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Lousada

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

Lousada had 47.364 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 15,4% were aged 65 or over; 10,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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47.364inhabitants (2021 Census)
22district-seat telephone code
1town hall16parish councils32schools

Mayor: Nelson Ângelo Coelho Oliveira · Tel. 255820500 · Email: cm-lousada@cm-lousada.pt · www.cm-lousada.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.)
  • 1.049 – 1.789
  • 2.063 – 2.140
  • 2.145 – 2.451
  • 3.434 – 3.800
  • 4.766 – 7.552
Density (inh./km²)
  • 245,1 – 343,5
  • 360,0 – 409,8
  • 494,2 – 558,3
  • 628,6 – 712,5
  • 729,0 – 829,0
Area (km²)
  • 1,6 – 3,8
  • 3,8 – 4,3
  • 4,3 – 6,7
  • 6,7 – 9,3
  • 10,4 – 11,6
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 16 parishes of Lousada

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 Cristelos, Boim e Ordem7.55210,36729,0
2União das freguesias de Silvares, Pias, Nogueira e Alvarenga6.59410,49628,6
3Lustosa4.76611,63409,8
4Meinedo3.8009,31408,2
5União das freguesias de Nespereira e Casais3.4344,67735,3
6Nevogilde2.4513,44712,5
7Torno2.4513,75653,6
8Caíde de Rei2.4236,73360,0
9União das freguesias de Figueiras e Covas2.1454,34494,2
10União das freguesias de Cernadelo e Lousada (São Miguel e Santa Margarida)2.1407,34291,6
11Aveleda2.1273,81558,3
12Lodares2.0633,88531,7
13Sousela1.7896,72266,2
14Vilar do Torno e Alentém1.2953,77343,5
15Macieira1.2851,55829,0
16Barrosas (Santo Estêvão)1.0494,28245,1
INE code (DTMN)
1305
Resident population
47.364
Area
96,08 km²
Density
493,0 inh./km²
Parishes
16
Share of district population
2,7%
Rank in the district (population)
16th of 18
National rank (population)
60th of 308
National rank (density)
37th of 308
National rank (area)
252nd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
22.890 (48,3%)
Women
24.474 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
46.871 (99,0%)
Foreign nationality
493 (1,0%)
Ageing index
110,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
16.705
Average household size
2,83 people
Dwellings
20.046
Buildings
15.058
With higher education (15+)
10,0% (4.094)
Unemployment rate
7,63%

Population by age group

0-146.601 · 13,9%15-246.081 · 12,8%25-6427.397 · 57,8%65+7.285 · 15,4%
Residents by age group (47.364 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
42.826
Voters
31.480 (73,51%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)16.59152,70%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL12.50439,72%3
CH1.4564,63%0
PCP-PEV3371,07%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
42.826
Voters
31.481 (73,51%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS16.36551,98%12
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL12.13438,54%8
CH1.9386,16%1
PCP-PEV4221,34%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
Nelson Ângelo Coelho Oliveira
Address
Praça Dr. Francisco Sá Carneiro, 4620-695 Lousada
Telephone
255820500
Email
cm-lousada@cm-lousada.pt
Website
www.cm-lousada.pt

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

On the web

Q986741 · Wikipedia · www.cm-lousada.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Amarante (19,5 km) · Felgueiras (9,5 km) · Paredes (15,4 km) · Paços de Ferreira (8,8 km) · Penafiel (15,1 km) · Santo Tirso (14,6 km) · Vizela (9,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Porto: 13,5 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
Lousada 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 · Felgueiras · Gondomar · 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