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Macieira de Sarnes

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Parish of the municipality of Oliveira de Azeméis (Oliveira de Azeméis), district of Aveiro.

Macieira de Sarnes had 1.856 residents in the 2021 Census, 25,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 6,8 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Oliveira de Azeméis.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.854 – 1.918
  • 2.413 – 2.896
  • 3.072 – 3.466
  • 3.638 – 6.735
  • 9.962 – 20.665
Density (inh./km²)
  • 107,2 – 212,4
  • 228,0 – 315,8
  • 356,7 – 479,6
  • 546,3 – 712,5
  • 796,7 – 956,1
Area (km²)
  • 3,9 – 5,4
  • 7,1 – 8,1
  • 8,1 – 10,4
  • 11,8 – 17,9
  • 25,9 – 32,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 13 parishes of Oliveira de Azeméis

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Carregosa3.46611,82293,2
2Cesar3.0725,43565,8
3Fajões2.8968,12356,7
4Loureiro3.63817,13212,4
5Macieira de Sarnes1.8563,87479,6
6Nogueira do Cravo2.6774,90546,3
7Ossela1.91817,89107,2
8Pindelo2.4137,64315,8
9São Martinho da Gândara1.8548,13228,0
10São Roque5.0237,05712,5
11União das freguesias de Oliveira de Azeméis, Santiago de Riba-Ul, Ul, Macinhata da Seixa e Madail20.66525,94796,7
12União das freguesias de Pinheiro da Bemposta, Travanca e Palmaz6.73532,76205,6
13Vila de Cucujães9.96210,42956,1
Code (DTMNFR)
011305
Resident population (2021)
1.856
Area
3,87 km²
Density
479,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
12th of 13

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
901 (48,5%)
Women
955 (51,5%)
Portuguese nationality
1.838 (99,0%)
Foreign nationality
18 (1,0%)
Ageing index
233,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
722
Average household size *
2,57 people
Dwellings
857
Classic family dwellings
857
Buildings
643
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,7% (194)
Unemployment rate *
7,07% (H 6,07% · M 8,13%)
Active / employed population
863 / 802

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 204 (11,0%); 15-24 years: 193 (10,4%); 25-64 years: 983 (53,0%); 65+ years: 476 (25,6%)0-14204 · 11,0%15-24193 · 10,4%25-64983 · 53,0%65+476 · 25,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.856).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years20410995
15-24 years19386107
25-64 years983487496
65+ years476219257

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

Milheirós de Poiares (Santa Maria da Feira) · Nogueira do Cravo · Cesar · São Roque · São João da Madeira (São João da Madeira)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Oliveira de Azeméis
6,8 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
1.642
Voters
1.099
Turnout
66,93% (2021: 66,35%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		74968,15%7
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS		27825,30%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		444,00%0
Blank votes161,46%
Null votes121,09%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Padre Manuel Gomes Resende, N.º 229
Macieira de Sarnes (OLIVEIRA DE AZEMÉIS)
3700-710 MACIEIRA DE SARNES
Telephone
256834861
Email
jfmsms@gmail.com

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