Parish of Campo

Schools in Vila Nova, Campo de Madalena and Moselos, six MUV bus lines and the Quartz Museum.

residents
4 802
of the municipality
4,8%
density
295,7/km²
growth 2011-2021
−4,4%

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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Getting things done

Espaço Cidadão public service desk at the parish council in Vila Nova. The social solidarity institution provides home support, a day centre and residential care. We have not confirmed a pharmacy in this parish. This list is not exhaustive; check current services with the parish council.

Getting around

Six MUV lines: 16 and 17 in Vila Nova and Norad; 5, 15, 18 and 20 in Moure and Moselos.

Distance to the centre

From the parish office, on Rua da Liberdade in Vila Nova, to Rossio.

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 6.8 km and 8 minutes, without traffic, south along Estrada da Liberdade.

By bus

Line 16 links Vila Nova to the hospital and Rossio. Line 17 covers Bairro Norad; 5, 15, 18 and 20 serve Moure and Moselos. Check direction and timetable before you leave.

Driving distance and time calculated on a real route (OSRM/OpenStreetMap) between the parish council office and the Rossio; approximate, without allowing for traffic. To compare parishes, we always use the parish council office as the starting point. Check the route before setting off.

The city’s northern ring

The sixth most populous parish in the municipality, with the Quartz Museum on Monte de Santa Luzia.

Scale, change and identity

What sets this parish apart from the other 24 in the municipality.

The sixth most populous of the 25 parishes

Campo has 4,802 residents in 16.24 km². It is the first of the peri-urban ring and the sixth in the municipality, north of the urban fabric.

Lost population in the last decade

Between 2011 and 2021 it went from 5,025 to 4,802 residents, down 4.4%. Neighbouring Abraveses, to the south, also lost residents over the same period.

Villages along Estrada da Liberdade

Daily life runs along Estrada da Liberdade. The A24 service area lies within the parish, while local life is spread across Vila Nova, Campo de Madalena, Moselos, Moure and Bassar.

The Quartz Museum and the hillfort

The Quartz Museum and the Santa Luzia hillfort lie within this boundary, on the hill shared with Abraveses, drawing visitors from across the municipality.

Areas within the parish

From Vila Nova and Campo de Madalena to Moselos and Moure.

Vila Nova do Campo

The parish council on Rua da Liberdade, Escola Básica de Vila Nova do Campo and Escola Jean Piaget.

Campo de Madalena

Escola Básica de Campo, the parish church, the parish social centre and Bairro Norad.

Monte de Santa Luzia

The Quartz Museum, Castro de Santa Luzia and the chapel at the top of the hill.

Moselos

Escola Básica de Moselos, on Largo do Cerdeiral, west of the parish seat. MUV lines 15, 18 and 20 stop in the village centre.

Moure de Madalena

The church of Moure de Madalena, on the EN2, and Restaurante Santa Luzia beside the church. MUV Line 5 terminates here; Line 17 also stops.

Population and change: Statistics Portugal, 2011 and 2021 censuses. Area: CAOP 2025, Directorate-General for Territory. Characterisation: Viseu City Council. Areas confirmed through addresses already checked on this page. Accessed on 18 September 2026.

What it is like to live here

Pace, noise, traffic and services for anyone choosing a place to live.

Residential, north of the city

In 16.24 km² live 4,802 people (295.7 inhab./km²). Between 2011 and 2021 it lost population (−4.4%). Situada a norte da cidade, junta zonas de moradias e as escolas básicas de Campo, Vila Nova do Campo e Moselos. Ao longo do ano, as coletividades organizam as Loas ao Menino, o Carnaval e a iniciativa «Há Festa no Parque»; no dia a dia, as noites são calmas.

Six MUV lines on the northern ring

MUV Line 16 stops in Campo (Estrada da Liberdade) on its way to Lustosa and Instituto Piaget. Line 17 serves Bairro Norad and Moure de Madalena. Line 5 terminates in Moure; lines 15, 18 and 20 stop in Moselos. The parish council is on Rua da Liberdade, in Vila Nova. Since 1 September 2026, municipality residents aged 24 or over travel free on MUV with the Passe Residente Viseu.

Eixo da Estrada da Liberdade

A Estrada da Liberdade concentra o trânsito diário e a passagem da Linha 16, enquanto as linhas 5, 15, 18 e 20 servem Moure e Moselos. A Área de Serviço da A24 também fica no território da freguesia.

Street parking in Vila Nova

O estacionamento é gratuito na via pública, com lugares habituais junto à Junta, em Vila Nova, e perto das escolas.

Festas das coletividades

A animação noturna acontece sobretudo nas festas populares — Carnaval, Loas ao Menino e «Há Festa no Parque». No resto do ano, vive-se ao ritmo sossegado dos bairros residenciais.

Citizen Space and schools to the north

The parish council, on Rua da Liberdade, has an Espaço Cidadão public services desk. There are primary schools in Campo, Vila Nova do Campo and Moselos. Escola Jean Piaget, in Vila Nova, is a private and cooperative school. The parish social centre has a nursery, home support, day centre and residential care. Confirm the healthcare unit, branch and opening hours with ULS Viseu Dão-Lafões. The hospital and Loja de Cidadão are in the parish of Viseu.

The Quartz Museum on the doorstep

The Museu do Quartzo is in this parish, north of the city: a municipality-wide cultural venue with free entry. The other municipal museums are in the centre.

The centre is to the south, on the MUV lines

The hospital, City Council, tax office and the bus terminal are in the Parish of Viseu. Six MUV lines (5, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 20) cover that journey from Vila Nova, Moure, Bairro Norad and Moselos.

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

The social centre provides home support, day care and a residential home. No pharmacy is confirmed in this parish. The Parish Council, with its Citizen Spot, is at the top of the page.

Social responses: Mapa Social: Centro Social Paroquial de Campo (I10703), Rua José Augusto Seixas, no. 3, consulted on 18 September 2026. The address was confirmed by point-in-polygon against the CAOP GeoJSON for Campo. Pharmacy search on OpenStreetMap and Nominatim on the same date: no point inside the polygon. Farmácia Nery, the nearest on the map, falls in Abraveses, about 790 m from the line. Espaço Cidadão: Viseu City Council, at the parish office.

Schools and nurseries

Three public first-cycle schools, Escola Jean Piaget and the IPSS nursery, confirmed inside this polygon.

State network

Basic education: 1st cycle

  • Escola Básica de Campo, Rua Adelino Nunes, Campo de Madalena (Agrupamento de Escolas Viseu Norte)
  • Escola Básica de Vila Nova do Campo, Rua da Liberdade (Agrupamento de Escolas Viseu Norte)
  • Escola Básica de Moselos, Largo do Cerdeiral (Agrupamento de Escolas Viseu Norte)

The 2025/26 DGAE network lists no public kindergarten in this parish. There is no 2nd or 3rd cycle in the public network of this polygon.

Private and cooperative

Escola Jean Piaget

  • Escola Básica Integrada e Secundária Jean Piaget, Estrada da Liberdade, no. 60, Vila Nova do Campo (2nd and 3rd cycle, IPSS)

Eco-Escolas lists 2nd and 3rd cycle. The university campus and Escola Profissional Jean Piaget are in Lordosa, not in this building. Confirm cycles and places with the school.

Before choosing by proximity

There is no 2nd cycle, 3rd cycle or secondary school in this parish’s public network. Escola Jean Piaget, in Vila Nova, is private and cooperative. The Agrupamento de Escolas Viseu Norte seat is in Abraveses; public secondary (Viriato, Alves Martins, Emídio Navarro) is in the Parish of Viseu. The Instituto Piaget university campus is in Lordosa. Confirm 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); schools belonging to Viseu Norte school cluster. Nursery: Mapa Social: Centro Social Paroquial de Campo (IPSS, Rua José Augusto Seixas, no. 3). Escola Jean Piaget: Eco-Escolas and NucliSol; the official university campus is in Lordosa. Each address was checked using a point-in-polygon test against the CAOP GeoJSON boundary for Campo on 18 September 2026. Check availability with each institution.

Buses and the link to the centre

Six MUV lines stop in this parish: 5, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 20.

Line 16: Lustosa / Piaget

It links the hospital and Rossio to Campo, on Estrada da Liberdade, and continues to Lustosa and Instituto Piaget. Check direction and timetable before you leave.

Line 17: Bairro Norad

It links the Mobility Centre to Bairro Norad, in Campo de Madalena, via Abraveses and Moure de Madalena. Check direction and timetable before you leave.

Line 5: Moure de Madalena

It terminates in Moure de Madalena, on the EN2. Check direction and timetable before you leave.

Lines 15, 18 and 20, Moselos and Piaget

Line 15 stops in Moselos on the way to Queirela. Lines 18 and 20 follow the Campo, Piaget and Moselos axis towards Oliveira de Cima and Ribafeita. Check direction and timetable before you leave.

Free

Passe Residente Viseu

Since 1 September 2026, residents of the municipality aged 24 or over travel free on MUV within the municipality. The card costs €5. Young people up to and including age 23 use the free national pass.

Lines confirmed against the municipal timetable in force. The Campo (Estrada da Liberdade), Campo, Bairro Norad, Moure de Madalena and Moselos (Centro) stops were checked against the CAOP polygon on 18 September 2026. We do not copy departures and frequencies: they change with the school term and with network revisions.

Shops and leisure

Everyday shopping, fuel and heritage, all inside the parish.

Popular restaurants

The highest rated on Google.

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Cafés and pastry shops

For a coffee or a cake in this parish.

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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

Fuel stations

The Viseu Norte service area, on the A24, is the filling station confirmed inside the parish.

Station confirmed by point-in-polygon against the CAOP GeoJSON for Campo on 18 September 2026. Prices on DGEG, the same as /combustiveis/.

Heritage and strolls

The museum on the hill, the listed hillfort and the churches of the settlements.

Museum: coordinates from Wikipedia. Hillfort: OpenStreetMap and VaiVer. Chapels and churches: OpenStreetMap. Each pin was checked against Campo’s CAOP polygon on 18 September 2026.

Before you set off

Two details that save unnecessary trips.

Check opening times

Counters and transport change their hours on public holidays, school holidays and festive seasons. Always use the official link or the phone.

Found something out of date?

If a service has closed or a useful place is missing, tell us which one and give the source.

Last editorial review: 18 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.

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