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Paços de Ferreira

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

Paços de Ferreira had 55.595 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 16,3% were aged 65 or over; 10,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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55.595inhabitants (2021 Census)
22district-seat telephone code
1town hall16parish councils23schools

Mayor: Paulo Jorge Rodrigues Ferreira · Tel. 255860700 · Email: geral@cm-pacosdeferreira.pt · www.cm-pacosdeferreira.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.)
  • 1.004 – 1.815
  • 2.181 – 2.491
  • 2.959 – 3.749
  • 3.756 – 4.244
  • 4.514 – 8.244
Density (inh./km²)
  • 362,3 – 533,6
  • 597,1 – 665,9
  • 722,9 – 739,2
  • 753,6 – 869,1
  • 1.043,1 – 2.092,4
Area (km²)
  • 1,7 – 2,2
  • 2,9 – 3,9
  • 4,4 – 5,6
  • 6,0 – 6,0
  • 6,3 – 6,8
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 16 parishes of Paços de Ferreira

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
1Paços de Ferreira8.2443,942.092,4
2Freamunde7.5575,151.467,4
3Carvalhosa4.5145,99753,6
4Ferreira4.2446,75628,7
5Frazão4.0125,55722,9
6Seroa3.7566,29597,1
7Meixomil3.7494,38855,9
8Penamaior3.5866,72533,6
9Sanfins de Ferreira2.9596,02491,5
10Raimonda2.4913,37739,2
11Figueiró2.4772,85869,1
12Eiriz2.1816,02362,3
13Arreigada1.8151,741.043,1
14Lamoso1.5812,16731,9
15Modelos1.4252,14665,9
16Codessos1.0041,94517,5
INE code (DTMN)
1309
Resident population
55.595
Area
70,99 km²
Density
783,1 inh./km²
Parishes
16
Share of district population
3,1%
Rank in the district (population)
13th of 18
National rank (population)
48th of 308
National rank (density)
24th of 308
National rank (area)
280th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
27.384 (49,3%)
Women
28.211 (50,7%)
Portuguese nationality
55.089 (99,1%)
Foreign nationality
506 (0,9%)
Ageing index
121,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
19.098
Average household size
2,86 people
Dwellings
22.399
Buildings
15.618
With higher education (15+)
10,5% (5.048)
Unemployment rate
7,67%

Population by age group

0-147.471 · 13,4%15-247.087 · 12,7%25-6431.990 · 57,5%65+9.047 · 16,3%
Residents by age group (55.595 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
49.840
Voters
34.860 (69,94%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)17.50550,22%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP11.83133,94%3
CH2.1096,05%0
UPF1.2763,66%0
IL4941,42%0
PCP-PEV4421,27%0
L4341,24%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
49.840
Voters
34.860 (69,94%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS15.54044,58%10
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP12.95537,16%9
CH3.0518,75%2
IL9842,82%0
L6871,97%0
PCP-PEV6741,93%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
Paulo Jorge Rodrigues Ferreira
Address
Praça da República, 46, 4590-527 Paços de Ferreira
Telephone
255860700
Email
geral@cm-pacosdeferreira.pt
Website
www.cm-pacosdeferreira.pt

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

On the web

Q946398 · Wikipedia · www.cm-pacosdeferreira.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Lousada (8,8 km) · Paredes (12,0 km) · Santo Tirso (6,4 km) · Valongo (13,2 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Porto: 6,9 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
Paços de Ferreira 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 · Lousada · Maia · Marco de Canaveses · Matosinhos · Paredes · 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