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Vila Nova de Tazem

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Parish of the municipality of Gouveia (Gouveia), district of Guarda.

Vila Nova de Tazem had 1.469 residents in the 2021 Census, 32,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 10,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Gouveia.

Population (inh.)
  • 202 – 377
  • 424 – 502
  • 570 – 661
  • 699 – 800
  • 1.071 – 3.150
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,6 – 21,6
  • 23,7 – 34,7
  • 38,5 – 44,9
  • 48,3 – 74,8
  • 88,8 – 122,9
Area (km²)
  • 5,4 – 11,0
  • 11,1 – 14,1
  • 14,3 – 15,6
  • 16,0 – 24,0
  • 35,5 – 51,7
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 Gouveia

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Arcozelo57024,0223,7
2Cativelos61014,1143,2
3Folgosinho44251,698,6
4Gouveia3.15035,4688,8
5Nespereira6615,38122,9
6Paços da Serra50210,4048,3
7Ribamondego2627,5534,7
8São Paio69915,5744,9
9União das freguesias de Aldeias e Mangualde da Serra42437,5511,3
10União das freguesias de Figueiró da Serra e Freixo da Serra37712,7329,6
11União das freguesias de Melo e Nabais80014,4555,4
12União das freguesias de Moimenta da Serra e Vinhó1.07114,3274,8
13União das freguesias de Rio Torto e Lagarinhos74519,3538,5
14Vila Cortês da Serra20211,0618,3
15Vila Franca da Serra23811,0121,6
16Vila Nova de Tazem1.46915,9592,1
Code (DTMNFR)
090621
Resident population (2021)
1.469
Area
15,95 km²
Density
92,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
12,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd 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
694 (47,2%)
Women
775 (52,8%)
Portuguese nationality
1.458 (99,3%)
Foreign nationality
11 (0,7%)
Ageing index
308,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
614
Average household size *
2,35 people
Dwellings
1.292
Classic family dwellings
1.290
Buildings
1.206
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,5% (164)
Unemployment rate *
7,28% (H 7,95% · M 6,55%)
Active / employed population
577 / 535

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 154 (10,5%); 15-24 years: 135 (9,2%); 25-64 years: 705 (48,0%); 65+ years: 475 (32,3%)0-14154 · 10,5%15-24135 · 9,2%25-64705 · 48,0%65+475 · 32,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.469).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1547975
15-24 years1356570
25-64 years705355350
65+ years475195280

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

Girabolhos (Seia) · União das freguesias de Rio Torto e Lagarinhos · Cativelos · União das freguesias de Tourais e Lajes (Seia)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Gouveia
10,7 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
1.500
Voters
835
Turnout
55,67% (2021: 57,60%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		61874,01%9
Blank votes14417,25%
Null votes738,74%

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
Largo D. Maria Cândida
Vila Nova de Tazem (GOUVEIA)
6290-632 VILA NOVA DE TAZEM
Telephone
238486647
Email
jfreguesia.vntazem@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,50250, -7,70306
Wikipedia
Vila Nova de Tazem
Wikidata
Q32561

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