Cernache do Bonjardim is a former civil parish in the municipality of Sertã, central Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Cernache do Bonjardim, Nesperal e Palhais. The population in 2011 was 3,052, in an area of 71.59 km2. The Portuguese hero Nuno Álvares Pereira was born in Cernache do Bonjardim on 24 June 1360. The parish includes the following villages: Brejo da Correia Calvaria Carvalhos Cernache do Bonjardim Escudeiros Matos Mendeira Pampilhal Pinheiro da Aldeia Velha Porto dos Fusos Quintã Roda Sambado Várzea de Pedro Mouro References Populated places established in 1544 Freguesias of Sertã Former parishes of Portugal 1544 establishments in Portugal