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Vagos

Municipality of the district of Aveiro (District of Aveiro), region Centro (NUTS III: Região de Aveiro).

Vagos had 22.886 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 24,1% were aged 65 or over; 14,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

22.886inhabitants (2021 Census)
234district-seat telephone code
1town hall11parish councils13schools

Mayor: Rui Miguel Rocha da Cruz · Tel. 234799600 · Email: geral@cm-vagos.pt · www.cm-vagos.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.)
  • 892 – 1.124
  • 1.743 – 1.750
  • 1.869 – 2.046
  • 2.186 – 2.817
  • 2.848 – 4.597
Density (inh./km²)
  • 76,5 – 107,7
  • 125,5 – 129,9
  • 146,1 – 147,3
  • 161,2 – 177,7
  • 213,7 – 293,0
Area (km²)
  • 6,4 – 7,1
  • 9,8 – 10,4
  • 12,7 – 14,8
  • 16,3 – 21,5
  • 21,7 – 37,2
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 parishes of Vagos

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
1Vagos4.59721,51213,7
2Gafanha da Boa Hora2.84837,2276,5
3Sosa2.81721,69129,9
4Calvão2.18614,84147,3
5Santo André de Vagos2.04612,69161,2
6Ponte de Vagos1.8696,38293,0
7Ouca1.75016,27107,6
8Santo António1.7439,81177,7
9Fonte de Angeão1.12410,44107,7
10Santa Catarina1.0146,94146,1
11Covão do Lobo8927,11125,5
INE code (DTMN)
0118
Resident population
22.886
Area
164,92 km²
Density
138,8 inh./km²
Parishes
11
Share of district population
3,3%
Rank in the district (population)
12th of 19
National rank (population)
106th of 308
National rank (density)
97th of 308
National rank (area)
189th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
10.990 (48,0%)
Women
11.896 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
22.213 (97,1%)
Foreign nationality
673 (2,9%)
Ageing index
180,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
8.729
Average household size
2,60 people
Dwellings
13.347
Buildings
10.693
With higher education (15+)
14,3% (2.834)
Unemployment rate
5,01%

Population by age group

0-143.056 · 13,4%15-242.335 · 10,2%25-6411.987 · 52,4%65+5.508 · 24,1%
Residents by age group (22.886 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
22.580
Voters
12.741 (56,43%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)5.85045,91%4
CDS-PP3.40526,72%2
CH1.67413,14%1
PS1.2429,75%0
PCP-PEV1060,83%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
22.580
Voters
12.741 (56,43%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD5.94346,64%11
CDS-PP3.17624,93%5
CH1.79514,09%3
PS1.1899,33%2
PCP-PEV1311,03%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
Rui Miguel Rocha da Cruz
Address
Rua da Saudade, n.º 90, 3840-420 Vagos
Telephone
234799600
Email
geral@cm-vagos.pt
Website
www.cm-vagos.pt

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

On the web

Q404220 · Wikipedia · www.cm-vagos.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Aveiro (15,0 km) · Cantanhede (18,4 km) · Mira (10,7 km) · Oliveira do Bairro (11,7 km) · Ílhavo (10,1 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Aveiro: 29,1 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
Vagos 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 · Santa Maria da Feira · Sever do Vouga · São João da Madeira · Vale de Cambra · Águeda · Ílhavo

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026