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Aldeia Velha

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Parish of the municipality of Avis (Avis), district of Portalegre.

Aldeia Velha had 214 residents in the 2021 Census, 45,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 11,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Avis.

Population (inh.)
  • 214 – 248
  • 413
  • 432
  • 878
  • 1.627
Density (inh./km²)
  • 1,7 – 3,2
  • 3,5
  • 5,8
  • 11,4
  • 17,7
Area (km²)
  • 38,1 – 70,3
  • 92,1
  • 126,1
  • 128,8
  • 150,7
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Avis

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Aldeia Velha214126,111,7
2Avis1.62792,0917,7
3Ervedal43238,0711,4
4Figueira e Barros24870,263,5
5União das freguesias de Alcórrego e Maranhão413128,753,2
6União das freguesias de Benavila e Valongo878150,675,8
Code (DTMNFR)
120302
Resident population (2021)
214
Area
126,11 km²
Density
1,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th of 6

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
105 (49,1%)
Women
109 (50,9%)
Portuguese nationality
212 (99,1%)
Foreign nationality
2 (0,9%)
Ageing index
1.212,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
103
Average household size *
2,08 people
Dwellings
304
Classic family dwellings
303
Buildings
298
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,3% (17)
Unemployment rate *
13,10% (H 9,43% · M 19,35%)
Active / employed population
84 / 73

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 8 (3,7%); 15-24 years: 18 (8,4%); 25-64 years: 91 (42,5%); 65+ years: 97 (45,3%)0-148 · 3,7%15-2418 · 8,4%25-6491 · 42,5%65+97 · 45,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (214).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years844
15-24 years18711
25-64 years915338
65+ years974156

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

Avis · Montargil (Ponte de Sor) · Mora (Mora) · União das freguesias de Alcórrego e Maranhão · Galveias (Ponte de Sor) · Cabeção (Mora)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Avis
11,2 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
199
Voters
149
Turnout
74,87% (2021: 75,48%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		8859,06%5
GCA
Grupo de Cidadãos por Avis		4932,89%2
Blank votes85,37%
Null votes42,68%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PCP-PEV.

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
Rua Grande, N.º 42
Aldeia Velha (AVIS)
7480-051 ALDEIA VELHA
Telephone
242983365
Fax
242983365
Email
jfreg.aldeiavelha@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
39,08333, -8,03333
Wikipedia
Aldeia Velha (Avis)
Wikidata
Q1865869

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