Junta de Freguesia de Cavernães
- Parish council chair: António Rego
- Address: Rua da Igreja, Casal, 3505-109 Cavernães
- Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00-12:30 and 13:30-17:00.
- Executive hours: Thursday, 14:00-16:00.
Parish of Cavernães
Primary school, kindergarten, Costureirinhas nursery and MUV Line 7, north-east of the city.
- residents
- 1 335
- of the municipality
- 1,3%
- density
- 101.6/km²
- growth 2011-2021
- −1,0%
The landscape of Cavernães Hipersyl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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 21st most populous parish in the municipality, to the northeast, next to Mundão. The population barely changed between 2011 and 2021.
Eating and shopping
The catalogue shows the restaurant O Zacarias. The Repsol station is in the leisure section, not among the groceries.
Schools
There is a primary school, a nursery school and the nursery of the charity As Costureirinhas. Public 2nd and 3rd cycle are in Mundão.
Getting around
Line 7, Mundão/Cavernães, stops in Cavernães, Alvelos and Carragosela. By car, the Rossio is about 12 minutes away without traffic.
Distance to the centre
The seat is on Rua da Igreja, in Casal. The door has no pin; the route starts at the parish church, also on Rua da Igreja, in Carragosela.
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 11 km and 12 minutes, without traffic, from the parish church to the Rossio. The school, further west, is about 10 km away.
By bus
Line 7 links Mundão and Cavernães to the Rossio. The timetable lists several stops in the parish, from Cavernães - Capela to Carragosela - Centro.
Distance and driving time calculated on a real route (OSRM/OpenStreetMap) between the parish church of Cavernães (40.70908, −7.82749) and the Rossio (40.65720, −7.91390); approximate, traffic not included. The parish council seat is Rua da Igreja, Casal, 3505-109 Cavernães, with no door pin. The church is on the same street, in Carragosela, and is the origin for this comparison. The school (40.70915, −7.83632) is about 10 km and 11 minutes away. Check the route before you leave.
The rural territory to the north-east
The 21st most populous parish in the municipality, tenth in the rural area, beside Mundão.
Scale, change and identity
What sets this parish apart from the other 24 in the municipality.
The 21st most populous of the 25 parishes
Cavernães has 1,335 residents in 13.14 km². It is the tenth rural parish and the 21st in the municipality, northeast of the city, sharing Line 7 with Mundão.
Almost stable in the last decade
It went from 1,348 residents in 2011 to 1,335 in 2021, down 1.0%. Density is 101.6 residents/km².
A listed parish church
The church of Santo Isidoro, parish church of Cavernães, has been a monument of public interest since Portaria no. 509/2014. It stands on Rua da Igreja, in Carragosela.
School, nursery school and nursery in the parish
The Mundão school cluster has the Cavernães primary school and nursery school here. The nursery belongs to the charity As Costureirinhas. Public 2nd and 3rd cycle are in Mundão.
Areas within the parish
Alvelos, Carragosela and Junçal concentrate the main local services.
Alvelos
The primary school is on Rua da Escola and the nursery school on Rua das Eiras. The Costureirinhas nursery and the Chapel of Senhor dos Aflitos are in the same area, by Rua Principal.
Carragosela
The parish church is on Rua da Igreja. Line 7 has the Carragosela - Escola and Carragosela - Centro stops here. The Junta is also on Rua da Igreja, in Casal, without a separate door pin.
Junçal
The Repsol station is on the EN229, in Junçal, next to the Amanhecer shop. The restaurant O Zacarias is further south, on Rua Principal.
Population and change: Statistics Portugal, 2011 and 2021 censuses. Area: CAOP 2025, Directorate-General for Territory. Characterisation: Viseu City Council. Church: OpenStreetMap, 40.70908, −7.82749; listing in Portaria no. 509/2014. Consulted on 21 September 2026.
What it is like to live here
Pace, noise, traffic and services for anyone choosing a place to live.
Rural northeast, next to Mundão
In 13.14 km² live 1,335 people (101.6 inhab./km²). Between 2011 and 2021 the population stayed almost stable (−1.0%). Cavernães lies north-east of the city, next to Mundão. By day it shares commutes and Line 7. At night the pace is residential and agricultural. The population remained practically stable between 2011 and 2021.
Line 7 with Mundão
A Linha 7 da MUV liga Cavernães e Mundão ao centro de Viseu. Desde 1 de setembro de 2026, residentes no concelho com 24 anos ou mais viajam gratuitamente na MUV com o Passe Residente Viseu.
Roads shared with Mundão
Everyday traffic is that of the north-eastern roads, shared with Mundão. There is no motorway or shopping centre in this parish.
Parking by the school
There is no residents' permit zone. People park on the street by the parish council, the Escola Básica de Cavernães and the nursery school.
A village night to the northeast
Sem bares noturnos nem salas de espetáculo, as noites nas localidades de Cavernães são sossegadas.
School and kindergarten in the parish
There is the Escola Básica de Cavernães and the Jardim de Infância de Cavernães, part of the Agrupamento de Escolas de Mundão. The parish council issues certificates. The hospital and the Loja de Cidadão are in Viseu parish.
Landscape to the northeast
Os caminhos rurais e a envolvente agrícola a nordeste da cidade marcam o lazer ao ar livre na freguesia.
The centre is on Line 7
The hospital, City Council, tax office and bus station are in Viseu parish. Line 7 covers Cavernães and Mundão as far as Rossio.
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. The Repsol station is listed under leisure and Parish Council details are at the top of the page.
Outside the parish
Healthcare and pharmacy in the city
The hospital, emergency department and duty pharmacies are in Viseu parish. Costureirinhas provides a nursery, residential home and home support.
OpenStreetMap search (pharmacy, school, place of worship, fuel and social facilities) checked against the CAOP boundary for Cavernães on 21 September 2026. We have not confirmed a pharmacy, family health unit, GNR station or CTT post office in this parish. This list is not exhaustive; check current services with the parish council. The Repsol station is listed in the leisure section.
Schools and nurseries
The primary school, the nursery school and the Costureirinhas nursery.
State network
Escola Básica de Cavernães
- Rua da Escola, no. 9, Cavernães
Mundão School Cluster. The contact page does not specify the cycle. The main school, with 2nd and 3rd cycles, is Escola Básica 2,3 de Mundão.
State network
Nursery school
- Jardim de Infância de Cavernães, Rua das Eiras, Cavernães
Also part of the Mundão school cluster, in another building. Public preschool is not the nursery for ages 0 to 3.
Social sector · IPSS
Nursery
- Associação de Solidariedade Social «As Costureirinhas» de Cavernães, Rua das Eiras, 3505-111 Cavernães
The organisation lists a nursery, a care home, home support and after-school activities. The map pin is on Travessa das Eiras, next to the nursery school.
Before choosing by proximity
There is no public 2nd cycle, 3rd cycle or secondary school in this parish. The head of the Mundão school cluster is in Mundão; the public secondary schools (Viriato, Alves Martins, Emídio Navarro) are in the parish of Viseu. Check catchment and places with each school.
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 Mundão school cluster (Primary school: Rua da Escola, no. 9, 232 922 049; nursery school: Rua das Eiras, 232 924 022). The cluster lists postcode 3500-376; OpenStreetMap lists 3505-115. Pins: school 40.70915, −7.83632; nursery school 40.71174, −7.83252. Nursery: As Costureirinhas, Rua das Eiras, 3505-111, 232 921 312; OpenStreetMap pin on Travessa das Eiras (40.71237, −7.83301). Each pin was confirmed by point-in-polygon on the Cavernães CAOP GeoJSON on 21 September 2026.
Buses and the link to the centre
MUV Line 7 stops in Cavernães, Alvelos and Carragosela. The car covers the roughly 11 km to the Rossio.
Line 7: Mundão/Cavernães
The timetable lists several stops in the parish: Cavernães - Capela, Cavernães - Bairro Corvos, Cavernães - R Principal, Cavernães - Alvelos, Carragosela - Escola and Carragosela - Centro. The map also shows a Cavernães - Centro stop, which the timetable does not list under that name. Check the direction and times before you set off. Mundão is already another parish.
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.
Line confirmed on the municipal timetable in force, at /linhas-de-autocarro-muv/. The Line 7 timetable lists stops in Cavernães, Alvelos and Carragosela; Carragosela - Centro is the terminus. OpenStreetMap pins: Carragosela (Igreja) 40,70247, −7,83004; Cavernães - Centro 1, 40,70932, −7,82987. Cross-checked against the CAOP polygon on 21 September 2026. We do not copy departures and frequencies: they change with the school term and with network revisions.
Shops and leisure
O Zacarias for eating, the parish church, the chapel and the Repsol station.
Popular restaurants
The highest rated on Google.
Cafés and pastry shops
For a coffee or a cake in this parish.
We do not yet have cafés or cake shops confirmed in this parish. Where to eat in the city
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
Parish church, chapel and Repsol station, with a pin in the polygon.
Parish church of Santo Isidoro
On Rua da Igreja, in Carragosela. It has been a monument of public interest since 2014. It is not the parish church of Santos-Êvos, which the map also links to Santo Isidoro.
Chapel of Senhor dos Aflitos
On Rua Principal, by the school. The map also has a stop named Cavernães (Capela) on the same square.
Repsol filling station
Fuel station on the EN229 in Junçal, next to the Amanhecer shop.
Igreja Matriz de Cavernães: OpenStreetMap (40,70908, −7,82749), Rua da Igreja, Carragosela; Monument of Public Interest, Portaria no. 509/2014 of 18 June. Capela do Senhor dos Aflitos: OpenStreetMap (40,71026, −7,83697). Repsol station: OpenStreetMap, amenity fuel (40,71683, −7,83149), EN229, Junçal, 3505-111. Each pin was cross-checked against the CAOP polygon of Cavernães on 21 September 2026. Fuel prices for the municipality are at /combustiveis/.
Practical notes
Two short notes before you leave home.
Check opening times
The parish council is open Monday to Friday, morning and afternoon, on Rua da Igreja, in Casal. Line 7 changes with the school term. 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: 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