Kindergartens, primary schools, pharmacy and the Convent of São Francisco do Monte, west of the city.
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The eighth most populous parish in the municipality, compact on the western ring, minutes from Rossio.
A pharmacy on Avenida dos Namorados. Espaço Cidadão, internet access and the health office are at the parish council.
The listed convent, the Ecopista at the Travassós halt and neighbourhood chapels.
Line 4 links Orgens and São Martinho to the centre; Line 14 stops in Tondelinha. Circuit I runs at weekends.
From the parish office, on Rua do Olival, to Rossio.
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.
About 3.3 km and 5 minutes, without traffic, along the city’s western ring.
Line 4 serves Orgens and São Martinho; Line 14 stops in Tondelinha. 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 eighth most populous parish in the municipality, with the convent of São Francisco do Monte.
What sets this parish apart from the other 24 in the municipality.
Orgens has 3,662 residents in 8.90 km². It is the eighth most populous parish in the municipality, compact on the western ring, minutes from the centre.
Between 2011 and 2021, the population rose from 3,489 to 3,662, an increase of 5.0%. Neighbouring Abraveses, to the north, lost population over the same period.
The City Council places Orgens a few minutes from the centre. Daily traffic is along the streets of Orgens and São Martinho de Orgens, away from the A24 and A25 motorways.
The Convento de São Francisco do Monte, a monument of public interest, holds a tower clock from 1478. The City Council also notes the legend of the Penedo do Perseguido, passed down locally.
From the parish seat and convent to São Martinho, Monte Salvado, Tondelinha and Travassós.
The parish council on Rua do Olival, the public kindergarten and the convent on Largo de São Francisco.
The São Martinho de Orgens kindergarten and primary school, on Rua da Floresta and Rua Romão Loureiro, and the chapel of São Martinho.
Avenida dos Namorados, with the pharmacy, Agriloja and the Centro Social e Cultural de Orgens.
The Tondelinha primary school and kindergarten, the petrol station on the EN 337-1 and the Ecopista do Dão halt in Travassós de Orgens.
Population and change: Statistics Portugal, 2011 and 2021 censuses. Area: CAOP 2025, Directorate-General for Territory. Characterisation: Viseu City Council. Areas confirmed using the addresses already checked on this page. Accessed on 17 September 2026.
Pace, noise, traffic and services for anyone choosing a place to live.
In 8.90 km² live 3,662 people (411.5 inhab./km²). Between 2011 and 2021 it gained population (+5.0%). Situada a poucos minutos do centro, ocupa 8,90 km² a oeste da cidade. Durante o dia o movimento gira em torno dos jardins de infância e das escolas básicas de São Martinho de Orgens e da Tondelinha; à noite predomina a calma das zonas de moradias.
MUV Line 4 links Orgens and São Martinho de Orgens to Santo Estêvão and the Mobility Centre; Circuit I runs at weekends. Line 14 stops in Tondelinha on the way to Figueiró. Since 1 September 2026, municipality residents aged 24 or over travel free on MUV with the Passe Residente Viseu.
O tráfego resume-se às ligações locais entre Orgens, São Martinho de Orgens e a Tondelinha, sem autoestradas a atravessar a freguesia.
Estaciona-se gratuitamente na rua, tanto junto à sede da Junta, na Rua do Olival, como à porta das escolas e capelas.
Sem bares noturnos nem salas de espetáculo na freguesia, as noites são tranquilas nos diferentes lugares do anel oeste.
A Junta, na Rua do Olival, tem Espaço Cidadão, Espaço Internet e Gabinete de Saúde e Bem-Estar, segundo a Câmara. Há jardins de infância em Orgens, em São Martinho de Orgens e na Tondelinha, e escolas básicas nestes dois últimos lugares. Hospital e Loja de Cidadão ficam na Freguesia de Viseu.
The Convento de São Francisco do Monte, a monument of public interest, is in this parish. The City Council also highlights Serra do Crasto and the Ecopista do Dão at the Travassós de Orgens halt.
The hospital, City Council, tax office and the bus terminal are in the Parish of Viseu. Line 4, Circuit I and Line 14 cover that trip without crossing the rural part of the municipality.
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.
A pharmacy on Avenida dos Namorados. The parish council, with Espaço Cidadão, is at the top of the page.
On Avenida dos Namorados, no. 72. Usual hours Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 20:00, and Saturday 09:00 to 13:30.
Address: Avenida dos Namorados, 72, 3510-674 Orgens.
A&E, night-duty pharmacies and other municipal service desks are gathered on the municipality's essential services page.
Pharmacy confirmed by point-in-polygon against the CAOP GeoJSON for Orgens on 17 September 2026. Usual hours: pharmacy-duty listings (Monday to Friday, 09:00-20:00; Saturday, 09:00-13:30); check before you go. Espaço Cidadão, internet space and health and wellbeing office: Viseu City Council, at the parish office.
Three public kindergartens, two primary schools and the IPSS nursery, all confirmed within this parish's boundary.
In Tondelinha, the kindergarten runs inside the primary school, alongside years 1 to 4.
This parish has no school offering basic education years 5-9.
This is social provision, not schooling: places and co-payment through Social Security. Confirm Creche Feliz with the institution.
Orgens has no school offering basic education years 5-9 or upper-secondary education. Check provision for years 5-9 with the school cluster serving your address; Escola Básica do Viso is in Rio de Loba, while the upper-secondary schools (Viriato, Alves Martins and Emídio Navarro) are in Viseu parish. Check catchment areas and places with the school cluster.
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 Agrupamento de Escolas Grão Vasco and Agrupamento de Escolas Viseu Norte. Nursery and pre-school: Mapa Social: Centro Social e Cultural de Orgens (IPSS, Loteamento do Olival, plot 6). Each address was confirmed by point-in-polygon against the CAOP GeoJSON for Orgens on 17 September 2026. Confirm places with each institution.
Line 4 serves Orgens and São Martinho; Line 14 stops in Tondelinha.
It links the Mobility Centre to Orgens and Santo Estêvão, with stops at Largo do Paço, Avenida dos Namorados, Largo de São Francisco and the Ecopista. Check direction and timetable before you leave.
They run in different directions between Orgens and Santo Estêvão. Only Circuit I runs on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
It stops in Tondelinha, on Rua do Terreiro, on the way to Figueiró and Couto de Cima. Check direction and timetable before you leave.
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.
Routes confirmed in the current municipal timetable. Departure times and frequencies are not reproduced here: they vary with school terms and network updates.
Everyday shopping, fuel and heritage, all inside the parish.
The highest rated on Google.
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
Where to shop in this parish.
The only filling station confirmed inside the parish. It does not report prices to DGEG.
EN 337-1, Tondelinha.
Station confirmed by point-in-polygon against the CAOP GeoJSON for Orgens on 17 September 2026. It does not report to DGEG; only the address is listed. Prices for the municipality’s other stations are at /combustiveis/.
The listed convent, the Ecopista do Dão and the chapels of the settlements.
Parish church of Orgens, listed as a monument of public interest. Of the Capuchin monastery there remain the church, part of the refectory and the cloister paving. The City Council notes a tower clock from 1478.
Former railway stop on the Dão Line, now part of the Ecopista walking and cycling trail.
Chapel of Santa Ana, in Monte Salvado; chapel of São Martinho, in São Martinho de Orgens; chapel of São Macário, in Tondelinha; chapel of São Romão, in Travassós de Orgens.
Convent: São Francisco do Monte church, listed by Ordinance no. 191/2013. Halt and chapels confirmed by point-in-polygon against the CAOP GeoJSON for Orgens on 17 September 2026. Serra do Crasto: mentioned by the City Council, with no pin on this page.
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Last editorial review: 17 September 2026. This is an independent Olá Viseu page; it does not represent the parish council or the City Council.
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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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