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Vale de Cambra

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

Vale de Cambra had 21.269 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 28,2% were aged 65 or over; 14,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

21.269inhabitants (2021 Census)
234district-seat telephone code
1town hall7parish councils12schools

Mayor: André Agostinho Martins da Silva · Tel. 256420510 · Email: geral@cm-valedecambra.pt · www.cm-valedecambra.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.)
  • 834 – 1.157
  • 1.169
  • 1.540 – 4.390
  • 5.348
  • 6.831
Density (inh./km²)
  • 29,0 – 46,2
  • 61,1
  • 87,5 – 243,2
  • 323,7
  • 402,4
Area (km²)
  • 13,3 – 17,6
  • 18,0
  • 18,1 – 18,9
  • 21,1
  • 40,3
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 7 parishes of Vale de Cambra

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
1São Pedro de Castelões6.83121,10323,7
2União das freguesias de Vila Chã, Codal e Vila Cova de Perrinho5.34813,29402,4
3Macieira de Cambra4.39018,05243,2
4Roge1.54017,6087,5
5Arões1.16940,3329,0
6Cepelos1.15718,9361,1
7Junqueira83418,0446,2
INE code (DTMN)
0119
Resident population
21.269
Area
147,33 km²
Density
144,4 inh./km²
Parishes
7
Share of district population
3,0%
Rank in the district (population)
14th of 19
National rank (population)
115th of 308
National rank (density)
92nd of 308
National rank (area)
202nd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
10.278 (48,3%)
Women
10.991 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
20.732 (97,5%)
Foreign nationality
537 (2,5%)
Ageing index
264,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
8.431
Average household size
2,49 people
Dwellings
11.931
Buildings
9.602
With higher education (15+)
14,6% (2.771)
Unemployment rate
4,21%

Population by age group

0-142.266 · 10,7%15-241.992 · 9,4%25-6411.017 · 51,8%65+5.994 · 28,2%
Residents by age group (21.269 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
19.714
Voters
13.715 (69,57%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
CDS-PP (elected council president)5.27938,49%3
PPD/PSD5.03436,70%3
PS1.60611,71%1
CH1.3069,52%0
PCP-PEV1210,88%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
19.714
Voters
13.715 (69,57%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD5.16937,69%9
CDS-PP4.99136,39%8
PS1.63511,92%2
CH1.3639,94%2
PCP-PEV1671,22%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
André Agostinho Martins da Silva
Address
Av. Camilo Tavares de Matos, nº 19, 3730–240 Vale de Cambra
Telephone
256420510
Email
geral@cm-valedecambra.pt
Website
www.cm-valedecambra.pt

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

On the web

Q395953 · Wikipedia · www.cm-valedecambra.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Arouca (12,8 km) · Oliveira de Azeméis (11,2 km) · Oliveira de Frades (14,7 km) · Sever do Vouga (12,2 km) · São Pedro do Sul (20,4 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Aveiro: 17,7 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
Vale de Cambra 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 · Vagos · Águeda · Ílhavo

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