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São João de Loure e Frossos

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

São João de Loure e Frossos had 2.753 residents in the 2021 Census, 25,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 7,0 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)
010210
Resident population (2021)
2.753
Area
18,18 km²
Density
151,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
11,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd 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
1.342 (48,7%)
Women
1.411 (51,3%)
Portuguese nationality
2.705 (98,3%)
Foreign nationality
48 (1,7%)
Ageing index
194,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.097
Average household size *
2,51 people
Dwellings
1.541
Classic family dwellings
1.536
Buildings
1.441
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,0% (215)
Unemployment rate *
7,69% (H 7,62% · M 7,76%)
Active / employed population
1.275 / 1.177

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 354 (12,9%); 15-24 years: 280 (10,2%); 25-64 years: 1.432 (52,0%); 65+ years: 687 (25,0%)0-14354 · 12,9%15-24280 · 10,2%25-641.432 · 52,0%65+687 · 25,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.753).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years354183171
15-24 years280135145
25-64 years1.432702730
65+ years687322365

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

Angeja · Eixo e Eirol (Aveiro) · Alquerubim · Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior · Esgueira (Aveiro)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha
7,0 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
2.528
Voters
1.714
Turnout
67,80% (2021: 67,57%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		59434,66%4
PPD/PSD.IL
ALBERGARIA EM PRIMEIRO		58133,90%3
CH
CHEGA		27816,22%1
PS
Partido Socialista		1538,93%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		452,63%0
Blank votes291,69%
Null votes341,98%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: de vermelho, Agnus Dei de prata sustendo haste crucífera de ouro com seu lábaro de prata; em chefe, cruz da Ordem de São João de Jerusalém, dita de Malta; campanha ondada de quatro tiras ondadas de prata e azul. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro «SÃO JOÃO DE LOURE E FROSSOS».

Flag: branca; cordões e borlas de prata e vermelho. Haste e lança douradas.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18.º da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda: «Freguesia de São João de Loure e Frossos».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 154/2015, Diário da República n.º 40/2015, Série II de 2015-02-26 (issuer: Freguesia de São João de Loure e Frossos). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Maestro António Pereira de Oliveira, N.º 32
São João de Loure (ALBERGARIA-A-VELHA)
3850-794 SÃO JOÃO DE LOURE
Telephone
234933540
Email
freguesiasaojoaodeloureefrossos@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,63333, -8,53333
Wikipedia
São João de Loure e Frossos
Wikidata
Q18486333

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