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Tropeço

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

Tropeço had 1.086 residents in the 2021 Census, 21,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 10 parishes and its centroid is 6,3 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)
010418
Resident population (2021)
1.086
Area
17,84 km²
Density
60,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th of 16

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
511 (47,1%)
Women
575 (52,9%)
Portuguese nationality
1.074 (98,9%)
Foreign nationality
12 (1,1%)
Ageing index
157,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
407
Average household size *
2,67 people
Dwellings
570
Classic family dwellings
569
Buildings
549
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,9% (83)
Unemployment rate *
4,11% (H 2,20% · M 6,54%)
Active / employed population
487 / 467

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 149 (13,7%); 15-24 years: 113 (10,4%); 25-64 years: 590 (54,3%); 65+ years: 234 (21,5%)0-14149 · 13,7%15-24113 · 10,4%25-64590 · 54,3%65+234 · 21,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.086).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1496782
15-24 years1135954
25-64 years590287303
65+ years23498136

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

Mansores · Santa Eulália · Paraíso (Castelo de Paiva) · Chave · Fermedo · Rossas · Escariz · Real (Castelo de Paiva) · Urrô · Várzea

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Arouca
6,3 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
1.033
Voters
776
Turnout
75,12% (2021: 71,46%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		43055,41%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM.IL
PRIMEIRO AROUCA		32141,37%4
Blank votes111,42%
Null votes141,80%

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

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: escudo de prata, mó de vermelho aberta do campo; em chefe, três cruzes soltas de azul, alinhadas em faixa e, em campanha, dois ramos de oliveira de verde, frutados de negro, com os pés atados de vermelho. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "Tropeço".

Flag: vermelha. Cordão e borlas de prata e vermelho. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da Lei, com a legenda: "Junta de Freguesia de Tropeço - Arouca".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 669/2008, Diário da República n.º 124/2008, Série II de 2008-06-30 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Tropeço). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Bacelo
Tropeço (AROUCA)
4540-604 TROPEÇO
Telephone
256947691
Email
j.ftropeco@sapo.pt
Website
www.tropeco.aroucanet.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,93500, -8,30583
Wikipedia
Tropeço
Wikidata
Q2259582

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