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Branca

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

Branca had 5.427 residents in the 2021 Census, 23,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 5,1 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)
010204
Resident population (2021)
5.427
Area
30,29 km²
Density
179,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
21,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd 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
2.657 (49,0%)
Women
2.770 (51,0%)
Portuguese nationality
5.292 (97,5%)
Foreign nationality
135 (2,5%)
Ageing index
192,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.987
Average household size *
2,68 people
Dwellings
2.567
Classic family dwellings
2.560
Buildings
2.417
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,5% (594)
Unemployment rate *
4,26% (H 2,66% · M 6,12%)
Active / employed population
2.653 / 2.540

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 661 (12,2%); 15-24 years: 637 (11,7%); 25-64 years: 2.857 (52,6%); 65+ years: 1.272 (23,4%)0-14661 · 12,2%15-24637 · 11,7%25-642.857 · 52,6%65+1.272 · 23,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (5.427).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years661332329
15-24 years637351286
25-64 years2.8571.4071.450
65+ years1.272567705

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

Ribeira de Fráguas · União das freguesias de Pinheiro da Bemposta, Travanca e Palmaz (Oliveira de Azeméis) · Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior · União das freguesias de Canelas e Fermelã (Estarreja) · Salreu (Estarreja) · Beduído (Estarreja)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha
5,1 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
4.974
Voters
3.147
Turnout
63,27% (2021: 62,66%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		2.18869,53%7
PPD/PSD.IL
ALBERGARIA EM PRIMEIRO		63020,02%2
CH
CHEGA		1926,10%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		591,87%0
Blank votes341,08%
Null votes441,40%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: CDS-PP.

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
Rua do Mundo Novo, N.º 1
Branca (ALBERGARIA-A-VELHA)
3850-576 BRANCA
Telephone
234548328
Email
secretaria@jf-branca.pt
Website
www.jf-branca.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,75000, -8,48333
Wikipedia
Branca (Albergaria-a-Velha)
Wikidata
Q897643

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