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São Miguel do Mato

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Parish of the municipality of Vouzela (Vouzela), district of Viseu.

São Miguel do Mato had 808 residents in the 2021 Census, 33,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 11,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vouzela.

Population (inh.)
  • 256 – 677
  • 808 – 910
  • 988 – 1.227
  • 1.362 – 1.434
  • 1.918
Density (inh./km²)
  • 17,0 – 31,4
  • 36,5 – 36,9
  • 41,8 – 51,5
  • 78,0 – 89,8
  • 137,6
Area (km²)
  • 9,0 – 12,7
  • 13,9 – 15,1
  • 18,3 – 23,8
  • 29,0 – 32,6
  • 39,3
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 9 parishes of Vouzela

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alcofra91028,9631,4
2Campia1.43439,2736,5
3Fornelo do Monte25615,0817,0
4Queirã1.22723,8351,5
5São Miguel do Mato8089,0089,8
6União das freguesias de Cambra e Carvalhal de Vermilhas1.36232,6141,8
7União das freguesias de Fataunços e Figueiredo das Donas98812,6678,0
8União das freguesias de Vouzela e Paços de Vilharigues1.91813,94137,6
9Ventosa67718,3336,9
Code (DTMNFR)
182410
Resident population (2021)
808
Area
9,00 km²
Density
89,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
8,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th of 9

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
380 (47,0%)
Women
428 (53,0%)
Portuguese nationality
794 (98,3%)
Foreign nationality
14 (1,7%)
Ageing index
395,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
323
Average household size *
2,50 people
Dwellings
587
Classic family dwellings
587
Buildings
580
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,6% (64)
Unemployment rate *
11,11% (H 10,43% · M 11,94%)
Active / employed population
297 / 264

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 68 (8,4%); 15-24 years: 75 (9,3%); 25-64 years: 396 (49,0%); 65+ years: 269 (33,3%)0-1468 · 8,4%15-2475 · 9,3%25-64396 · 49,0%65+269 · 33,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (808).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years682939
15-24 years753342
25-64 years396198198
65+ years269120149

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

Bodiosa (Viseu) · Queirã · Ribafeita (Viseu) · União das freguesias de Fataunços e Figueiredo das Donas · União das freguesias de São Pedro do Sul, Várzea e Baiões (São Pedro do Sul)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vouzela
11,3 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
782
Voters
570
Turnout
72,89% (2021: 73,93%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		36463,86%5
PS
Partido Socialista		19333,86%2
Blank votes61,05%
Null votes71,23%

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 verde, balança de ouro sustida por espada de lâmina flamejante de prata, empunhada de ouro, acompanhada em chefe por uma bigorna e uma lira e, em ponta, por uma mata, tudo de prata. Coroa mural de prata de três torres, Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «S. Miguel do Mato - Vouzela».

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

Seal: nos termos da Lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de S. Miguel do Mato - Vouzela».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 488/2009, Diário da República n.º 94/2009, Série II de 2009-05-15 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de São Miguel do Mato). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Edifício Estação CP - Moçâmedes
São Miguel do Mato (VOUZELA)
3670-193 SÃO MIGUEL DO MATO
Telephone
232972348
Fax
232972348
Email
fsmdomato@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,71667, -8,01667
Wikipedia
São Miguel do Mato (Vouzela)
Wikidata
Q154233

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