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Avelãs de Cima

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

Avelãs de Cima had 1.953 residents in the 2021 Census, 32,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 6,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Anadia.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.294 – 1.545
  • 1.953 – 2.206
  • 2.288 – 2.429
  • 2.491 – 3.252
  • 3.835 – 6.239
Density (inh./km²)
  • 48,1 – 64,5
  • 65,1 – 97,5
  • 110,1 – 148,8
  • 186,9 – 200,6
  • 226,9 – 433,6
Area (km²)
  • 6,5 – 14,4
  • 15,4 – 16,9
  • 17,4 – 22,1
  • 23,7 – 25,6
  • 34,2 – 40,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Anadia

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Avelãs de Caminho1.2946,45200,6
2Avelãs de Cima1.95340,5848,1
3Moita2.20634,1864,5
4Sangalhos3.83516,90226,9
5São Lourenço do Bairro2.28815,38148,8
6União das freguesias de Amoreira da Gândara, Paredes do Bairro e Ancas2.42922,06110,1
7União das freguesias de Arcos e Mogofores6.23914,39433,6
8União das freguesias de Tamengos, Aguim e Óis do Bairro3.25217,40186,9
9Vila Nova de Monsarros1.54523,7265,1
10Vilarinho do Bairro2.49125,5697,5
Code (DTMNFR)
010305
Resident population (2021)
1.953
Area
40,58 km²
Density
48,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
7,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
8th of 10

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
969 (49,6%)
Women
984 (50,4%)
Portuguese nationality
1.897 (97,1%)
Foreign nationality
56 (2,9%)
Ageing index
347,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
732
Average household size *
2,59 people
Dwellings
987
Classic family dwellings
984
Buildings
959
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,1% (232)
Unemployment rate *
4,63% (H 4,37% · M 4,95%)
Active / employed population
885 / 844

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 183 (9,4%); 15-24 years: 189 (9,7%); 25-64 years: 946 (48,4%); 65+ years: 635 (32,5%)0-14183 · 9,4%15-24189 · 9,7%25-64946 · 48,4%65+635 · 32,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.953).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years18310182
15-24 years18910287
25-64 years946478468
65+ years635288347

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012481, 0012328, 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. * Indicator published by INE only for 2013 parish geography (NUTS 2024); used because the parish has the same territory in both geographies (identical population by sex and age group). 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

Moita · Aguada de Cima (Águeda) · Espinho (Mortágua) · Avelãs de Caminho · Belazaima do Chão (Águeda) · União das freguesias de Arcos e Mogofores · Sangalhos

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Anadia
6,6 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
1.804
Voters
1.042
Turnout
57,76% (2021: 56,59%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
ANADIA PRIMEIRO - PSD - CDS		76273,13%7
PS
Partido Socialista		23722,74%2
Blank votes272,59%
Null votes161,54%

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

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de verde, pinheiro frutado e arrancado de ouro, entre ramo de aveleira de prata, frutado de ouro e roda dentada de prata. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «AVELÃS de CIMA».

Flag: esquartelada de branco e verde. Cordão e borlas de prata e verde. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Avelãs de Cima - Anadia».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 652/2012, Diário da República n.º 137/2012, Série II de 2012-07-17 (issuer: Freguesia de Avelãs de Cima). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua das Escolas, N.º 22
Avelãs de Cima (ANADIA)
3780-401 AVELÃS DE CIMA
Telephone
231522740
Fax
231522741
Email
geral@jf-avelasdecima.pt
Website
www.jf-avelasdecima.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,48083, -8,42083
Wikipedia
Avelãs de Cima
Wikidata
Q2205544

Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.

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