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Parish of the municipality of Trofa (Trofa), district of Porto.

Alvarelhos had 3.127 residents in the 2021 Census, 21,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 3,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Trofa.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.463 – 1.642
  • 1.838
  • 3.127
  • 9.147
  • 21.374
Density (inh./km²)
  • 96,1 – 347,2
  • 364,0
  • 426,0
  • 745,0
  • 833,8
Area (km²)
  • 4,7 – 5,1
  • 7,3
  • 11,0
  • 15,2
  • 28,7
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Trofa

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alvarelhos3.1277,34426,0
2Covelas1.46315,2296,1
3Guidões1.6424,73347,2
4Muro1.8385,05364,0
5União das freguesias de Bougado (São Martinho e Santiago)21.37428,69745,0
6União das freguesias de Coronado (São Romão e São Mamede)9.14710,97833,8
Code (DTMNFR)
131812
Resident population (2021)
3.127
Area
7,34 km²
Density
426,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
8,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 6

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
1.511 (48,3%)
Women
1.616 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
3.072 (98,2%)
Foreign nationality
55 (1,8%)
Ageing index
168,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.047
Dwellings
1.200
Classic family dwellings
1.200
Buildings
1.055
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,6% (345)
Unemployment rate †
7,13%
Active / employed population
1.542 / 1.432

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 390 (12,5%); 15-24 years: 355 (11,4%); 25-64 years: 1.724 (55,1%); 65+ years: 658 (21,0%)0-14390 · 12,5%15-24355 · 11,4%25-641.724 · 55,1%65+658 · 21,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.127).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years390193197
15-24 years355178177
25-64 years1.724843881
65+ years658297361

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

Muro · Guidões · União das freguesias de Bougado (São Martinho e Santiago) · Guilhabreu (Vila do Conde) · Castêlo da Maia (Maia) · Canidelo (Vila do Conde)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Trofa
3,6 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
2.827
Voters
2.163
Turnout
76,51%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Unidos pela Trofa		1.31560,80%6
PS-PAN-L
TROFA EM PRIMEIRO		58527,05%3
CH
CHEGA		1406,47%0
IL
Iniciativa Liberal		733,37%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		100,46%0
Blank votes221,02%
Null votes180,83%

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

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 Santa Isabel, nº 290
Cidoi - Alvarelhos
4745-072 ALVARELHOS TRF
Email
presidencia@freguesiaalvarelhos.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