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Sarnadas de São Simão

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Parish of the municipality of Oleiros (Oleiros), district of Castelo Branco.

Sarnadas de São Simão had 167 residents in the 2021 Census, 49,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 11,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Oleiros.

Population (inh.)
  • 140 – 151
  • 154 – 167
  • 226 – 254
  • 260 – 638
  • 834 – 2.080
Density (inh./km²)
  • 5,2 – 5,4
  • 5,4 – 5,7
  • 7,3 – 7,7
  • 8,9 – 14,5
  • 14,7 – 19,2
Area (km²)
  • 17,7 – 19,2
  • 26,9 – 27,9
  • 29,4 – 31,0
  • 33,3 – 48,5
  • 93,5 – 143,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Oleiros

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Cambas25448,545,2
2Estreito-Vilar Barroco83493,518,9
3Isna15127,945,4
4Madeirã15426,875,7
5Mosteiro26017,7014,7
6Oleiros-Amieira2.080143,6414,5
7Orvalho63833,3119,2
8Sarnadas de São Simão16731,005,4
9Sobral14019,167,3
10Álvaro22629,417,7
Code (DTMNFR)
050610
Resident population (2021)
167
Area
31,00 km²
Density
5,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th of 10

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
79 (47,3%)
Women
88 (52,7%)
Portuguese nationality
164 (98,2%)
Foreign nationality
3 (1,8%)
Ageing index
1.640,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
89
Average household size *
1,88 people
Dwellings
254
Classic family dwellings
254
Buildings
254
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,8% (11)
Unemployment rate *
3,70% (H 3,03% · M 4,76%)
Active / employed population
54 / 52

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 5 (3,0%); 15-24 years: 5 (3,0%); 25-64 years: 75 (44,9%); 65+ years: 82 (49,1%)0-145 · 3,0%15-245 · 3,0%25-6475 · 44,9%65+82 · 49,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (167).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years532
15-24 years532
25-64 years754233
65+ years823151

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

Estreito-Vilar Barroco · Almaceda (Castelo Branco) · Sarzedas (Castelo Branco) · Orvalho

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Oleiros
11,9 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
166
Voters
114
Turnout
68,67% (2021: 68,42%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		10390,35%7
Blank votes97,89%
Null votes21,75%

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 Principal
Sarnadas de São Simão (OLEIROS)
6160-489 SARNADAS DE SÃO SIMÃO
Telephone
272654705
Fax
272654705
Email
freguesiasssimao@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
39,95139, -7,75583
Wikipedia
Sarnadas de São Simão
Wikidata
Q1024274

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