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Parish of the municipality of Figueira da Foz (Figueira da Foz), district of Coimbra.

Alhadas had 3.518 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 3,0 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Figueira da Foz.

Population (inh.)
  • 819 – 1.255
  • 1.485 – 2.298
  • 2.546 – 2.768
  • 3.188 – 3.587
  • 8.885 – 10.051
Density (inh./km²)
  • 30,4 – 75,5
  • 85,4 – 91,4
  • 98,2 – 121,8
  • 138,1 – 369,2
  • 763,3 – 2.442,4
Area (km²)
  • 3,9 – 10,7
  • 10,7 – 12,8
  • 15,1 – 25,1
  • 27,4 – 31,2
  • 42,0 – 60,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 17 parishes of Figueira da Foz

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alhadas3.51828,89121,8
2Alqueidão1.48519,6675,5
3Bom Sucesso1.83260,3630,4
4Brenha8195,93138,1
5Buarcos8.88511,64763,3
6Ferreira-a-Nova1.25512,7898,2
7Lavos3.58742,0285,4
8Maiorca2.29825,1491,4
9Marinha das Ondas3.18827,41116,3
10Moinhos da Gândara1.09810,74102,2
11Paião2.76831,1988,8
12Quiaios2.54649,3351,6
13Santana86215,0557,3
14São Julião da Figueira da Foz9.5013,892.442,4
15São Pedro2.5887,01369,2
16Tavarede10.05110,71938,5
17Vila Verde2.67017,29154,4
Code (DTMNFR)
060525
Resident population (2021)
3.518
Area
28,89 km²
Density
121,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th of 17

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
1.694 (48,2%)
Women
1.824 (51,8%)
Portuguese nationality
3.465 (98,5%)
Foreign nationality
53 (1,5%)
Ageing index
272,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.409
Dwellings
2.098
Classic family dwellings
2.096
Buildings
1.943
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,7% (304)
Unemployment rate †
9,01%
Active / employed population
1.443 / 1.313

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 387 (11,0%); 15-24 years: 302 (8,6%); 25-64 years: 1.774 (50,4%); 65+ years: 1.055 (30,0%)0-14387 · 11,0%15-24302 · 8,6%25-641.774 · 50,4%65+1.055 · 30,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.518).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years387203184
15-24 years302152150
25-64 years1.774869905
65+ years1.055470585

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

Maiorca · Moinhos da Gândara · Brenha · Quiaios · Vila Verde · Santana · Tavarede

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Figueira da Foz
3,0 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
3.055
Voters
1.845
Turnout
60,39%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Figueira a Primeira		90749,16%5
PS
Partido Socialista		62433,82%3
CH
CHEGA		19910,79%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		633,41%0
Blank votes301,63%
Null votes221,19%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua do Jardim Escola, N.º 32
Alhadas (FIGUEIRA DA FOZ)
3090-401 FIGUEIRA DA FOZ
Telephone
233930161
Fax
233939935
Email
mail@jf-alhadas.pt
Website
www.jf-alhadas.pt

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