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Alquerubim

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

Alquerubim had 2.233 residents in the 2021 Census, 25,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 7,4 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)
010202
Resident population (2021)
2.233
Area
15,36 km²
Density
145,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
9,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th 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
1.096 (49,1%)
Women
1.137 (50,9%)
Portuguese nationality
2.195 (98,3%)
Foreign nationality
38 (1,7%)
Ageing index
221,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
866
Average household size *
2,56 people
Dwellings
1.113
Classic family dwellings
1.112
Buildings
1.051
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,7% (152)
Unemployment rate *
3,69% (H 3,90% · M 3,44%)
Active / employed population
1.004 / 967

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 259 (11,6%); 15-24 years: 226 (10,1%); 25-64 years: 1.174 (52,6%); 65+ years: 574 (25,7%)0-14259 · 11,6%15-24226 · 10,1%25-641.174 · 52,6%65+574 · 25,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.233).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years259141118
15-24 years226110116
25-64 years1.174587587
65+ years574258316

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

União das freguesias de Trofa, Segadães e Lamas do Vouga (Águeda) · São João de Loure e Frossos · Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior · Macinhata do Vouga (Águeda) · Eixo e Eirol (Aveiro) · União das freguesias de Travassô e Óis da Ribeira (Águeda)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha
7,4 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
2.070
Voters
1.458
Turnout
70,43% (2021: 68,29%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.IL
ALBERGARIA EM PRIMEIRO		72049,38%5
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		68647,05%4
Blank votes201,37%
Null votes322,19%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo Dr. José Pereira Lemos, N.º 6
Alquerubim (ALBERGARIA-A-VELHA)
3850-365 ALQUERUBIM
Telephone
234931576
Fax
234931576
Email
freguesia@jf-alquerubim.pt
Website
www.jf-alquerubim.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,62278, -8,50917
Official website
www.jf-alquerubim.pt
Wikipedia
Alquerubim
Wikidata
Q1021990

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