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Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior

Parish of the municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha (Albergaria-a-Velha), district of Aveiro.

Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior had 11.058 residents in the 2021 Census, 19,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 18,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 1,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.494 – 1.875
  • 2.233
  • 2.753
  • 5.427
  • 11.058
Density (inh./km²)
  • 55,9 – 88,2
  • 145,4
  • 151,4
  • 179,2
  • 235,3
Area (km²)
  • 15,4 – 18,2
  • 21,3
  • 26,8
  • 30,3
  • 47,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Albergaria-a-Velha

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior11.05847,00235,3
2Alquerubim2.23315,36145,4
3Angeja1.87521,2588,2
4Branca5.42730,29179,2
5Ribeira de Fráguas1.49426,7555,9
6São João de Loure e Frossos2.75318,18151,4
Code (DTMNFR)
010209
Resident population (2021)
11.058
Area
47,00 km²
Density
235,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
44,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 6

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
5.338 (48,3%)
Women
5.720 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
10.583 (95,7%)
Foreign nationality
475 (4,3%)
Ageing index
138,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
4.363
Average household size *
2,50 people
Dwellings
5.478
Classic family dwellings
5.475
Buildings
3.528
Buildings with 7 or more floors
11
With higher education (15+)
18,1% (1.713)
Unemployment rate *
5,14% (H 4,21% · M 6,11%)
Active / employed population
5.618 / 5.329

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 1.582 (14,3%); 15-24 years: 1.201 (10,9%); 25-64 years: 6.089 (55,1%); 65+ years: 2.186 (19,8%)0-141.582 · 14,3%15-241.201 · 10,9%25-646.089 · 55,1%65+2.186 · 19,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (11.058).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1.582805777
15-24 years1.201625576
25-64 years6.0892.9413.148
65+ years2.1869671.219

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012481, 0012328, 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. * Indicator published by INE only for 2013 parish geography (NUTS 2024); used because the parish has the same territory in both geographies (identical population by sex and age group). 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

Macinhata do Vouga (Águeda) · Branca · Angeja · Ribeira de Fráguas · União das freguesias de Canelas e Fermelã (Estarreja) · Pessegueiro do Vouga (Sever do Vouga) · Alquerubim · São João de Loure e Frossos

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha
1,6 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
9.717
Voters
5.731
Turnout
58,98% (2021: 51,73%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.IL
ALBERGARIA EM PRIMEIRO		2.52844,11%7
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		2.16437,76%5
PS
Partido Socialista		4167,26%1
CH
CHEGA		3365,86%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1011,76%0
Blank votes1031,80%
Null votes831,45%

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

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 ouro, cruz firmada de azul, tendo brocante rosa de prata, botoada de vermelho e apontada de verde, e sainte de campanha ondada de quatro tiras ondadas de azul e prata, tudo calçado de verde. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres aparentes. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas "ALBERGARIA-A-VELHA E VALMAIOR".

Flag: esquartelada de azul e amarelo. Cordões e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lanças douradas.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda "Freguesia de Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 73/2015, Diário da República n.º 15/2015, Série II de 2015-01-22 (issuer: Freguesia de Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Miguel Bombarda
Albergaria-a-Velha
3850-095 ALBERGARIA-A-VELHA
Telephone
234521917
Fax
234524221
Email
info@jf-albergaria.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,70000, -8,48333
Wikipedia
Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior
Wikidata
Q16486839

Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.

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