Junta de Freguesia de Calde
- Parish council chair: Hermenegildo Gonçalves
- Address: Largo da Igreja, Póvoa, 3515-745 Calde
- Opening hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Parish of Calde
Schools in Calde and Várzea de Calde, the parish church in Póvoa and the Linen Museum in the north of the municipality.
- residents
- 1 271
- of the municipality
- 1,3%
- density
- 36.3/km²
- growth 2011-2021
- −13,5%
The stepping stones at Várzea de Calde Viseu City Council
The parish council
Chair, address, opening hours and contacts for certificates and voter registration.
Contacts and opening hours published by Viseu City Council and by the the parish council’s official website. Chair elected in the October 2025 local elections. Confirm before you travel. Coat of arms: Sérgio Horta, CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons.
The parish in a few minutes
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Living here
The 22nd most populous parish in the municipality, in the north: Póvoa, Calde and Várzea de Calde, about 15 km from the city.
Eating and shopping
The eating section shows Café Libório and Associação de Paraduça de Calde, which have a photograph. Restaurante Rouxinol is in the catalogue without a photograph and does not enter the carousel.
Schools
Escola Básica de Calde and Jardim de Infância de Várzea de Calde belong to Agrupamento de Escolas Viseu Norte. We have not confirmed a nursery in this parish. This list is not exhaustive; check current services with the parish council.
Getting around
The municipal timetable has no line with a stop in this parish. By car, from the church in Póvoa, the Rossio is about 16 minutes away without traffic.
Distance to the centre
The seat is on Largo da Igreja, in Póvoa. The door has no pin; the route starts at the parish church, in the same village.
On foot
Check a walking route before setting off. Distance and time depend on your starting point; check pavements, gradients and crossings. The driving estimate below does not describe the walking route.
By car
About 15 km and 16 minutes, without traffic, from the parish church to the Rossio. The school, further north, is about 18 km away.
By bus
The MUV timetable we publish does not name Calde, Póvoa or Várzea de Calde. There is no confirmed service to the Rossio.
Distance and driving time calculated on a real route (OSRM/OpenStreetMap) between the parish church of Calde (40.76122, −7.91214) and the Rossio (40.65720, −7.91390); approximate, traffic not included. The parish council seat is Largo da Igreja, Póvoa, 3515-745 Calde, with no door pin. The church is in the same village and is the origin for this comparison. The school (40.78353, −7.91261) is about 18 km and 21 minutes away. Check the route before you leave.
The rural north
The 22nd most populous parish in the municipality, eleventh in the rural area, in the north.
1.3% of the municipality
The 22nd most populous of the 25 parishes
Calde has 1,271 residents in 35.06 km². It is the eleventh rural parish and the 22nd in the municipality, in the north, with its seat in Póvoa.
−13,5%
Down 13.5% in the last decade
It went from 1,469 residents in 2011 to 1,271 in 2021. Density is 36.3 residents/km², over a large area.
School and nursery school in different villages
The Viseu Norte school cluster has the Calde primary school and the Várzea de Calde nursery school here. Public 2nd and 3rd cycle are not in this parish.
Church in Póvoa
The parish church, Nossa Senhora da Natividade, is on Rua dos Anjos, in Póvoa de Calde. Várzea de Calde has the church of Nossa Senhora de Lurdes and the Várzea de Calde Ethnographic Museum.
Population and change: Statistics Portugal, 2011 and 2021 censuses. Area: CAOP 2025, Directorate-General for Territory. Characterisation: Viseu City Council. Church: OpenStreetMap, 40.76122, −7.91214. Consulted on 21 September 2026.
What it is like to live here
Pace, noise, traffic and services for anyone choosing a place to live.
Between Lordosa and Côta
In 35.06 km² live 1,271 people (36.3 inhab./km²). Between 2011 and 2021 it lost population (−13.5%). Calde is in the north of the municipality, a large and sparsely populated area. By day the pace is that of the villages and the Ribeira. At night, the quiet is that of the countryside. The parish council is open only on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It lost population between 2011 and 2021.
A car for almost everything
Para ir ao centro de Viseu, a cerca de 15 km a sul, a deslocação diária faz-se sobretudo de carro; confirme sempre os horários de transporte público em vigor.
Municipal roads
The A24 crosses the parish, but everyday traffic is that of the municipal roads between Calde, Várzea de Calde and the villages of the Ribeira. There is no ring road.
Parking on Largo da Igreja
The parish council is on Largo da Igreja, in Póvoa. There is no residents' permit zone. People park on the street by the church and the Escola Básica de Calde.
Village nights
Tanto em Calde como em Várzea de Calde e nas aldeias da Ribeira, as noites são silenciosas.
Parish office two days a week
The parish council is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There is the Escola Básica de Calde and the Jardim de Infância de Várzea de Calde, part of the Agrupamento Viseu Norte. The hospital and the Loja de Cidadão are in Viseu parish.
Ribeira route and PR15
The City Council points to the Percurso Pedestre da Rota da Ribeira (8.8 km, starting from the Várzea de Calde stepping stones, with mills) and the PR15 Histórias e Gerações na Geologia de Calde (5 km, starting from the Igreja de Calde). These are the local leisure options of this parish.
The city sits to the south
Hospital, Câmara, Finanças e o terminal de autocarros ficam na Freguesia de Viseu, cerca de 15 km a sul.
Editorial portrait of 13 September 2026. Population: INE, 2021 Census. Area: CAOP 2025, Direção-Geral do Território. Transport: MUV; municipal profile: Viseu City Council. Schools: DGAE, 2025/26 network. It is not a representative survey.
Local services
No pharmacy, health centre, GNR post or post office is confirmed in this parish. Parish Council details are at the top of the page.
Healthcare in the city
The hospital, emergency department and duty pharmacies are in Viseu parish.
OpenStreetMap search (pharmacy, school, place of worship, fuel and social facilities) checked against the CAOP boundary for Calde on 21 September 2026. We have not confirmed a pharmacy, family health unit, GNR station, CTT post office or petrol station in this parish. This list is not exhaustive; check current services with the parish council.
Schools and nurseries
Calde Primary School and Várzea de Calde Kindergarten. No nursery is confirmed in this parish.
State network
Escola Básica de Calde
Rua do Campo da Bola, 3515-738 Calde
Viseu Norte School Cluster. The contact page does not specify the cycle. The main school, with 2nd and 3rd cycles, is Escola Básica Dr. Azeredo Perdigão in Abraveses.
Preschool
Nursery school
Jardim de Infância de Várzea de Calde, Rua Outeiro da Cruz, 3515-749 Calde
Also part of the Viseu Norte school cluster, in another village. Public preschool is not a nursery for ages 0 to 3.
Before choosing by proximity
There is no public 2nd cycle, 3rd cycle or secondary school in this parish. The seat of the Viseu Norte school cluster is in Abraveses; public secondary schools (Viriato, Alves Martins, Emídio Navarro) are in Viseu parish. Check catchment and places with each institution.
State school network: DGAE, “School Clusters and Independent Schools Network 2025/26” (confirm programmes and education stages for 2026/27 with the school cluster); contact details from Viseu Norte school cluster (School: Rua do Campo da Bola, 3515-738, 232 911 329; preschool: Rua Outeiro da Cruz, 3515-749, 232 911 607). OpenStreetMap places the school on Avenida das Amoreiras (40,78353, −7,91261) and the preschool on Rua da Escola, with postcode 3515-751 (40,76540, −7,87687). Each map pin was verified using a point-in-polygon test against the CAOP GeoJSON boundary for Calde on 21 September 2026. We have not confirmed a nursery in this parish. This list is not exhaustive; check current services with the parish council.
Buses and the link to the centre
The municipal timetable does not name this parish. The car covers the roughly 15 km to the Rossio.
No confirmed bus line
No stop in the MUV timetable we publish is named Calde, Póvoa de Calde or Várzea de Calde. We do not treat map stops that are absent from that timetable as a service.
By car to the Rossio
About 15 km and 16 minutes, without traffic, from the church in Póvoa. The school is further north, about 18 km away.
Lines checked against the current municipal timetable, at /linhas-de-autocarro-muv/, on 21 September 2026. No timetable stop matches this parish. We do not copy departure times: they change with the school term and with network revisions.
Shops and leisure
The two churches with a map pin, and the Várzea de Calde Ethnographic Museum in the museums guide.
Popular restaurants
The highest rated on Google.
We do not yet have restaurants confirmed in this parish. Where to eat in the city
Cafés and pastry shops
For a coffee or a cake in this parish.
Supermarkets, mini-markets and greengrocers
Where to shop in this parish.
We do not yet have supermarkets, mini-markets or greengrocers confirmed in this parish. Supermarkets in the municipality
Heritage and strolls
The church in Póvoa and the church in Várzea de Calde, with a pin in the polygon.
Parish church in Póvoa
Parish church of Calde, Nossa Senhora da Natividade, on Rua dos Anjos, in Póvoa de Calde. The City Council starts the PR15 here, about 5 km. We do not publish a pin for the start of the trail.
Church of Várzea de Calde
Church of Nossa Senhora de Lurdes, on Rua Nossa Senhora de Lurdes. The Várzea de Calde Ethnographic Museum, a farmhouse and linen workshop, is in the same village; details and opening hours are in the museums guide.
Parish church: OpenStreetMap (40.76122, −7.91214), Rua dos Anjos, Póvoa de Calde. Church of Nossa Senhora de Lurdes: OpenStreetMap (40.76426, −7.87759). Each pin was crossed with the Calde CAOP polygon on 21 September 2026. The Rota da Ribeira and the PR15 come from the parish page. No confirmed filling station in this polygon.
Practical notes
Two short notes before you leave home.
Check opening times
The Junta is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays, at Largo da Igreja, in Póvoa. Counters change their hours on public holidays. Always use the official link or the phone.
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Last editorial review: 21 September 2026. This is an independent Olá Viseu page; it does not represent the parish council or the City Council.
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Where these facts come from
Population and 2011-2021 change from INE (2021 Census); boundaries from CAOP 2025; parish council, schools, transport and shops confirmed with Viseu City Council, the parish councils and Google Maps.
- INE, 2021 Census: população residente e variação por freguesia
- DGT, CAOP 2025: limites administrativos das freguesias
- Viseu City Council: juntas de freguesia, escolas e transportes