Serra da Senhora da Assunção (Vilarinho da Castanheira) and the Serra da Senhora da Graça. The plateau zone of Carrazeda is the primary location of cereal production, the cultivation of potato, beans, corn, apple and chestnuts (which predominate), in addition to open-spaces interspersed by natural forests of pine, oak, cork oak and chestnut trees. Climate Carrazeda de Ansiães has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb) characterized by cool winters and warm to hot summers with cool nights due to its altitude. As with other municipalities near the Douro Valley, altitude plays a role in temperature. Places closer to the valley at lower altitudes generally have higher temperatures (averaging around ), and hot to very hot summers (Köppen: Csa), while places higher in altitude (e.g. ) tend to have lower average temperatures, generally around , with temperatures similar to those shown in the climate box below: Human geography Administratively, the municipality is divided into 14 civil parishes (freguesias): Amedo e Zedes Belver e Mogo de Malta Carrazeda de Ansiães Castanheiro do Norte e Ribalonga Fonte Longa Lavandeira, Beira Grande e Selores Linhares Marzagão Parambos Pereiros Pinhal do Norte Pombal Seixo de Ansiães Vilarinho da Castanheira Transport The locality is served by Tua Station on the Douro Valley railway line. Tua station was also the junction for the Tua line, a narrow gauge railway to Mirandela and (until 1991) further north to Bragança. The Tua line closed in 2008. Architecture Many of the municipalities architecture date to the late 19th century, in addition to the medieval structures that highlight the regions history. The Church of São Salvador, dating to the 13th century, the church in the Romanesque-style, identifiable by its ornate entrance portico with sculpted images of the four evangelical saints in granite, is the most prominent example. Many of the villages are dotted by pillories marking the administrative authority of Kingdom, including the pelourinho de Ansiães (the oldest) dating to the 15th century, while the 18th century pillory of Carrazeda de Ansiães was erected after Ansiães was substituted as the municipal seat. The following are classified as National Monuments () in the municipality of Carrazeda de Ansiães: Prehistoric Dolmens of Vilarinho () Prehistoric-Rock Art of Cachão da Rapa () Civic Pillory of Ansiães () Military Castle of Carrazeda de Ansiães () Religious Church of São Salvador () Notable people Altino Pinto de Magalhães (1922–2019) a Portuguese commissioned army officer and politician.