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Parish of the municipality of Coimbra (Coimbra), district of Coimbra.

São Silvestre had 2.794 residents in the 2021 Census, 25,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 16,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 7,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Coimbra.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.825 – 2.716
  • 2.794 – 3.244
  • 3.659 – 3.997
  • 4.188 – 13.880
  • 15.315 – 41.150
Density (inh./km²)
  • 122,1 – 130,1
  • 161,3 – 210,5
  • 230,4 – 261,2
  • 272,1 – 672,6
  • 709,2 – 2.135,4
Area (km²)
  • 7,9 – 10,3
  • 10,6 – 17,6
  • 17,6 – 19,3
  • 19,5 – 24,3
  • 24,7 – 33,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 18 parishes of Coimbra

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Almalaguês2.85323,16123,2
2Brasfemes1.9329,18210,5
3Ceira3.24412,42261,2
4Cernache3.96219,17206,7
5Santo António dos Olivais41.15019,272.135,4
6São João do Campo1.8257,92230,4
7São Silvestre2.79410,27272,1
8Torres do Mondego2.03416,66122,1
9União das freguesias de Antuzede e Vil de Matos2.84217,62161,3
10União das freguesias de Assafarge e Antanhol4.99319,51255,9
11União das freguesias de Coimbra (Sé Nova, Santa Cruz, Almedina e São Bartolomeu)13.8808,331.666,3
12União das freguesias de Eiras e São Paulo de Frades17.57424,78709,2
13União das freguesias de Santa Clara e Castelo Viegas11.85817,63672,6
14União das freguesias de Souselas e Botão4.18833,01126,9
15União das freguesias de São Martinho de Árvore e Lamarosa2.71620,88130,1
16União das freguesias de São Martinho do Bispo e Ribeira de Frades15.31524,68620,5
17União das freguesias de Taveiro, Ameal e Arzila3.99724,34164,2
18União das freguesias de Trouxemil e Torre de Vilela3.65910,56346,5
Code (DTMNFR)
060324
Resident population (2021)
2.794
Area
10,27 km²
Density
272,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
14th of 18

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
1.356 (48,5%)
Women
1.438 (51,5%)
Portuguese nationality
2.756 (98,6%)
Foreign nationality
38 (1,4%)
Ageing index
240,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.055
Average household size *
2,62 people
Dwellings
1.265
Classic family dwellings
1.263
Buildings
1.084
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
16,0% (400)
Unemployment rate *
4,89% (H 4,53% · M 5,25%)
Active / employed population
1.371 / 1.304

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 300 (10,7%); 15-24 years: 269 (9,6%); 25-64 years: 1.505 (53,9%); 65+ years: 720 (25,8%)0-14300 · 10,7%15-24269 · 9,6%25-641.505 · 53,9%65+720 · 25,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.794).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years300155145
15-24 years269133136
25-64 years1.505753752
65+ years720315405

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

União das freguesias de São Martinho de Árvore e Lamarosa · São João do Campo · União das freguesias de Taveiro, Ameal e Arzila · União das freguesias de São Martinho do Bispo e Ribeira de Frades · Ançã (Cantanhede)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Coimbra
7,5 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
2.540
Voters
1.506
Turnout
59,29% (2021: 54,86%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS.L.PAN
AVANÇAR COIMBRA		61640,90%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL.NC.PPM.VP.MPT
JUNTOS SOMOS COIMBRA		45330,08%3
CH
CHEGA		26817,80%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1127,44%0
Blank votes342,26%
Null votes231,53%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PS.L.PAN.

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 A, N.º 1
São Silvestre (COIMBRA)
3020-888 SÃO SILVESTRE
Telephone
239051893
Fax
239962756
Email
geral@freguesiadesaosilvestre.pt
Website
www.freguesiadesaosilvestre.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,23028, -8,52361
Wikipedia
São Silvestre (Coimbra)
Wikidata
Q729968

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