301345
65+ years533221312

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

Oliveira do Conde · Beijós · Lajeosa do Dão (Tondela) · Ferreirós do Dão (Tondela) · Carregal do Sal · Canas de Senhorim (Nelas)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Carregal do Sal
3,5 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
1.351
Voters
786
Turnout
58,18% (2021: 64,98%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
NSMI
Nuno Seabra Movimento Independente		63080,15%9
Blank votes11514,63%
Null votes415,22%

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

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
Edifício Campos Lobo, N.º 46 - Av. do Cristo - Rei
Cabanas de Viriato (CARREGAL DO SAL)
3430-618 CABANAS DE VIRIATO
Telephone
232691166
Email
geral@jfcabanas.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,48021, -7,97205
Wikipedia
Cabanas de Viriato
Wikidata
Q64444

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