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

Brenha had 819 residents in the 2021 Census, 29,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 2,9 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)
060526
Resident population (2021)
819
Area
5,93 km²
Density
138,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
17th 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
380 (46,4%)
Women
439 (53,6%)
Portuguese nationality
801 (97,8%)
Foreign nationality
18 (2,2%)
Ageing index
306,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
334
Dwellings
476
Classic family dwellings
475
Buildings
444
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,8% (95)
Unemployment rate †
10,40%
Active / employed population
346 / 310

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 78 (9,5%); 15-24 years: 75 (9,2%); 25-64 years: 427 (52,1%); 65+ years: 239 (29,2%)0-1478 · 9,5%15-2475 · 9,2%25-64427 · 52,1%65+239 · 29,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (819).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years783741
15-24 years753144
25-64 years427214213
65+ years23998141

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

Quiaios · Tavarede · Alhadas · Buarcos

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Figueira da Foz
2,9 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
745
Voters
453
Turnout
60,81%
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Figueira a Primeira		24253,42%4
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		13229,14%2
PS
Partido Socialista		6915,23%1
Blank votes40,88%
Null votes61,32%

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 18 de julho de 1634, n.º 9
Brenha
3080-437 Figueira da Foz
Email
geral@jf-brenha.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