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Sangalhos

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

Sangalhos had 3.835 residents in the 2021 Census, 26,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 15,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 4,7 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)
010309
Resident population (2021)
3.835
Area
16,90 km²
Density
226,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
13,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 10

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
1.807 (47,1%)
Women
2.028 (52,9%)
Portuguese nationality
3.739 (97,5%)
Foreign nationality
96 (2,5%)
Ageing index
214,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.471
Average household size *
2,56 people
Dwellings
1.975
Classic family dwellings
1.971
Buildings
1.625
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
15,7% (529)
Unemployment rate *
4,63% (H 4,63% · M 4,62%)
Active / employed population
1.751 / 1.670

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 476 (12,4%); 15-24 years: 384 (10,0%); 25-64 years: 1.954 (51,0%); 65+ years: 1.021 (26,6%)0-14476 · 12,4%15-24384 · 10,0%25-641.954 · 51,0%65+1.021 · 26,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.835).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years476244232
15-24 years384187197
25-64 years1.9549291.025
65+ years1.021447574

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 Amoreira da Gândara, Paredes do Bairro e Ancas · Avelãs de Caminho · Oliveira do Bairro (Oliveira do Bairro) · Aguada de Baixo (Águeda) · União das freguesias de Arcos e Mogofores · São Lourenço do Bairro · Avelãs de Cima · Aguada de Cima (Águeda)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Anadia
4,7 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
3.494
Voters
1.826
Turnout
52,26% (2021: 48,99%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
ANADIA PRIMEIRO - PSD - CDS		1.01955,81%6
CH
CHEGA		25914,18%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		24513,42%1
PS
Partido Socialista		21311,66%1
Blank votes623,40%
Null votes281,53%

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
Av. Dr. Seabra Dinis, N.º 474
Sangalhos (ANADIA)
3780-111 SANGALHOS
Telephone
234742174
Fax
234182086
Email
geral.junta@freguesiadesangalhos.pt
Website
www.freguesiadesangalhos.pt

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

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata)
Vicente de Paulo
Coordinates
40,49278, -8,47389
Official website
www.freguesiadesangalhos.eu
Wikipedia
Sangalhos
Wikidata
Q2233176

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