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Barrô

Parish of the municipality of Águeda (Águeda), district of Aveiro.

Barrô had 1.794 residents in the 2021 Census, 28,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 8,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Águeda.

Population (inh.)
  • 314 – 573
  • 703 – 1.794
  • 2.099 – 3.028
  • 3.210 – 4.471
  • 4.648 – 11.606
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,0 – 19,3
  • 27,8 – 107,1
  • 137,1 – 241,3
  • 275,2 – 288,9
  • 352,6 – 424,7
Area (km²)
  • 3,7 – 8,6
  • 8,7 – 15,9
  • 19,0 – 27,3
  • 28,4 – 32,0
  • 39,4 – 43,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 15 parishes of Águeda

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Agadão31439,408,0
2Aguada de Baixo1.2943,67352,6
3Aguada de Cima3.89328,39137,1
4Barrô1.7946,52275,2
5Belazaima do Chão52818,9827,8
6Borralha2.0998,70241,3
7Castanheira do Vouga57329,7119,3
8Fermentelos3.0288,58352,9
9Macinhata do Vouga3.21031,95100,5
10União das freguesias de Recardães e Espinhel5.75519,92288,9
11União das freguesias de Travassô e Óis da Ribeira2.20311,12198,1
12União das freguesias de Trofa, Segadães e Lamas do Vouga4.47115,86281,9
13União das freguesias do Préstimo e Macieira de Alcoba70341,7316,9
14Valongo do Vouga4.64843,40107,1
15Águeda11.60627,33424,7
Code (DTMNFR)
010131
Resident population (2021)
1.794
Area
6,52 km²
Density
275,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
10th of 15

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente por freguesia, geografia 2025, ind. 0014584); DGT, CAOP2025 (área). Population refers to the 2021 census moment, compiled by INE for the parish boundaries in force in 2025.

2021 Census in detail

Men
875 (48,8%)
Women
919 (51,2%)
Portuguese nationality
1.725 (96,2%)
Foreign nationality
69 (3,8%)
Ageing index
248,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
694
Dwellings
869
Classic family dwellings
867
Buildings
793
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,5% (183)
Unemployment rate †
3,65%
Active / employed population
822 / 792

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 204 (11,4%); 15-24 years: 162 (9,0%); 25-64 years: 921 (51,3%); 65+ years: 507 (28,3%)0-14204 · 11,4%15-24162 · 9,0%25-64921 · 51,3%65+507 · 28,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.794).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years204101103
15-24 years1628874
25-64 years921453468
65+ years507233274

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0014632, obtained from the INE indicators API on 24/09/2026 (licence CC BY 4.0). Parish geography of 2025 (CAOP2025). Nationality (Portuguese, foreign, stateless) is INE indicator 0014632. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). Ageing index = population aged 65+ ÷ population aged 0–14 × 100; share with higher education = residents with completed higher education ÷ residents aged 15 or over (our calculations from INE figures).

Neighbouring parishes

União das freguesias de Recardães e Espinhel · Oliveira do Bairro (Oliveira do Bairro) · Aguada de Cima · Aguada de Baixo · Borralha

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Águeda
8,3 km

Neighbourhood calculated from official boundaries: DGT, Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (CAOP) 2025 (licence CC BY 4.0); two parishes are neighbours when they share a boundary segment. The distance is the straight-line (great-circle) distance between the geometric centroid of the parish and that of the municipality (in territories with islets, of the main part), not a road distance.

2025 local elections — Parish assembly

Registered voters
1.611
Voters
915
Turnout
56,80%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.MPT
JUNTOS POR ÁGUEDA		50455,08%6
PS
Partido Socialista		21623,61%2
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		15817,27%1
Blank votes151,64%
Null votes222,40%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.MPT.

Source: SGMAI — official results of the local elections of 12 October 2025 (Secretary-General of the Ministry of Internal Administration), consulted on 25/09/2026. Percentages calculated by SGMAI over total voters.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de prata, faixa de negro carregada de três rodas dentadas, de ouro, engrenadas, sendo a do meio maior, acompanhada em chefe de dois cachos de uvas de púrpura, folhados de verde e, em ponta, de duas faixetas ondadas, de azul, donde sai um molho de espigas de arroz de sua cor, atado de vermelho. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «BARRÔ».

Flag: esquartelada de amarelo e vermelho. Cordão e borlas de ouro e vermelho. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Freguesia de Barrô - Águeda».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital, Diário da República n.º 143/2006, Parte Especial, Série II de 2006-07-26 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Barrô). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Dr. Mateus Pereira Pinto nº2Apartado 3
Barrô
3750-351 Barrô
Email
juntadefreguesiabarro@gmail.com

Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.

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