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Pessegueiro do Vouga

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Parish of the municipality of Sever do Vouga (Sever do Vouga), district of Aveiro.

Pessegueiro do Vouga had 1.715 residents in the 2021 Census, 27,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 16,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 3,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Sever do Vouga.

Population (inh.)
  • 539 – 623
  • 712 – 732
  • 1.126 – 1.393
  • 1.508 – 1.715
  • 2.715
Density (inh./km²)
  • 39,3 – 43,4
  • 59,6 – 69,2
  • 78,2 – 92,0
  • 101,8 – 108,2
  • 234,5
Area (km²)
  • 9,0 – 9,0
  • 9,4 – 11,6
  • 14,8 – 15,1
  • 15,9 – 16,4
  • 28,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 9 parishes of Sever do Vouga

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Cedrim7329,3678,2
2Couto de Esteves71216,4243,4
3Dornelas5399,0459,6
4Paradela6239,0169,2
5Pessegueiro do Vouga1.71515,85108,2
6Rocas do Vouga1.50814,82101,8
7Sever do Vouga2.71511,58234,5
8Silva Escura1.39315,1492,0
9Talhadas1.12628,6439,3
Code (DTMNFR)
011704
Resident population (2021)
1.715
Area
15,85 km²
Density
108,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
15,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 9

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
846 (49,3%)
Women
869 (50,7%)
Portuguese nationality
1.675 (97,7%)
Foreign nationality
40 (2,3%)
Ageing index
261,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
660
Average household size *
2,51 people
Dwellings
1.033
Classic family dwellings
1.032
Buildings
992
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
16,9% (260)
Unemployment rate *
2,91% (H 3,02% · M 2,79%)
Active / employed population
755 / 733

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 181 (10,6%); 15-24 years: 166 (9,7%); 25-64 years: 894 (52,1%); 65+ years: 474 (27,6%)0-14181 · 10,6%15-24166 · 9,7%25-64894 · 52,1%65+474 · 27,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.715).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1819388
15-24 years1668878
25-64 years894447447
65+ years474218256

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

Sever do Vouga · Macinhata do Vouga (Águeda) · Paradela · Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior (Albergaria-a-Velha) · Cedrim · Ribeira de Fráguas (Albergaria-a-Velha)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Sever do Vouga
3,5 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
1.564
Voters
1.144
Turnout
73,15% (2021: 71,16%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		54947,99%5
PS
Partido Socialista		40135,05%3
CH
CHEGA		15213,29%1
Blank votes181,57%
Null votes242,10%

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
Rua da Banda Pessegueirense, n.º 486
Pessegueiro do vouga (SEVER DO VOUGA)
3740-116 PESSEGUEIRO DO VOUGA
Telephone
234555363
Email
geral@jf-pessegueirodovouga.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,70778, -8,37306
Wikipedia
Pessegueiro do Vouga
Wikidata
Q2256721

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