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Parish of the municipality of Vila Nova de Paiva (Vila Nova de Paiva), district of Viseu.

Pendilhe had 493 residents in the 2021 Census, 34,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 5,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 6,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Paiva.

Population (inh.)
  • 493
  • 523
  • 819
  • 940
  • 1.887
Density (inh./km²)
  • 16,3
  • 16,4
  • 20,4
  • 29,4
  • 50,7
Area (km²)
  • 24,2
  • 31,9
  • 32,0
  • 37,2
  • 50,2
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 5 parishes of Vila Nova de Paiva

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Pendilhe49324,1920,4
2Queiriga52331,9416,4
3Touro81950,1716,3
4União das freguesias de Vila Nova de Paiva, Alhais e Fráguas1.88737,2150,7
5Vila Cova à Coelheira94032,0329,4
Code (DTMNFR)
182203
Resident population (2021)
493
Area
24,19 km²
Density
20,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
10,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th of 5

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
241 (48,9%)
Women
252 (51,1%)
Portuguese nationality
486 (98,6%)
Foreign nationality
7 (1,4%)
Ageing index
354,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
204
Average household size *
2,29 people
Dwellings
478
Classic family dwellings
477
Buildings
470
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
5,8% (26)
Unemployment rate *
13,14% (H 10,89% · M 16,22%)
Active / employed population
175 / 152

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 48 (9,7%); 15-24 years: 41 (8,3%); 25-64 years: 234 (47,5%); 65+ years: 170 (34,5%)0-1448 · 9,7%15-2441 · 8,3%25-64234 · 47,5%65+170 · 34,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (493).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years483117
15-24 years412120
25-64 years234120114
65+ years17069101

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

Vila Cova à Coelheira · São Joaninho (Castro Daire) · Mões (Castro Daire) · Cujó (Castro Daire) · Almofala (Castro Daire)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Paiva
6,6 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
468
Voters
337
Turnout
72,01% (2021: 69,64%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		19758,46%4
PS
Partido Socialista		12637,39%3
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		61,78%0
Blank votes30,89%
Null votes51,48%

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
Estrada Nova, N.º 12
Pendilhe (VILA NOVA DE PAIVA)
3650-032 PENDILHE
Telephone
232371196
Email
jfreguesiapendilhe@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,90500, -7,83528
Wikipedia
Pendilhe
Wikidata
Q154238

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