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Parish of the municipality of Castro Daire (Castro Daire), district of Viseu.

Monteiras had 404 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 7,0 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Castro Daire.

Population (inh.)
  • 222 – 335
  • 348 – 404
  • 415 – 669
  • 724 – 1.049
  • 1.188 – 4.557
Density (inh./km²)
  • 11,9 – 18,5
  • 19,1 – 22,3
  • 23,5 – 29,0
  • 32,0 – 38,3
  • 43,2 – 140,1
Area (km²)
  • 8,1 – 16,0
  • 18,6 – 20,5
  • 21,1 – 22,6
  • 22,7 – 32,5
  • 40,3 – 47,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 16 parishes of Castro Daire

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Almofala22218,6011,9
2Cabril33522,0215,2
3Castro Daire4.55732,53140,1
4Cujó2458,4629,0
5Gosende36820,4618,0
6Moledo1.04946,9922,3
7Monteiras40421,1319,1
8Mões1.69144,1538,3
9Pepim24511,9320,5
10Pinheiro66919,6034,1
11São Joaninho3488,0643,2
12União das freguesias de Mamouros, Alva e Ribolhos1.18823,6550,2
13União das freguesias de Mezio e Moura Morta53222,6523,5
14União das freguesias de Parada de Ester e Ester74440,2518,5
15União das freguesias de Picão e Ermida41515,9526,0
16União das freguesias de Reriz e Gafanhão72422,6232,0
Code (DTMNFR)
180314
Resident population (2021)
404
Area
21,13 km²
Density
19,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
10th of 16

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
199 (49,3%)
Women
205 (50,7%)
Portuguese nationality
403 (99,8%)
Foreign nationality
1 (0,2%)
Ageing index
364,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
167
Average household size *
2,42 people
Dwellings
462
Classic family dwellings
462
Buildings
461
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,6% (28)
Unemployment rate *
8,48% (H 5,71% · M 13,33%)
Active / employed population
165 / 151

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 34 (8,4%); 15-24 years: 34 (8,4%); 25-64 years: 212 (52,5%); 65+ years: 124 (30,7%)0-1434 · 8,4%15-2434 · 8,4%25-64212 · 52,5%65+124 · 30,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (404).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years341519
15-24 years342212
25-64 years21211399
65+ years1244975

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Castro Daire
7,0 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
439
Voters
283
Turnout
64,46% (2021: 68,33%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
PSD-CDS PELA NOSSA TERRA
20773,14%6
CH
CHEGA
6422,61%1
Blank votes62,12%
Null votes62,12%

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

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 Municipal, N.º 15
Monteiras (CASTRO DAIRE)
3600-474 MONTEIRAS
Telephone
232374026
Fax
232373185
Email
freguesia.monteiras@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,95167, -7,87250
Wikipedia
Monteiras
Wikidata
Q64422

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