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Santa Maria da Feira

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

Santa Maria da Feira had 136.674 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 20,9% were aged 65 or over; 15,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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136.674inhabitants (2021 Census)
234district-seat telephone code
1town hall28parish councils66schools

Mayor: Amadeu Albergaria · Tel. 256370800 · Email: santamariadafeira@cm-feira.pt · www.cm-feira.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.)
  • 1.035 – 1.712
  • 1.988 – 3.474
  • 3.594 – 4.775
  • 4.813 – 7.096
  • 7.297 – 19.788
Density (inh./km²)
  • 161,7 – 260,9
  • 291,4 – 572,9
  • 717,4 – 770,9
  • 847,1 – 1.122,2
  • 1.193,0 – 1.387,0
Area (km²)
  • 3,1 – 3,9
  • 4,3 – 5,1
  • 5,3 – 6,4
  • 6,7 – 9,3
  • 10,3 – 29,4
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 28 parishes of Santa Maria da Feira

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 Santa Maria da Feira, Travanca, Sanfins e Espargo19.78823,36847,1
2São João de Ver11.02615,37717,4
3Argoncilhe8.1818,21996,5
4Lourosa8.0035,771.387,0
5Mozelos7.2975,811.255,9
6Fiães7.0966,381.112,2
7Arrifana6.3115,291.193,0
8Nogueira da Regedoura5.7235,101.122,2
9Canedo5.71329,37194,5
10Lobão5.4907,63719,5
11Rio Meão4.8136,68720,5
12Paços de Brandão4.7753,561.341,3
13Santa Maria de Lamas4.7473,751.265,9
14São Miguel de Souto4.49310,34434,5
15São Paio de Oleiros3.6613,91936,3
16Milheirós de Poiares3.5947,87456,7
17Sanguedo3.4744,57760,2
18Fornos3.4333,141.093,3
19Escapães3.3154,30770,9
20Romariz2.73911,08247,2
21Caldas de São Jorge2.6535,57476,3
22Mosteirô1.9883,47572,9
23Vale1.7129,33183,5
24Gião1.7063,50487,4
25Vila Maior1.4575,00291,4
26Louredo1.3038,06161,7
27Guisande1.1484,40260,9
28Pigeiros1.0355,07204,1
INE code (DTMN)
0109
Resident population
136.674
Area
215,88 km²
Density
633,1 inh./km²
Parishes
28
Share of district population
19,5%
Rank in the district (population)
1st of 19
National rank (population)
18th of 308
National rank (density)
28th of 308
National rank (area)
152nd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
65.880 (48,2%)
Women
70.794 (51,8%)
Portuguese nationality
133.927 (98,0%)
Foreign nationality
2.744 (2,0%)
Stateless
3 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
166,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
50.966
Average household size
2,67 people
Dwellings
62.536
Buildings
44.564
With higher education (15+)
15,7% (18.772)
Unemployment rate
7,71%

Population by age group

0-1417.166 · 12,6%15-2414.870 · 10,9%25-6476.011 · 55,6%65+28.627 · 20,9%
Residents by age group (136.674 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
127.123
Voters
79.064 (62,19%)
Seats
11
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)39.00549,33%7
PS21.54527,25%3
CH8.84011,18%1
IL2.3893,02%0
CDS-PP1.3271,68%0
L1.0511,33%0
PCP-PEV9611,22%0
B.E.7740,98%0
PAN5820,74%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
127.123
Voters
79.050 (62,18%)
Seats
33
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD35.92445,44%18
PS21.82527,61%10
CH9.68212,25%4
IL3.2084,06%1
CDS-PP1.4481,83%0
L1.3191,67%0
PCP-PEV1.1631,47%0
B.E.8801,11%0
PAN7370,93%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
Amadeu Albergaria
Address
Praça da República, 135, 4520-174 Santa Maria da Feira
Telephone
256370800
Email
santamariadafeira@cm-feira.pt
Website
www.cm-feira.pt

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

On the web

Q564813 · Wikipedia · www.cm-feira.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Arouca (22,1 km) · Espinho (10,2 km) · Gondomar (16,0 km) · Oliveira de Azeméis (14,3 km) · Ovar (13,6 km) · São João da Madeira (8,1 km) · Vila Nova de Gaia (13,3 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Aveiro: 25,8 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
Santa Maria da Feira 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 de Azeméis · Oliveira do Bairro · Ovar · 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