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Paredes

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

Paredes had 84.354 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 16,4% were aged 65 or over; 12,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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84.354inhabitants (2021 Census)
22district-seat telephone code
1town hall18parish councils25schools

Mayor: José Alexandre da Silva Almeida · Tel. 255788800 · Email: cmparedes@cm-paredes.pt · www.cm-paredes.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.)
  • 1.067 – 1.761
  • 1.792 – 2.497
  • 3.091 – 4.122
  • 4.479 – 6.966
  • 8.496 – 20.586
Density (inh./km²)
  • 70,7 – 450,4
  • 478,9 – 552,9
  • 592,4 – 637,0
  • 660,5 – 933,0
  • 957,0 – 1.012,6
Area (km²)
  • 1,9 – 3,3
  • 3,5 – 4,7
  • 4,7 – 7,4
  • 9,8 – 14,6
  • 21,5 – 22,4
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 18 parishes of Paredes

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
1Paredes20.58621,51957,0
2Lordelo9.1069,76933,0
3Rebordosa8.49610,76789,6
4Gandra6.96611,76592,4
5Vilela4.7394,681.012,6
6Baltar4.7207,41637,0
7Recarei4.47914,60306,8
8Sobreira4.12221,96187,7
9Duas Igrejas3.6493,78965,3
10Cete3.0914,68660,5
11Sobrosa2.4974,70531,3
12Vandoma2.3065,12450,4
13Beire2.0113,31607,6
14Parada de Todeia1.7923,49513,5
15Cristelo1.7612,02871,8
16Aguiar de Sousa1.58222,3870,7
17Louredo1.3842,89478,9
18Astromil1.0671,93552,9
INE code (DTMN)
1310
Resident population
84.354
Area
156,76 km²
Density
538,1 inh./km²
Parishes
18
Share of district population
4,7%
Rank in the district (population)
7th of 18
National rank (population)
29th of 308
National rank (density)
31st of 308
National rank (area)
196th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
40.842 (48,4%)
Women
43.512 (51,6%)
Portuguese nationality
83.150 (98,6%)
Foreign nationality
1.203 (1,4%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
118,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
30.148
Average household size
2,79 people
Dwellings
36.139
Buildings
24.204
With higher education (15+)
12,1% (8.819)
Unemployment rate
8,73%

Population by age group

0-1411.693 · 13,9%15-2410.690 · 12,7%25-6448.179 · 57,1%65+13.792 · 16,4%
Residents by age group (84.354 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
76.143
Voters
53.800 (70,66%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)27.07650,33%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP19.43336,12%4
CH3.8317,12%0
IL6471,20%0
PCP-PEV6271,17%0
NC-PPM4740,88%0
B.E.3510,65%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
76.143
Voters
53.801 (70,66%)
Seats
27
ListVotes%Seats
PS25.38647,18%14
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP19.25635,79%11
CH4.8168,95%2
IL8911,66%0
PCP-PEV8141,51%0
NC-PPM6181,15%0
B.E.4560,85%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
José Alexandre da Silva Almeida
Address
Praça José Guilherme, 4580-130 Paredes
Telephone
255788800
Email
cmparedes@cm-paredes.pt
Website
www.cm-paredes.pt

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

On the web

Q631788 · Wikipedia · www.cm-paredes.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Gondomar (10,8 km) · Lousada (15,4 km) · Paços de Ferreira (12,0 km) · Penafiel (9,2 km) · Valongo (8,7 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Porto: 6,4 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
Paredes 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 · 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