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Paços de Gaiolo

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Parish of the municipality of Marco de Canaveses (Marco de Canaveses), district of Porto.

Paços de Gaiolo had 833 residents in the 2021 Census, 22,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 5,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 6,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Marco de Canaveses.

Population (inh.)
  • 833 – 1.336
  • 1.374 – 1.534
  • 1.690 – 2.445
  • 3.048 – 3.460
  • 3.542 – 11.067
Density (inh./km²)
  • 101,2 – 123,3
  • 138,1 – 179,0
  • 193,7 – 244,2
  • 316,5 – 381,7
  • 388,0 – 636,4
Area (km²)
  • 2,8 – 4,9
  • 6,8 – 9,6
  • 10,8 – 12,6
  • 13,1 – 17,4
  • 19,3 – 24,1
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 Marco de Canaveses

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alpendorada, Várzea e Torrão8.05516,82478,9
2Avessadas e Rosém1.37411,14123,3
3Banho e Carvalhosa1.0744,91218,7
4Bem Viver3.5429,59369,3
5Constance1.5194,80316,5
6Marco11.06717,39636,4
7Paredes de Viadores e Manhuncelos1.53413,12116,9
8Paços de Gaiolo8337,36113,2
9Penha Longa1.69010,78156,8
10Sande e São Lourenço do Douro2.44512,62193,7
11Santo Isidoro e Livração1.8124,67388,0
12Soalhães3.32224,06138,1
13Sobretâmega1.0842,84381,7
14Tabuado1.3366,80196,5
15Vila Boa de Quires e Maureles3.46019,33179,0
16Vila Boa do Bispo3.04812,48244,2
17Várzea, Aliviada e Folhada2.34623,19101,2
Code (DTMNFR)
130742
Resident population (2021)
833
Area
7,36 km²
Density
113,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,7%
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
404 (48,5%)
Women
429 (51,5%)
Portuguese nationality
830 (99,6%)
Foreign nationality
3 (0,4%)
Ageing index
207,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
321
Dwellings
607
Classic family dwellings
607
Buildings
583
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
5,7% (42)
Unemployment rate †
8,31%
Active / employed population
325 / 298

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 90 (10,8%); 15-24 years: 99 (11,9%); 25-64 years: 457 (54,9%); 65+ years: 187 (22,4%)0-1490 · 10,8%15-2499 · 11,9%25-64457 · 54,9%65+187 · 22,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (833).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years904644
15-24 years995247
25-64 years457220237
65+ years18786101

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

Penha Longa · Paredes de Viadores e Manhuncelos · São Cristóvão de Nogueira (Cinfães) · União das freguesias de Baião (Santa Leocádia) e Mesquinhata (Baião) · Cinfães (Cinfães) · União das freguesias de Ancede e Ribadouro (Baião)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Marco de Canaveses
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
728
Voters
586
Turnout
80,49%
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		36462,12%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
MARCO EM PRIMEIRO		20635,15%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		50,85%0
Blank votes30,51%
Null votes81,37%

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

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 ouro, com três pés de milho de verde, com as espigas de prata, postos em pala e alinhados em faixa; em chefe, tiara papal de vermelho, com seus Fanhões; em campanha, monte de negro movente de um pé de três tiras ondadas de prata e azul. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel Branco, com a legenda a negro: «PAÇOS DE GAIOLO».

Flag: azul. Cordão e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Paços de Gaiolo - Marco de Canaveses».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 141/2010, Diário da República n.º 41/2010, Série II de 2010-03-01 (issuer: Freguesia de Paços de Gaiolo). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua do Outeiro 53
Paços de Gaiolo
4625-249 Paços de Gaiolo
Email
geral@jf-pacosdegaiolo.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