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

Cabeçudo had 907 residents in the 2021 Census, 27,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 3,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Sertã.

Population (inh.)
  • 338 – 491
  • 627 – 658
  • 693 – 706
  • 907 – 946
  • 3.364 – 6.039
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,9 – 12,7
  • 13,0 – 18,2
  • 19,2 – 33,1
  • 38,5 – 49,0
  • 74,6 – 87,3
Area (km²)
  • 10,0 – 10,4
  • 24,6 – 34,5
  • 36,9 – 42,7
  • 51,7 – 53,4
  • 81,0 – 101,6
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 Sertã

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Cabeçudo90710,3987,3
2Carvalhal49110,0249,0
3Castelo94624,5738,5
4Pedrógão Pequeno70636,8619,2
5Sertã6.03980,9574,6
6Troviscal69353,3713,0
7União das freguesias de Cernache do Bonjardim, Nesperal e Palhais3.364101,5933,1
8União das freguesias de Cumeada e Marmeleiro65851,7312,7
9União das freguesias de Ermida e Figueiredo33842,747,9
10Várzea dos Cavaleiros62734,5118,2
Code (DTMNFR)
050901
Resident population (2021)
907
Area
10,39 km²
Density
87,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th 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
465 (51,3%)
Women
442 (48,7%)
Portuguese nationality
870 (95,9%)
Foreign nationality
37 (4,1%)
Ageing index
278,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
382
Average household size *
2,37 people
Dwellings
675
Classic family dwellings
675
Buildings
662
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,0% (65)
Unemployment rate *
5,14% (H 2,40% · M 8,29%)
Active / employed population
389 / 369

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 91 (10,0%); 15-24 years: 83 (9,2%); 25-64 years: 480 (52,9%); 65+ years: 253 (27,9%)0-1491 · 10,0%15-2483 · 9,2%25-64480 · 52,9%65+253 · 27,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (907).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years915140
15-24 years834736
25-64 years480243237
65+ years253124129

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 Sertã
3,6 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
828
Voters
604
Turnout
72,95% (2021: 71,45%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
30550,50%4
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
18630,79%2
CH
CHEGA
8814,57%1
Blank votes91,49%
Null votes162,65%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de vermelho, com dois ramos de pinheiro de ouro, frutados de prata, postos em pala e alinhados em faixa; em chefe, Cruz da Ordem de Malta e, em campanha, alçado de chafariz com tanque, de prata, lavrado de negro. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «CABEÇUDO».

Flag: amarela. Cordão e borlas de ouro e vermelho. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Cabeçudo - Sertã».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital, Diário da República n.º 212/2006, Parte Especial, Série II de 2006-11-03 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Cabeçudo). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Edifício Junta de Freguesia
Cabeçudo (SERTÃ)
6100-015 CABEÇUDO
Telephone
274602267
Email
jf.cabecudo@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,82868, -8,14144
Wikipedia
Cabeçudo
Wikidata
Q182048

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