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Arcozelo das Maias

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Parish of the municipality of Oliveira de Frades (Oliveira de Frades), district of Viseu.

Arcozelo das Maias had 1.223 residents in the 2021 Census, 28,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 2,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Oliveira de Frades.

Population (inh.)
  • 409 – 559
  • 587 – 748
  • 859
  • 1.115 – 1.223
  • 4.006
Density (inh./km²)
  • 25,8 – 27,4
  • 33,0 – 51,6
  • 54,8
  • 56,1 – 91,2
  • 178,0
Area (km²)
  • 8,2 – 12,4
  • 15,7 – 20,4
  • 21,6
  • 21,8 – 22,5
  • 22,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 8 parishes of Oliveira de Frades

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Arcozelo das Maias1.22321,8156,1
2Pinheiro1.11521,6251,6
3Ribeiradio85915,6754,8
4São João da Serra40912,4133,0
5São Vicente de Lafões7488,2091,2
6União das freguesias de Arca e Varzielas55920,3727,4
7União das freguesias de Destriz e Reigoso58722,7625,8
8União das freguesias de Oliveira de Frades, Souto de Lafões e Sejães4.00622,51178,0
Code (DTMNFR)
181002
Resident population (2021)
1.223
Area
21,81 km²
Density
56,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
12,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 8

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
572 (46,8%)
Women
651 (53,2%)
Portuguese nationality
1.211 (99,0%)
Foreign nationality
12 (1,0%)
Ageing index
258,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
473
Average household size *
2,59 people
Dwellings
738
Classic family dwellings
738
Buildings
718
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,4% (92)
Unemployment rate *
7,95% (H 5,26% · M 10,94%)
Active / employed population
541 / 498

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 133 (10,9%); 15-24 years: 124 (10,1%); 25-64 years: 622 (50,9%); 65+ years: 344 (28,1%)0-14133 · 10,9%15-24124 · 10,1%25-64622 · 50,9%65+344 · 28,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.223).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1336469
15-24 years1246163
25-64 years622298324
65+ years344149195

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

Ribeiradio · Pinheiro · São João da Serra · Couto de Esteves (Sever do Vouga) · União das freguesias de Destriz e Reigoso · União das freguesias de Oliveira de Frades, Souto de Lafões e Sejães · Valadares (São Pedro do Sul)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Oliveira de Frades
2,5 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
1.182
Voters
815
Turnout
68,95% (2021: 67,69%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		44955,09%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
TODOS POR OLIVEIRA DE FRADES		30537,42%4
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		141,72%0
Blank votes192,33%
Null votes283,44%

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
Edifício Junta de Freguesia
Arcozelo das Maias (OLIVEIRA DE FRADES)
3680-011 ARCOZELO DAS MAIAS
Telephone
232781242
Fax
232.781242
Email
jfarcmaias@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,73250, -8,27583
Wikipedia
Arcozelo das Maias
Wikidata
Q74916

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