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Fornos

Parish of the municipality of Castelo de Paiva (Castelo de Paiva), district of Aveiro.

Fornos had 1.277 residents in the 2021 Census, 24,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 5,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Castelo de Paiva.

Population (inh.)
  • 847 – 1.194
  • 1.277 – 1.313
  • 1.849 – 1.926
  • 2.048 – 2.274
  • 2.858
Density (inh./km²)
  • 37,0 – 37,0
  • 108,5 – 133,3
  • 220,4 – 232,0
  • 303,3 – 423,1
  • 541,3
Area (km²)
  • 4,2 – 4,4
  • 5,3 – 8,7
  • 9,8 – 12,1
  • 15,4 – 22,9
  • 32,3
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 9 parishes of Castelo de Paiva

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Bairros1.9268,74220,4
2Fornos1.2774,21303,3
3Paraíso84722,8937,0
4Pedorido1.31312,10108,5
5Raiva2.04815,37133,3
6Real1.19432,2537,0
7Santa Maria de Sardoura2.2749,80232,0
8Sobrado2.8585,28541,3
9São Martinho de Sardoura1.8494,37423,1
Code (DTMNFR)
010602
Resident population (2021)
1.277
Area
4,21 km²
Density
303,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
8,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th of 9

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
607 (47,5%)
Women
670 (52,5%)
Portuguese nationality
1.251 (98,0%)
Foreign nationality
26 (2,0%)
Ageing index
223,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
470
Average household size *
2,72 people
Dwellings
656
Classic family dwellings
656
Buildings
593
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,8% (89)
Unemployment rate *
6,57% (H 4,01% · M 9,83%)
Active / employed population
533 / 498

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 140 (11,0%); 15-24 years: 164 (12,8%); 25-64 years: 660 (51,7%); 65+ years: 313 (24,5%)0-14140 · 11,0%15-24164 · 12,8%25-64660 · 51,7%65+313 · 24,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.277).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1406575
15-24 years1649173
25-64 years660313347
65+ years313138175

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

Sobrado · Souselo (Cinfães) · Bairros · Alpendorada, Várzea e Torrão (Marco de Canaveses) · São Martinho de Sardoura

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Castelo de Paiva
5,7 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
1.121
Voters
939
Turnout
83,76% (2021: 80,00%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		47550,59%5
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		43546,33%4
Blank votes111,17%
Null votes181,92%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Cepa
Fornos (CASTELO DE PAIVA)
4550-360 FORNOS
Email
jf.fornos@gmail.com
Website
www.fornos.jfreguesia.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,05472, -8,26056
Wikipedia
Fornos (Castelo de Paiva)
Wikidata
Q1023436

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