Junta de Freguesia de Povolide
- Parish council chair: Lino Nascimento
- Address: Estrada Nacional 229-2, Quinta das Igrejas n.º 32, 3505-247 Povolide
- Office hours: Monday to Friday, 14:00-18:00.
- Executive hours: Friday, 19:00-20:00.
Parish of Povolide
Find the schools, the nursery and the pillory, east of the city.
- residents
- 1 583
- of the municipality
- 1,6%
- density
- 76.1/km²
- growth 2011-2021
- −9,4%
The River Dão at Vila Corça Viseu City Council 
The parish church and the churchyard AJFAlmeida · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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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
Choose what you are looking for to go to the right section.
Living here
The 17th most populous parish in the municipality, to the east: the village of Povolide, Nesprido and Vila Corça, about 13 km from the city.
Eating and shopping
The catalogue below only shows restaurants, cafés and supermarkets with a photograph in this polygon.
Schools
There is 1st cycle in the village of Povolide, another primary school in Nesprido and a nursery at the Centro Paroquial. Public 2nd and 3rd cycle are in Viso.
Getting around
There is no MUV stop in this polygon. The link to Rossio is by car, on the EN229, about 13 minutes without traffic.
Distance to the centre
From the parish office, on the EN229-2 at Quinta das Igrejas, 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 13 km and 13 minutes, without traffic, west towards Rossio, on the EN229.
By bus
The MUV guide has no stop in Povolide, Nesprido or Vila Corça. The City Council estimates about 20 minutes by car to the urban centre.
Driving distance and time calculated on a real route (OSRM/OpenStreetMap) between the parish office, on the EN229-2 at Quinta das Igrejas (40.65839, −7.81142), and Rossio; approximate, traffic not included. To compare parishes we always use the parish office as the origin. Check the route before you leave.
The rural territory to the east
The 17th most populous parish in the municipality, sixth in the rural territory, a former town on the EN229.
Scale, change and identity
What sets this parish apart from the other 24 in the municipality.
The 17th most populous of the 25 parishes
Povolide has 1,583 inhabitants in 20.80 km². It is sixth in the rural territory and 17th in the municipality, east of the urban area.
Down 9.4% in the last decade
It went from 1,747 inhabitants in 2011 to 1,583 in 2021. Density is 76.1 inhabitants/km². The municipal profile still publishes the 2011 census and 20.22 km².
1513 charter and pillory on Largo da Capela
The City Council recalls the 1513 Manueline charter and the status of town and municipal seat until 1855. The restored pillory stands on Largo da Capela. Manor houses still mark the territory.
Two Viso schools and the IPSS nursery
The Viso school cluster has the Escola Básica de Povolide and the one in Nesprido here. The Centro Paroquial nursery and preschool are in the same village. Public 2nd and 3rd cycle are in Viso, in Rio de Loba.
Areas within the parish
Three places to get your bearings, without covering every farm one by one.
Quinta das Igrejas
The parish office on the EN229-2, no. 32. Open in the afternoon, Monday to Friday. The executive meets on Friday, early evening.
Village of Povolide
The parish church on the EN229-2, the primary school on Avenida 11 de Junho and the Centro Paroquial on Avenida Dr. Alfredo de Almeida Melo. The pillory is on Largo da Capela.
Nesprido and Vila Corça
Nesprido has the school group's other primary school, with pre-school, on Rua da Escola. The City Council points to the Vila Corça riverside, on the river Dão, for walks and picnics.
Population and change: Statistics Portugal, 2011 and 2021 censuses. Area: CAOP 2025, Directorate-General for Territory. Characterisation: Viseu City Council and Parish council. Parish office: OpenStreetMap, 40.65839, −7.81142. Consulted on 21 September 2026.
What it is like to live here
Pace, noise, traffic and services for anyone choosing a place to live.
Once a town to the east, rural today
In 20.80 km² live 1,583 people (76.1 inhab./km²). Between 2011 and 2021 it lost population (−9.4%). In the east of the municipality. It was a town and municipal seat until 1855; the pillory on Largo da Capela preserves that memory. By day the pace is agricultural, with farms, orchards and vineyards. At night there is no urban core. The City Council places it about 20 minutes from the centre.
The EN229 and a car into the city
The parish council is on the EN229-2, Quinta das Igrejas. Check connections to Povolide with the operator. This guide does not reproduce the entire network; confirm current connections with the operator for each journey.
The EN229 to the east
The Estrada Nacional 229 is the through route. The interior is farms and river, with no urban ring road. There is no shopping centre in this parish.
Parking at Quinta das Igrejas
There is no residents' permit zone. You park on the street near the parish council, the pillory and the Escola Básica de Povolide.
Village nights to the east
The City Council highlights its sports and recreational associations. There is no documented cluster of street bars. Ordinary nights are those of the villages.
School and parish centre
There is the Escola Básica de Povolide. The Centro Paroquial de Povolide offers home care, a day centre, a care home, a crèche and a nursery school. The parish council is open in the afternoon, Monday to Friday. The hospital and the Loja de Cidadão are in the Parish of Viseu.
The Dão at Vila Corça
The City Council highlights the Vila Corça riverside on the River Dão as a place for walks and picnics. This is the local leisure of this eastern parish.
The city is to the west, about 20 minutes away
The hospital, town hall, tax office and bus terminal are in the parish of Viseu. The municipality estimates around 20 minutes to the centre. Check current connections with the operator before planning your routine.
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.
Services close at hand
We have not confirmed a pharmacy, health centre, GNR station or CTT post office in this parish. This list is not exhaustive; check current services with the parish council. The parish council is listed at the top of this page.
Outside the parish
Healthcare and pharmacy in the city
The hospital, emergency care and duty pharmacies are in the Parish of Viseu. The Centro Paroquial, in the village, has a care home, a day centre and home care, it is not a health centre.
OpenStreetMap search (pharmacy, school, place of worship, fuel and social facilities) checked against the CAOP boundary for Povolide on 21 September 2026. The nearest petrol stations are in Fragosela or outside the municipality. We have not confirmed a family health unit, GNR station or CTT post office in this parish. This list is not exhaustive; check current services with the parish council.
Schools and nurseries
Two schools of the Viso cluster and an IPSS nursery, confirmed in this parish.
State network
Basic education: 1st cycle
- Escola Básica de Povolide, Avenida 11 de Junho, 3505-247 Povolide
Viso school cluster. The school's own page describes 1st cycle. The cluster headquarters, with 2nd and 3rd cycle, is the Escola Básica do Viso, in Rio de Loba, it does not belong on this page.
State network
Escola Básica de Nesprido
- Rua da Escola, 3505-246 Nesprido
The same school group lists this school in Nesprido, a village in this parish. The school's page lists pre-school and 1st cycle. The Escola Básica de Santos Evos is already in another parish.
Social sector · IPSS
Nursery and pre-school
- Centro Paroquial de Povolide, Avenida Dr. Alfredo de Almeida Melo, 3505-247 Povolide
The Social Map records a nursery and a preschool, plus a care home, a day centre and home care. The building is not on OpenStreetMap: the route uses the published address, the same postcode as the school already confirmed in this polygon.
Before choosing by proximity
There is no public 2nd cycle, 3rd cycle or secondary school in this parish. The Viso cluster headquarters is in Rio de Loba; 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); schools belonging to Viso school cluster (EB Povolide, Avenida 11 de Junho, 3505-247, 232 931 089; EB Nesprido, Rua da Escola, 3505-246, 232 931 094). Nursery and preschool: Mapa Social and Parish centre, Avenida Dr. Alfredo de Almeida Melo, 3505-247, 232 931 364. Pins: OpenStreetMap, EB Povolide 40.66210, −7.79931; EB Nesprido 40.64151, −7.80522. Each address with coordinates was confirmed by point-in-polygon on the Povolide CAOP GeoJSON on 21 September 2026. The Centro Paroquial building has no pin on OpenStreetMap.
Buses and the link to the centre
The MUV guide has no stop in this parish. The car covers the roughly 13 km to Rossio.
No MUV stop
The municipal timetables do not name Povolide, Nesprido, Vila Corça or Quinta das Igrejas. There is no line to copy. Check the guide if the network changes.
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 23 use the free national pass. In this parish, the trip to a stop starts by car.
Lines checked against the current municipal timetable, at /linhas-de-autocarro-muv/. There is no stop named Povolide, Nesprido or Vila Corça. We do not copy departures from a neighbouring line.
Shops and leisure
What there is to eat, the church, the pillory and the River Dão at Vila Corça.
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.
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
Church, pillory, chapel and the village of Vila Corça, with a pin inside the polygon. No fuel station confirmed in this revision.
Parish church of Povolide
On the EN229-2, with a churchyard of stone tables. The municipal walking route PR17, a 9.5 km loop, starts from the car park in front of the church.
Pillory of Povolide
On Largo da Capela. The City Council links it to the 1513 charter and to the town that was a municipal seat until 1855. It was restored in 2017.
Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Romãs
A chapel in this parish, south of the church. The parish council announces the festival in August.
Vila Corça and the River Dão
The City Council points to the still water of the River Dão, between vineyards and the village, as a place for a walk and a picnic, about 20 minutes from the centre. The pin is the village.
Church: OpenStreetMap (40.66775, −7.79434). PR17: municipal walking-route network, start 40.66816, −7.79503, 9.5 km. Pillory: OpenStreetMap (40.67322, −7.78533); 2017 restoration on Wikipedia. Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Romãs: coordinates of the photograph on Wikimedia Commons (40.65913, −7.79535). Vila Corça: Nominatim (40.64462, −7.77103). Each pin was checked against the Povolide CAOP polygon on 21 September 2026. No fuel station confirmed in this polygon; municipal prices are at /combustiveis/.
Practical notes
Two short notes before you leave home.
Check opening times
The parish office is open Monday to Friday, from 14:00 to 18:00; the executive on Friday, from 19:00 to 20:00. The office is on the EN229-2, Quinta das Igrejas, no. 32. Counters and transport change hours on public holidays and school 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