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Parish of the municipality of Águeda (Águeda), district of Aveiro.

Borralha had 2.099 residents in the 2021 Census, 25,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 4,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Águeda.

Population (inh.)
  • 314 – 573
  • 703 – 1.794
  • 2.099 – 3.028
  • 3.210 – 4.471
  • 4.648 – 11.606
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,0 – 19,3
  • 27,8 – 107,1
  • 137,1 – 241,3
  • 275,2 – 288,9
  • 352,6 – 424,7
Area (km²)
  • 3,7 – 8,6
  • 8,7 – 15,9
  • 19,0 – 27,3
  • 28,4 – 32,0
  • 39,4 – 43,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 15 parishes of Águeda

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Agadão31439,408,0
2Aguada de Baixo1.2943,67352,6
3Aguada de Cima3.89328,39137,1
4Barrô1.7946,52275,2
5Belazaima do Chão52818,9827,8
6Borralha2.0998,70241,3
7Castanheira do Vouga57329,7119,3
8Fermentelos3.0288,58352,9
9Macinhata do Vouga3.21031,95100,5
10União das freguesias de Recardães e Espinhel5.75519,92288,9
11União das freguesias de Travassô e Óis da Ribeira2.20311,12198,1
12União das freguesias de Trofa, Segadães e Lamas do Vouga4.47115,86281,9
13União das freguesias do Préstimo e Macieira de Alcoba70341,7316,9
14Valongo do Vouga4.64843,40107,1
15Águeda11.60627,33424,7
Code (DTMNFR)
010133
Resident population (2021)
2.099
Area
8,70 km²
Density
241,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th of 15

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente por freguesia, geografia 2025, ind. 0014584); DGT, CAOP2025 (área). Population refers to the 2021 census moment, compiled by INE for the parish boundaries in force in 2025.

2021 Census in detail

Men
1.023 (48,7%)
Women
1.076 (51,3%)
Portuguese nationality
2.013 (95,9%)
Foreign nationality
86 (4,1%)
Ageing index
194,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
796
Dwellings
1.040
Classic family dwellings
1.038
Buildings
834
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,8% (251)
Unemployment rate †
4,78%
Active / employed population
1.005 / 957

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 277 (13,2%); 15-24 years: 208 (9,9%); 25-64 years: 1.074 (51,2%); 65+ years: 540 (25,7%)0-14277 · 13,2%15-24208 · 9,9%25-641.074 · 51,2%65+540 · 25,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.099).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years277150127
15-24 years20811197
25-64 years1.074504570
65+ years540258282

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0014632, obtained from the INE indicators API on 24/09/2026 (licence CC BY 4.0). Parish geography of 2025 (CAOP2025). Nationality (Portuguese, foreign, stateless) is INE indicator 0014632. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). Ageing index = population aged 65+ ÷ population aged 0–14 × 100; share with higher education = residents with completed higher education ÷ residents aged 15 or over (our calculations from INE figures).

Neighbouring parishes

Águeda · Aguada de Cima · União das freguesias de Recardães e Espinhel · Belazaima do Chão · Castanheira do Vouga · Barrô

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Águeda
4,1 km

Neighbourhood calculated from official boundaries: DGT, Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (CAOP) 2025 (licence CC BY 4.0); two parishes are neighbours when they share a boundary segment. The distance is the straight-line (great-circle) distance between the geometric centroid of the parish and that of the municipality (in territories with islets, of the main part), not a road distance.

2025 local elections — Parish assembly

Registered voters
1.879
Voters
1.136
Turnout
60,46%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.MPT
JUNTOS POR ÁGUEDA		93782,48%9
Blank votes16114,17%
Null votes383,35%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.MPT.

Source: SGMAI — official results of the local elections of 12 October 2025 (Secretary-General of the Ministry of Internal Administration), consulted on 25/09/2026. Percentages calculated by SGMAI over total voters.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo da Feira, nº42
Águeda
3750-856 Borralha
Email
geral.jfborralha@gmail.com

Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026