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Seixo da Beira

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Parish of the municipality of Oliveira do Hospital (Oliveira do Hospital), district of Coimbra.

Seixo da Beira had 1.369 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 9 parishes and its centroid is 10,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Oliveira do Hospital.

Population (inh.)
  • 314 – 473
  • 474 – 559
  • 704 – 928
  • 1.124 – 1.369
  • 1.382 – 5.835
Density (inh./km²)
  • 23,4 – 40,1
  • 40,6 – 56,4
  • 64,0 – 71,0
  • 83,4 – 113,9
  • 123,9 – 426,9
Area (km²)
  • 5,7 – 7,3
  • 7,4 – 13,2
  • 13,5 – 14,5
  • 14,6 – 15,8
  • 18,7 – 33,7
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 17 parishes of Oliveira do Hospital

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Aldeia das Dez47418,6925,4
2Alvoco das Várzeas31411,6227,0
3Avô4737,1766,0
4Bobadela7045,68123,9
5Ervedal88321,7640,6
6Lagares1.38213,19104,8
7Lourosa55913,9440,1
8Meruge4907,2567,6
9Nogueira do Cravo2.16814,98144,7
10Seixo da Beira1.36933,7340,6
11São Gião34114,5523,4
12Travanca de Lagos1.12415,8371,0
13União das freguesias de Lagos da Beira e Lajeosa1.12713,5183,4
14União das freguesias de Oliveira do Hospital e São Paio de Gramaços5.83513,67426,9
15União das freguesias de Penalva de Alva e São Sebastião da Feira92814,5064,0
16União das freguesias de Santa Ovaia e Vila Pouca da Beira8467,43113,9
17Vila Franca da Beira3967,0256,4
Code (DTMNFR)
061118
Resident population (2021)
1.369
Area
33,73 km²
Density
40,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
7,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 17

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
655 (47,8%)
Women
714 (52,2%)
Portuguese nationality
1.333 (97,4%)
Foreign nationality
36 (2,6%)
Ageing index
304,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
559
Average household size *
2,45 people
Dwellings
1.051
Classic family dwellings
1.050
Buildings
1.027
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,2% (89)
Unemployment rate *
7,88% (H 8,83% · M 6,80%)
Active / employed population
533 / 491

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 138 (10,1%); 15-24 years: 138 (10,1%); 25-64 years: 673 (49,2%); 65+ years: 420 (30,7%)0-14138 · 10,1%15-24138 · 10,1%25-64673 · 49,2%65+420 · 30,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.369).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1386771
15-24 years1387662
25-64 years673330343
65+ years420182238

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

Paranhos (Seia) · Travancinha (Seia) · Vila Franca da Beira · Nelas (Nelas) · Canas de Senhorim (Nelas) · União das freguesias de Tourais e Lajes (Seia) · Ervedal · Lapa do Lobo (Nelas) · Lagares

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Oliveira do Hospital
10,6 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
1.370
Voters
862
Turnout
62,92% (2021: 59,96%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		48255,92%5
CDS-PP/NC
Oliveira, o motivo		17720,53%2
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		16519,14%2
Blank votes273,13%
Null votes111,28%

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 do Comércio, N.º 5 - 1º
Seixo da Beira
3400-440 SEIXO DA BEIRA
Telephone
238031330
Email
fregseixobeira@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,46301, -7,84635
Wikipedia
Seixo da Beira
Wikidata
Q125693

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