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Requeixo, Nossa Senhora de Fátima e Nariz

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

Requeixo, Nossa Senhora de Fátima e Nariz had 4.361 residents in the 2021 Census, 23,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 9,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Aveiro.

Population (inh.)
  • 758 – 4.361
  • 4.734 – 5.273
  • 6.159 – 6.830
  • 8.035 – 10.132
  • 13.422 – 21.250
Density (inh./km²)
  • 54,8 – 134,8
  • 191,1 – 274,3
  • 393,5 – 467,2
  • 784,5 – 1.161,9
  • 1.338,3 – 1.361,9
Area (km²)
  • 3,9 – 5,9
  • 8,7 – 12,0
  • 13,8 – 17,1
  • 22,5 – 32,4
  • 35,8 – 45,5
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 Aveiro

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Aradas10.1328,721.161,9
2Cacia6.83035,75191,1
3Eixo e Eirol6.15922,45274,3
4Esgueira13.42217,11784,5
5Oliveirinha4.73412,03393,5
6Requeixo, Nossa Senhora de Fátima e Nariz4.36132,36134,8
7Santa Joana8.0355,901.361,9
8São Bernardo5.2733,941.338,3
9São Jacinto75813,8454,8
10União das freguesias de Glória e Vera Cruz21.25045,48467,2
Code (DTMNFR)
010516
Resident population (2021)
4.361
Area
32,36 km²
Density
134,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th 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
2.117 (48,5%)
Women
2.244 (51,5%)
Portuguese nationality
4.203 (96,4%)
Foreign nationality
158 (3,6%)
Ageing index
184,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.659
Dwellings
2.124
Classic family dwellings
2.120
Buildings
1.993
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,7% (408)
Unemployment rate †
4,69%
Active / employed population
2.091 / 1.993

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 553 (12,7%); 15-24 years: 389 (8,9%); 25-64 years: 2.397 (55,0%); 65+ years: 1.022 (23,4%)0-14553 · 12,7%15-24389 · 8,9%25-642.397 · 55,0%65+1.022 · 23,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (4.361).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years553271282
15-24 years389195194
25-64 years2.3971.1901.207
65+ years1.022461561

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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

Eixo e Eirol · Oliveirinha · Oiã (Oliveira do Bairro) · Palhaça (Oliveira do Bairro) · União das freguesias de Travassô e Óis da Ribeira (Águeda) · Fermentelos (Águeda) · Sosa (Vagos)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Aveiro
9,2 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
4.059
Voters
2.250
Turnout
55,43% (2021: 52,12%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM
ALIANÇA COM AVEIRO		1.43263,64%7
PS
Partido Socialista		37816,80%1
CH
CHEGA		29112,93%1
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda		441,96%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		140,62%0
Blank votes642,84%
Null votes271,20%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM.

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 azul, barra de prata carregada com três golfares de verde; entre flor-de-lis de ouro e ramo de cerejeira de prata, folhado do mesmo e frutado de ouro realçado de vermelho. Coroa mural de prata de 4 torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro “Requeixo, Nossa Senhora de Fátima e Nariz”.

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

Seal: nos termos da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda: “JUNTA DE FREGUESIA DE REQUEIXO, NOSSA SENHORA DE FÁTIMA E NARIZ”.

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 150/2025, Diário da República n.º 18/2025, Série II de 2025-01-27 (issuer: Freguesia de Requeixo, Nossa Senhora de Fátima e Nariz). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua da Igreja, N.º 40
Nossa Senhora de Fátima (AVEIRO)
3810-744 NOSSA SENHORA DE FÁTIMA
Telephone
234943400/234931811
Email
geral@uniao-rfn.pt
Website
uniao-rfn.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,57900, -8,57900
Wikipedia
Requeixo, Nossa Senhora de Fátima e Nariz
Wikidata
Q18470455

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