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Parish of the municipality of Celorico da Beira (Celorico da Beira), district of Guarda.

Linhares had 213 residents in the 2021 Census, 36,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 10,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Celorico da Beira.

Population (inh.)
  • 142 – 180
  • 194 – 213
  • 242 – 328
  • 362 – 468
  • 597 – 2.067
Density (inh./km²)
  • 9,5 – 13,2
  • 13,6 – 15,9
  • 16,2 – 28,8
  • 31,7 – 36,2
  • 50,3 – 78,0
Area (km²)
  • 5,6 – 9,1
  • 10,8 – 12,5
  • 14,2 – 15,7
  • 16,2 – 20,8
  • 20,9 – 41,1
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 Celorico da Beira

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Baraçal19412,2215,9
2Carrapichana1805,6032,1
3Casas do Soeiro4686,0078,0
4Forno Telheiro59720,7628,8
5Lajeosa do Mondego62712,4650,3
6Linhares21315,7113,6
7Maçal do Chão14315,129,5
8Mesquitela20317,0111,9
9Minhocal14210,7513,2
10Prados14614,2310,3
11Ratoeira2457,7431,7
12União das freguesias de Açores e Velosa42620,9420,3
13União das freguesias de Celorico (São Pedro e Santa Maria) e Vila Boa do Mondego2.06741,1050,3
14União das freguesias de Cortiçô da Serra, Vide entre Vinhas e Salgueirais36222,3416,2
15União das freguesias de Rapa e Cadafaz24216,1715,0
16Vale de Azares3289,0536,2
Code (DTMNFR)
090308
Resident population (2021)
213
Area
15,71 km²
Density
13,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,2%
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
100 (46,9%)
Women
113 (53,1%)
Portuguese nationality
197 (92,5%)
Foreign nationality
16 (7,5%)
Ageing index
592,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
90
Average household size *
2,24 people
Dwellings
314
Classic family dwellings
313
Buildings
314
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,5% (19)
Unemployment rate *
3,57% (H 4,55% · M 2,50%)
Active / employed population
84 / 81

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 13 (6,1%); 15-24 years: 16 (7,5%); 25-64 years: 107 (50,2%); 65+ years: 77 (36,2%)0-1413 · 6,1%15-2416 · 7,5%25-64107 · 50,2%65+77 · 36,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (213).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1367
15-24 years16106
25-64 years1075354
65+ years773146

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

Videmonte (Guarda) · União das freguesias de Figueiró da Serra e Freixo da Serra (Gouveia) · União das freguesias de Cortiçô da Serra, Vide entre Vinhas e Salgueirais · Carrapichana · Mesquitela · Prados

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Celorico da Beira
10,4 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
246
Voters
163
Turnout
66,26% (2021: 63,95%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		8149,69%4
PS
Partido Socialista		7948,47%3
Blank votes21,23%
Null votes10,61%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Direita
Linhares (CELORICO DA BEIRA)
6360-080 LINHARES
Telephone
271776612
Email
freguesialinhares@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,54083, -7,46111
Wikipedia
Linhares (Celorico da Beira)
Wikidata
Q24142

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