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Oliveira de Azeméis

Municipality of the district of Aveiro (District of Aveiro), region Norte (NUTS III: Área Metropolitana do Porto).

Oliveira de Azeméis had 66.175 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 23,1% were aged 65 or over; 13,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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66.175inhabitants (2021 Census)
234district-seat telephone code
1town hall13parish councils36schools

Mayor: Joaquim Jorge Ferreira · Tel. 256600600 · Email: geral@cm-oaz.pt · www.cm-oaz.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.)
  • 1.854 – 1.918
  • 2.413 – 2.896
  • 3.072 – 3.466
  • 3.638 – 6.735
  • 9.962 – 20.665
Density (inh./km²)
  • 107,2 – 212,4
  • 228,0 – 315,8
  • 356,7 – 479,6
  • 546,3 – 712,5
  • 796,7 – 956,1
Area (km²)
  • 3,9 – 5,4
  • 7,1 – 8,1
  • 8,1 – 10,4
  • 11,8 – 17,9
  • 25,9 – 32,8
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 13 parishes of Oliveira de Azeméis

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 Oliveira de Azeméis, Santiago de Riba-Ul, Ul, Macinhata da Seixa e Madail20.66525,94796,7
2Vila de Cucujães9.96210,42956,1
3União das freguesias de Pinheiro da Bemposta, Travanca e Palmaz6.73532,76205,6
4São Roque5.0237,05712,5
5Loureiro3.63817,13212,4
6Carregosa3.46611,82293,2
7Cesar3.0725,43565,8
8Fajões2.8968,12356,7
9Nogueira do Cravo2.6774,90546,3
10Pindelo2.4137,64315,8
11Ossela1.91817,89107,2
12Macieira de Sarnes1.8563,87479,6
13São Martinho da Gândara1.8548,13228,0
INE code (DTMN)
0113
Resident population
66.175
Area
161,10 km²
Density
410,8 inh./km²
Parishes
13
Share of district population
9,4%
Rank in the district (population)
3rd of 19
National rank (population)
41st of 308
National rank (density)
41st of 308
National rank (area)
191st of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
32.020 (48,4%)
Women
34.155 (51,6%)
Portuguese nationality
64.882 (98,0%)
Foreign nationality
1.293 (2,0%)
Ageing index
198,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
24.939
Average household size
2,63 people
Dwellings
30.666
Buildings
22.779
With higher education (15+)
13,0% (7.582)
Unemployment rate
6,06%

Population by age group

0-147.679 · 11,6%15-246.910 · 10,4%25-6436.317 · 54,9%65+15.269 · 23,1%
Residents by age group (66.175 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
61.097
Voters
36.573 (59,86%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)17.25947,19%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP12.30233,64%3
CH3.72410,18%1
IL8332,28%0
L5361,47%0
PCP-PEV3681,01%0
B.E.3160,86%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
61.097
Voters
36.573 (59,86%)
Seats
27
ListVotes%Seats
PS15.71842,98%13
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP12.99335,53%11
CH4.09511,20%3
IL1.0002,73%0
L6781,85%0
PCP-PEV4281,17%0
B.E.3681,01%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
Joaquim Jorge Ferreira
Address
Rua Bento Carqueja, nº 85, 3720-214 Oliveira de Azeméis
Telephone
256600600
Email
geral@cm-oaz.pt
Website
www.cm-oaz.pt

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

On the web

Q405252 · Wikipedia · www.cm-oaz.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Albergaria-a-Velha (16,0 km) · Arouca (20,6 km) · Estarreja (12,7 km) · Ovar (13,3 km) · Santa Maria da Feira (14,3 km) · Sever do Vouga (16,4 km) · São João da Madeira (6,2 km) · Vale de Cambra (11,2 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Aveiro: 12,2 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
Oliveira de Azeméis 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 · Castelo de Paiva · Espinho · Estarreja · Mealhada · Murtosa · 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