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Albergaria-a-Velha

Municipality of the district of Aveiro (District of Aveiro), region Centro (NUTS III: Região de Aveiro).

Albergaria-a-Velha had 24.840 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 22,8% were aged 65 or over; 13,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

24.840inhabitants (2021 Census)
234district-seat telephone code
1town hall6parish councils17schools

Mayor: José Carlos Estrela Coelho · Tel. 234529300 · Email: geral@cm-albergaria.pt · www.cm-albergaria.pt more contacts

Summary for arrivals. The telephone code is that of the district/region seat (ANACOM numbering plan), not exclusive to this municipality. School, parish-council and town-hall counts come from the official lists already on this site. Hospitals are NHS institutions whose official name includes the municipality.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.494 – 1.875
  • 2.233
  • 2.753
  • 5.427
  • 11.058
Density (inh./km²)
  • 55,9 – 88,2
  • 145,4
  • 151,4
  • 179,2
  • 235,3
Area (km²)
  • 15,4 – 18,2
  • 21,3
  • 26,8
  • 30,3
  • 47,0
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Albergaria-a-Velha

Sorted by resident population (2021 Census, 2025 geography). Click a header to sort; hover a row to highlight it on the map.

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior11.05847,00235,3
2Branca5.42730,29179,2
3São João de Loure e Frossos2.75318,18151,4
4Alquerubim2.23315,36145,4
5Angeja1.87521,2588,2
6Ribeira de Fráguas1.49426,7555,9
INE code (DTMN)
0102
Resident population
24.840
Area
158,83 km²
Density
156,4 inh./km²
Parishes
6
Share of district population
3,5%
Rank in the district (population)
10th of 19
National rank (population)
98th of 308
National rank (density)
83rd of 308
National rank (area)
193rd of 308

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)

2021 Census in detail

Men
12.069 (48,6%)
Women
12.771 (51,4%)
Portuguese nationality
24.093 (97,0%)
Foreign nationality
747 (3,0%)
Ageing index
177,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
9.654
Average household size
2,54 people
Dwellings
12.542
Buildings
10.200
With higher education (15+)
13,8% (2.989)
Unemployment rate
4,92%

Population by age group

0-143.191 · 12,8%15-242.628 · 10,6%25-6413.355 · 53,8%65+5.666 · 22,8%
Residents by age group (24.840 in total).

Source: INE, Censos 2021 (API de indicadores) — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012328, 0012481, 0014632, licence CC BY 4.0.

2025 local elections

Municipal council

Registered
22.448
Voters
14.286 (63,64%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
CDS-PP (elected council president)7.34951,44%4
PPD/PSD.IL4.54631,82%3
CH9566,69%0
PS7875,51%0
PCP-PEV2341,64%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
22.448
Voters
14.286 (63,64%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
CDS-PP6.72547,07%11
PPD/PSD.IL4.63432,44%8
CH1.1087,76%1
PS1.0817,57%1
PCP-PEV2721,90%0

Source: SGMAI — resultados oficiais das Autárquicas 2025. Official results; only the list that elects the council president is marked (the person’s name is not in these results).

Contacts

Mayor
José Carlos Estrela Coelho
Address
Praça Comendador Ferreira Tavares, 3850-053 Albergaria-a-Velha
Telephone
234529300
Email
geral@cm-albergaria.pt
Website
www.cm-albergaria.pt

Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).

On the web

Q1870321 · Wikipedia · www.cm-albergaria.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Aveiro (12,9 km) · Estarreja (9,6 km) · Murtosa (16,3 km) · Oliveira de Azeméis (16,0 km) · Sever do Vouga (12,4 km) · Águeda (15,2 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Aveiro: 4,0 km.

Source: DGT, CAOP2025 (CC BY 4.0) — adjacência de limites; distância em linha reta entre centróides (licence CC BY 4.0).

Location in the district

Population (inh.)
  • 10.476 – 19.348
  • 21.146 – 22.886
  • 23.132 – 27.532
  • 31.043 – 54.953
  • 66.175 – 136.674
Density (inh./km²)
  • 64,3 – 135,5
  • 137,6 – 144,4
  • 156,4 – 264,9
  • 372,1 – 534,0
  • 633,1 – 2.788,8
Area (km²)
  • 7,9 – 73,5
  • 87,3 – 115,0
  • 129,9 – 158,8
  • 161,1 – 215,9
  • 216,6 – 335,3
Quantile classes · current municipality
Albergaria-a-Velha highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

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Other municipalities of the district of Aveiro

Anadia · Arouca · Aveiro · Castelo de Paiva · Espinho · Estarreja · Mealhada · Murtosa · Oliveira de Azeméis · Oliveira do Bairro · Ovar · Santa Maria da Feira · Sever do Vouga · São João da Madeira · Vagos · Vale de Cambra · Águeda · Ílhavo

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026