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União das freguesias de Amoreira da Gândara, Paredes do Bairro e Ancas

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

União das freguesias de Amoreira da Gândara, Paredes do Bairro e Ancas had 2.429 residents in the 2021 Census, 32,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 6,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Anadia.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.294 – 1.545
  • 1.953 – 2.206
  • 2.288 – 2.429
  • 2.491 – 3.252
  • 3.835 – 6.239
Density (inh./km²)
  • 48,1 – 64,5
  • 65,1 – 97,5
  • 110,1 – 148,8
  • 186,9 – 200,6
  • 226,9 – 433,6
Area (km²)
  • 6,5 – 14,4
  • 15,4 – 16,9
  • 17,4 – 22,1
  • 23,7 – 25,6
  • 34,2 – 40,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Anadia

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Avelãs de Caminho1.2946,45200,6
2Avelãs de Cima1.95340,5848,1
3Moita2.20634,1864,5
4Sangalhos3.83516,90226,9
5São Lourenço do Bairro2.28815,38148,8
6União das freguesias de Amoreira da Gândara, Paredes do Bairro e Ancas2.42922,06110,1
7União das freguesias de Arcos e Mogofores6.23914,39433,6
8União das freguesias de Tamengos, Aguim e Óis do Bairro3.25217,40186,9
9Vila Nova de Monsarros1.54523,7265,1
10Vilarinho do Bairro2.49125,5697,5
Code (DTMNFR)
010316
Resident population (2021)
2.429
Area
22,06 km²
Density
110,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
8,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th of 10

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Amoreira da Gândara, Paredes do Bairro e Ancas”.

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
1.166 (48,0%)
Women
1.263 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
2.370 (97,6%)
Foreign nationality
59 (2,4%)
Ageing index
330,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
960
Average household size *
2,53 people
Dwellings
1.384
Classic family dwellings
1.383
Buildings
1.368
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,9% (238)
Unemployment rate *
3,43% (H 1,97% · M 5,07%)
Active / employed population
1.051 / 1.015

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 238 (9,8%); 15-24 years: 204 (8,4%); 25-64 years: 1.200 (49,4%); 65+ years: 787 (32,4%)0-14238 · 9,8%15-24204 · 8,4%25-641.200 · 49,4%65+787 · 32,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.429).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years238131107
15-24 years20411292
25-64 years1.200589611
65+ years787334453

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

São Lourenço do Bairro · Sangalhos · União das freguesias de Bustos, Troviscal e Mamarrosa (Oliveira do Bairro) · Vilarinho do Bairro · Oliveira do Bairro (Oliveira do Bairro)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Anadia
6,2 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
2.401
Voters
1.467
Turnout
61,10% (2021: 57,39%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
ANADIA PRIMEIRO - PSD - CDS		87259,44%6
PS
Partido Socialista		38226,04%2
CH
CHEGA		1298,79%1
Blank votes614,16%
Null votes231,57%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.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 da Fonte Nova N.º 1
Paredes do Bairro (ANADIA)
3780-611 PAREDES DO BAIRRO
Telephone
231528091
Email
uniaofregamoreiraparedesancas@hotmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,48333, -8,53333
Wikipedia
Amoreira da Gândara, Paredes do Bairro e Ancas
Wikidata
Q18467988

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