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

Sobrado had 6.468 residents in the 2021 Census, 19,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 9 parishes and its centroid is 2,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Valongo.

Population (inh.)
  • 6.468
  • 8.808
  • 14.438
  • 25.882
  • 39.076
Density (inh./km²)
  • 314,9
  • 804,4
  • 930,3
  • 1.278,8
  • 4.958,9
Area (km²)
  • 7,9
  • 11,0
  • 15,5
  • 20,2
  • 20,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 5 parishes of Valongo

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alfena14.43815,52930,3
2Campo8.80810,95804,4
3Ermesinde39.0767,884.958,9
4Sobrado6.46820,54314,9
5Valongo25.88220,241.278,8
Code (DTMNFR)
131508
Resident population (2021)
6.468
Area
20,54 km²
Density
314,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th of 5

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
3.115 (48,2%)
Women
3.353 (51,8%)
Portuguese nationality
6.390 (98,8%)
Foreign nationality
78 (1,2%)
Ageing index
155,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.264
Dwellings
2.653
Classic family dwellings
2.651
Buildings
1.959
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,3% (525)
Unemployment rate †
9,62%
Active / employed population
3.221 / 2.911

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 816 (12,6%); 15-24 years: 729 (11,3%); 25-64 years: 3.653 (56,5%); 65+ years: 1.270 (19,6%)0-14816 · 12,6%15-24729 · 11,3%25-643.653 · 56,5%65+1.270 · 19,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (6.468).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years816407409
15-24 years729380349
25-64 years3.6531.7801.873
65+ years1.270548722

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

Valongo · Lordelo (Paredes) · Gandra (Paredes) · Agrela (Santo Tirso) · Alfena · Campo · Rebordosa (Paredes) · Seroa (Paços de Ferreira) · Água Longa (Santo Tirso)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Valongo
2,6 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
5.753
Voters
3.850
Turnout
66,92%
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS		1.95150,68%8
PS
Partido Socialista		1.15630,03%4
CH
CHEGA		41310,73%1
PAN
PESSOAS - ANIMAIS - NATUREZA		1052,73%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		711,84%0
IL
Iniciativa Liberal		481,25%0
Blank votes601,56%
Null votes461,19%

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 S. João de Sobrado 2251
Sobrado
4440-339 Sobrado - Valongo
Email
secretaria@jf-sobrado.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