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Parish of the municipality of Sardoal (Sardoal), district of Santarém.

Valhascos had 375 residents in the 2021 Census, 35,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 5,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Sardoal.

Population (inh.)
  • 208
  • 375
  • 779
  • 2.151
Density (inh./km²)
  • 12,2
  • 21,2
  • 44,8
  • 71,7
Area (km²)
  • 8,4
  • 17,0
  • 30,0
  • 36,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 4 parishes of Sardoal

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alcaravela77936,7721,2
2Santiago de Montalegre20817,0012,2
3Sardoal2.15130,0171,7
4Valhascos3758,3744,8
Code (DTMNFR)
141704
Resident population (2021)
375
Area
8,37 km²
Density
44,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
10,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 4

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
171 (45,6%)
Women
204 (54,4%)
Portuguese nationality
373 (99,5%)
Foreign nationality
2 (0,5%)
Ageing index
415,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
171
Average household size *
2,19 people
Dwellings
366
Classic family dwellings
364
Buildings
364
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,4% (39)
Unemployment rate *
2,94% (H 2,90% · M 2,99%)
Active / employed population
136 / 132

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 32 (8,5%); 15-24 years: 33 (8,8%); 25-64 years: 177 (47,2%); 65+ years: 133 (35,5%)0-1432 · 8,5%15-2433 · 8,8%25-64177 · 47,2%65+133 · 35,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (375).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years32923
15-24 years332013
25-64 years1779186
65+ years1335182

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Sardoal
5,3 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
316
Voters
236
Turnout
74,68% (2021: 78,55%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
12552,97%4
PS
Partido Socialista
9540,25%3
Blank votes62,54%
Null votes104,24%

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 Lobato Correia, N.º 23
Valhascos (SARDOAL)
2230-180 VALHASCOS
Telephone
241855900
Fax
241851577
Email
freg.valhascos@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
39,51750, -8,13861
Wikipedia
Valhascos
Wikidata
Q1708329

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