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Parish of the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim (Póvoa de Varzim), district of Porto.

Terroso had 2.494 residents in the 2021 Census, 21,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 1,0 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.371 – 2.249
  • 2.287 – 2.472
  • 2.482 – 2.873
  • 3.949 – 4.018
  • 8.886 – 29.237
Density (inh./km²)
  • 177,8 – 213,8
  • 227,1 – 371,7
  • 409,3 – 791,9
  • 810,9 – 992,1
  • 1.725,4 – 5.978,9
Area (km²)
  • 2,8 – 4,1
  • 4,8 – 4,9
  • 4,9 – 6,7
  • 8,5 – 11,5
  • 11,6 – 13,9
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 12 parishes of Póvoa de Varzim

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Aguçadoura4.0184,05992,1
2Amorim2.8734,78601,1
3Argivai2.2492,84791,9
4Aver-o-Mar8.8865,151.725,4
5Balazar2.48211,61213,8
6Beiriz3.9494,87810,9
7Estela2.28711,54198,2
8Laundos1.9378,53227,1
9Navais1.3713,35409,3
10Póvoa de Varzim29.2374,895.978,9
11Rates2.47213,90177,8
12Terroso2.4946,71371,7
Code (DTMNFR)
131323
Resident population (2021)
2.494
Area
6,71 km²
Density
371,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th of 12

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
1.197 (48,0%)
Women
1.297 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
2.438 (97,8%)
Foreign nationality
56 (2,2%)
Ageing index
184,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
755
Dwellings
1.038
Classic family dwellings
1.033
Buildings
991
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,3% (248)
Unemployment rate †
4,86%
Active / employed population
1.173 / 1.116

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 291 (11,7%); 15-24 years: 307 (12,3%); 25-64 years: 1.358 (54,5%); 65+ years: 538 (21,6%)0-14291 · 11,7%15-24307 · 12,3%25-641.358 · 54,5%65+538 · 21,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.494).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years291154137
15-24 years307161146
25-64 years1.358651707
65+ years538231307

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

Laundos · Amorim · Rio Mau (Vila do Conde) · Beiriz · Navais · Rates · Estela

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim
1,0 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
2.405
Voters
1.574
Turnout
65,45%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		86955,21%6
PS-PAN-L
ALIANÇA POVEIRA		51432,66%3
CH
CHEGA		1318,32%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		211,33%0
Blank votes271,72%
Null votes120,76%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.

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
Urbanização da Boavista, Rua 3, N.º 62
Póvoa de Varzim
4495-508 Terroso
Email
juntadeterroso@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