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Quintela de Azurara

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Parish of the municipality of Mangualde (Mangualde), district of Viseu.

Quintela de Azurara had 506 residents in the 2021 Census, 29,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 3,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Mangualde.

Population (inh.)
  • 169 – 440
  • 506 – 727
  • 801 – 951
  • 1.218 – 1.280
  • 1.308 – 9.858
Density (inh./km²)
  • 22,8 – 32,0
  • 36,6 – 40,6
  • 51,6 – 63,0
  • 65,4 – 80,5
  • 101,7 – 213,2
Area (km²)
  • 7,2 – 7,4
  • 9,6 – 12,9
  • 14,6 – 16,3
  • 17,3 – 30,0
  • 35,0 – 46,3
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 12 parishes of Mangualde

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Abrunhosa-a-Velha44017,3025,4
2Alcafache81112,8863,0
3Cunha Baixa80115,5251,6
4Espinho95114,5565,4
5Fornos de Maceira Dão1.30816,2580,5
6Freixiosa2347,3232,0
7Quintela de Azurara5069,5952,8
8São João da Fresta1697,4122,8
9União das freguesias de Mangualde, Mesquitela e Cunha Alta9.85846,25213,2
10União das freguesias de Moimenta de Maceira Dão e Lobelhe do Mato7277,15101,7
11União das freguesias de Santiago de Cassurrães e Póvoa de Cervães1.21830,0340,6
12União das freguesias de Tavares (Chãs, Várzea e Travanca)1.28035,0236,6
Code (DTMNFR)
180614
Resident population (2021)
506
Area
9,59 km²
Density
52,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th of 12

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
235 (46,4%)
Women
271 (53,6%)
Portuguese nationality
492 (97,2%)
Foreign nationality
14 (2,8%)
Ageing index
267,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
204
Average household size *
2,48 people
Dwellings
379
Classic family dwellings
379
Buildings
369
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,1% (50)
Unemployment rate *
6,79% (H 6,14% · M 7,48%)
Active / employed population
221 / 206

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 56 (11,1%); 15-24 years: 47 (9,3%); 25-64 years: 253 (50,0%); 65+ years: 150 (29,6%)0-1456 · 11,1%15-2447 · 9,3%25-64253 · 50,0%65+150 · 29,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (506).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years561937
15-24 years472423
25-64 years253118135
65+ years1507476

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 Mangualde, Mesquitela e Cunha Alta · Germil (Penalva do Castelo) · Freixiosa · Real (Penalva do Castelo)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Mangualde
3,1 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
498
Voters
345
Turnout
69,28% (2021: 74,04%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		25473,62%7
CH
CHEGA		257,25%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		195,51%0
Blank votes3510,14%
Null votes123,48%

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

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 Castelo Branco, N.º 1
Quintela de Azurara (MANGUALDE)
3530-334 QUINTELA DE AZURARA
Telephone
232613615
Email
geral@quinteladeazurara.pt

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

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata)
João Baptista
Coordinates
40,62389, -7,70444
Wikipedia
Quintela de Azurara
Wikidata
Q74472

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