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

Carvalhal had 491 residents in the 2021 Census, 25,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 6,3 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)
050902
Resident population (2021)
491
Area
10,02 km²
Density
49,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th 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
227 (46,2%)
Women
264 (53,8%)
Portuguese nationality
481 (98,0%)
Foreign nationality
10 (2,0%)
Ageing index
233,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
204
Average household size *
2,41 people
Dwellings
342
Classic family dwellings
342
Buildings
341
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,2% (40)
Unemployment rate *
2,09% (H 1,80% · M 2,50%)
Active / employed population
191 / 187

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 54 (11,0%); 15-24 years: 43 (8,8%); 25-64 years: 268 (54,6%); 65+ years: 126 (25,7%)0-1454 · 11,0%15-2443 · 8,8%25-64268 · 54,6%65+126 · 25,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (491).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years542826
15-24 years432023
25-64 years268129139
65+ years1265076

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
6,3 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
361
Voters
275
Turnout
76,18% (2021: 72,14%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
16058,18%5
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
6925,09%2
CH
CHEGA
3111,27%0
Blank votes62,18%
Null votes93,27%

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
Largo da Freguesia
Carvalhal (SERTÃ)
6100-715 CARVALHAL
Telephone
236487074
Email
geral@freguesia-carvalhal.pt
Website
www.freguesia-carvalhal.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,86917, -8,15000
Wikipedia
Carvalhal (Sertã)
Wikidata
Q1046077

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