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União das freguesias de Covelo de Paivó e Janarde

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

União das freguesias de Covelo de Paivó e Janarde had 171 residents in the 2021 Census, 41,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 9,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Arouca.

Population (inh.)
  • 171 – 550
  • 900 – 1.064
  • 1.086 – 1.126
  • 1.261 – 1.491
  • 2.111 – 5.120
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,9 – 29,8
  • 32,2 – 60,9
  • 78,1 – 92,0
  • 113,5 – 117,4
  • 134,2 – 336,0
Area (km²)
  • 1,8 – 11,1
  • 14,1 – 15,2
  • 17,1 – 18,0
  • 23,1 – 31,2
  • 35,7 – 44,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 16 parishes of Arouca

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alvarenga1.05738,7727,3
2Chave1.27010,91116,4
3Escariz2.11117,98117,4
4Fermedo1.26111,11113,5
5Mansores1.10014,0878,1
6Moldes1.12628,0140,2
7Rossas1.49111,11134,2
8Santa Eulália2.12023,0592,0
9São Miguel do Mato55017,1032,2
10Tropeço1.08617,8460,9
11União das freguesias de Arouca e Burgo5.12015,24336,0
12União das freguesias de Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra18531,235,9
13União das freguesias de Canelas e Espiunca1.06435,7329,8
14União das freguesias de Covelo de Paivó e Janarde17144,383,9
15Urrô90010,7983,4
16Várzea5341,79298,3
Code (DTMNFR)
010424
Resident population (2021)
171
Area
44,38 km²
Density
3,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
0,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
16th of 16

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Covelo de Paivó e Janarde”.

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
76 (44,4%)
Women
95 (55,6%)
Portuguese nationality
167 (97,7%)
Foreign nationality
4 (2,3%)
Ageing index
591,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
64
Average household size *
2,67 people
Dwellings
164
Classic family dwellings
164
Buildings
164
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,3% (10)
Unemployment rate *
4,00% (H 3,45% · M 4,76%)
Active / employed population
50 / 48

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 12 (7,0%); 15-24 years: 15 (8,8%); 25-64 years: 73 (42,7%); 65+ years: 71 (41,5%)0-1412 · 7,0%15-2415 · 8,8%25-6473 · 42,7%65+71 · 41,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (171).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1266
15-24 years1569
25-64 years733439
65+ years713041

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 São Martinho das Moitas e Covas do Rio (São Pedro do Sul) · Moldes · Alvarenga · União das freguesias de Carvalhais e Candal (São Pedro do Sul) · União das freguesias de Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra · União das freguesias de Canelas e Espiunca · Cabril (Castro Daire)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Arouca
9,7 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
183
Voters
149
Turnout
81,42% (2021: 61,38%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
JPCPJ
Juntos por Covêlo de Paivó e Janarde		10067,11%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM.IL
PRIMEIRO AROUCA		4731,54%2
Blank votes10,67%
Null votes10,67%

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

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
Lugar de Covelo de Paivó
Covelo de Paivó (AROUCA)
4540-281 COVELO DE PAIVÓ
Telephone
256949426
Fax
256949295
Email
uf.covelojanarde@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,89320, -8,14550
Wikipedia
Covelo de Paivó e Janarde
Wikidata
Q18468146

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