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Parish of the municipality of Vila Nova de Poiares (Vila Nova de Poiares), district of Coimbra.

Arrifana had 1.219 residents in the 2021 Census, 29,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 3,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Poiares.

Population (inh.)
  • 174
  • 1.219
  • 1.299
  • 4.111
Density (inh./km²)
  • 15,5
  • 51,1
  • 63,2
  • 142,7
Area (km²)
  • 11,3
  • 20,5
  • 23,8
  • 28,8
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 Vila Nova de Poiares

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Arrifana1.21923,8451,1
2Lavegadas17411,2615,5
3Poiares (Santo André)4.11128,81142,7
4São Miguel de Poiares1.29920,5463,2
Code (DTMNFR)
061701
Resident population (2021)
1.219
Area
23,84 km²
Density
51,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
17,9%
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
583 (47,8%)
Women
636 (52,2%)
Portuguese nationality
1.169 (95,9%)
Foreign nationality
50 (4,1%)
Ageing index
364,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
532
Average household size *
2,29 people
Dwellings
921
Classic family dwellings
920
Buildings
918
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,5% (118)
Unemployment rate *
5,57% (H 5,20% · M 5,95%)
Active / employed population
521 / 492

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 100 (8,2%); 15-24 years: 108 (8,9%); 25-64 years: 647 (53,1%); 65+ years: 364 (29,9%)0-14100 · 8,2%15-24108 · 8,9%25-64647 · 53,1%65+364 · 29,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.219).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1004456
15-24 years1084662
25-64 years647323324
65+ years364170194

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

Poiares (Santo André) · Lorvão (Penacova) · Penacova (Penacova) · Ceira (Coimbra) · Torres do Mondego (Coimbra) · União das freguesias de Semide e Rio Vide (Miranda do Corvo)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Poiares
3,9 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
1.214
Voters
772
Turnout
63,59% (2021: 55,14%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		29037,56%4
PS
Partido Socialista		24031,09%3
PRS
POIARES A SÉRIO		16821,76%2
CH
CHEGA		384,92%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		151,94%0
Blank votes101,30%
Null votes111,42%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de verde, uma canastra de prata lavrada de negro, posta em faixa; em chefe, flor-de-lis de ouro e, em campanha, monte de dois cômoros de ouro, movente dos flancos e de um pé de três tiras ondadas de azul e prata. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com legenda a negro: "ARRIFANA - VILA NOVA DE POIARES"

Flag: branca. Cordão e borlas de prata e verde. Haste e lança de ouro

Seal: nos termos da lei, com legenda: "Junta de Freguesia de Arrifana - Vila Nova de Poiares".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 954/2007, Diário da República n.º 211/2007, Série II de 2007-11-02 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Arrifana). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Eduardo Campos, 6
Arrifana (VILA NOVA DE POIARES)
3350-023 ARRIFANA
Telephone
239428087
Fax
239428087
Email
geral@freguesiaarrifana.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,23194, -8,27833
Wikipedia
Arrifana (Vila Nova de Poiares)
Wikidata
Q699845

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