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Felgueiras

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

Felgueiras had 55.848 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 18,0% were aged 65 or over; 10,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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55.848inhabitants (2021 Census)
22district-seat telephone code
1town hall20parish councils38schools

Mayor: Nuno Alexandre Martins da Fonseca · Tel. 255318000 · Email: geral@cm-felgueiras.pt · www.cm-felgueiras.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.)
  • 799 – 1.062
  • 1.099 – 1.220
  • 1.417 – 1.897
  • 2.073 – 3.287
  • 3.289 – 17.695
Density (inh./km²)
  • 163,8 – 239,9
  • 295,0 – 358,7
  • 365,9 – 431,0
  • 451,3 – 531,9
  • 551,5 – 1.014,6
Area (km²)
  • 2,8 – 3,1
  • 3,1 – 3,4
  • 3,6 – 5,0
  • 5,2 – 7,1
  • 7,5 – 17,4
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 20 parishes of Felgueiras

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
1União das freguesias de Margaride (Santa Eulália), Várzea, Lagares, Varziela e Moure17.69517,441.014,6
2União das freguesias de Vila Cova da Lixa e Borba de Godim6.08113,46451,8
3União das freguesias de Macieira da Lixa e Caramos3.6058,63417,7
4União das freguesias de Pedreira, Rande e Sernande3.2896,98471,2
5União das freguesias de Torrados e Sousa3.2875,21630,9
6Idães2.5507,11358,7
7Airães2.2924,01571,6
8Pombeiro de Ribavizela2.0734,81431,0
9Refontoura1.8973,44551,5
10Friande1.7503,29531,9
11Sendim1.5647,03222,5
12União das freguesias de Vila Verde e Santão1.4173,14451,3
13Jugueiros1.2207,45163,8
14Regilde1.1823,08383,8
15União das freguesias de Vila Fria e Vizela (São Jorge)1.1053,02365,9
16União das freguesias de Unhão e Lordelo1.0994,96221,6
17Penacova1.0623,00354,0
18Pinheiro1.0533,57295,0
19Aião8282,78297,8
20Revinhade7993,33239,9
INE code (DTMN)
1303
Resident population
55.848
Area
115,74 km²
Density
482,5 inh./km²
Parishes
20
Share of district population
3,1%
Rank in the district (population)
12th of 18
National rank (population)
46th of 308
National rank (density)
38th of 308
National rank (area)
238th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
26.964 (48,3%)
Women
28.884 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
55.363 (99,1%)
Foreign nationality
485 (0,9%)
Ageing index
142,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
19.900
Average household size
2,79 people
Dwellings
25.244
Buildings
18.356
With higher education (15+)
10,0% (4.860)
Unemployment rate
7,29%

Population by age group

0-147.077 · 12,7%15-246.814 · 12,2%25-6431.906 · 57,1%65+10.051 · 18,0%
Residents by age group (55.848 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
51.565
Voters
34.544 (66,99%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
L.PS (elected council president)24.54571,05%7
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP6.75519,55%2
CH1.9785,73%0
PCP-PEV3240,94%0
NC1710,50%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
51.565
Voters
34.543 (66,99%)
Seats
27
ListVotes%Seats
L.PS22.36464,74%19
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP7.98323,11%6
CH2.5987,52%2
PCP-PEV4091,18%0
NC2040,59%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
Nuno Alexandre Martins da Fonseca
Address
Praça da República – Margaride, 4610-116 Felgueiras
Telephone
255318000
Email
geral@cm-felgueiras.pt
Website
www.cm-felgueiras.pt

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

On the web

Q936904 · Wikipedia · cm-felgueiras.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Amarante (15,9 km) · Celorico de Basto (14,6 km) · Fafe (14,8 km) · Guimarães (15,5 km) · Lousada (9,5 km) · Vizela (8,2 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Porto: 22,4 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.)
  • 17.534 – 49.541
  • 52.116 – 64.255
  • 67.709 – 80.825
  • 84.354 – 164.257
  • 172.557 – 303.824
Density (inh./km²)
  • 100,5 – 328,1
  • 482,5 – 535,4
  • 538,1 – 781,6
  • 783,1 – 1.627,2
  • 1.803,5 – 5.596,3
Area (km²)
  • 41,4 – 72,0
  • 75,1 – 96,1
  • 115,7 – 136,6
  • 149,0 – 174,5
  • 201,9 – 301,3
Quantile classes · current municipality
Felgueiras 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 Porto

Amarante · Baião · Gondomar · Lousada · Maia · Marco de Canaveses · Matosinhos · Paredes · Paços de Ferreira · Penafiel · Porto · Póvoa de Varzim · Santo Tirso · Trofa · Valongo · Vila Nova de Gaia · Vila do Conde

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