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Castelo de Paiva

Municipality of the district of Aveiro (District of Aveiro), region Norte (NUTS III: Tâmega e Sousa).

Castelo de Paiva had 15.586 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 20,9% were aged 65 or over; 8,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

15.586inhabitants (2021 Census)
234district-seat telephone code
1town hall9parish councils14schools

Mayor: Ricardo Jorge Mendes Cardoso · Tel. 255689500 · Email: geral@cm-castelo-paiva.pt · www.cm-castelo-paiva.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.)
  • 847 – 1.194
  • 1.277 – 1.313
  • 1.849 – 1.926
  • 2.048 – 2.274
  • 2.858
Density (inh./km²)
  • 37,0 – 37,0
  • 108,5 – 133,3
  • 220,4 – 232,0
  • 303,3 – 423,1
  • 541,3
Area (km²)
  • 4,2 – 4,4
  • 5,3 – 8,7
  • 9,8 – 12,1
  • 15,4 – 22,9
  • 32,3
Quantile classes
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The 9 parishes of Castelo de Paiva

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
1Sobrado2.8585,28541,3
2Santa Maria de Sardoura2.2749,80232,0
3Raiva2.04815,37133,3
4Bairros1.9268,74220,4
5São Martinho de Sardoura1.8494,37423,1
6Pedorido1.31312,10108,5
7Fornos1.2774,21303,3
8Real1.19432,2537,0
9Paraíso84722,8937,0
INE code (DTMN)
0106
Resident population
15.586
Area
115,01 km²
Density
135,5 inh./km²
Parishes
9
Share of district population
2,2%
Rank in the district (population)
17th of 19
National rank (population)
139th of 308
National rank (density)
99th of 308
National rank (area)
239th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
7.544 (48,4%)
Women
8.042 (51,6%)
Portuguese nationality
15.455 (99,2%)
Foreign nationality
131 (0,8%)
Ageing index
177,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
5.608
Average household size
2,75 people
Dwellings
7.646
Buildings
6.601
With higher education (15+)
8,6% (1.182)
Unemployment rate
7,06%

Population by age group

0-141.829 · 11,7%15-241.906 · 12,2%25-648.600 · 55,2%65+3.251 · 20,9%
Residents by age group (15.586 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
14.025
Voters
11.337 (80,83%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)5.81751,31%4
PPD/PSD5.04144,47%3
CH1921,69%0
PCP-PEV850,75%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
14.025
Voters
11.340 (80,86%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD5.48048,32%11
PS5.40147,63%10
PCP-PEV1781,57%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
Ricardo Jorge Mendes Cardoso
Address
Largo do Conde, 4550-102 Castelo de Paiva
Telephone
255689500
Email
geral@cm-castelo-paiva.pt
Website
www.cm-castelo-paiva.pt

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

On the web

Q397379 · Wikipedia · www.cm-castelo-paiva.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Arouca (10,8 km) · Cinfães (16,9 km) · Gondomar (18,2 km) · Marco de Canaveses (19,5 km) · Penafiel (14,7 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Aveiro: 35,7 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
Castelo de Paiva 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

Albergaria-a-Velha · Anadia · Arouca · Aveiro · 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