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Sobrado

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

Sobrado had 2.858 residents in the 2021 Census, 21,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 4,0 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)
010616
Resident population (2021)
2.858
Area
5,28 km²
Density
541,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
18,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st 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
1.382 (48,4%)
Women
1.476 (51,6%)
Portuguese nationality
2.823 (98,8%)
Foreign nationality
35 (1,2%)
Ageing index
173,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.055
Dwellings
1.368
Classic family dwellings
1.366
Buildings
957
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,9% (348)
Unemployment rate †
6,98%
Active / employed population
1.361 / 1.266

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 348 (12,2%); 15-24 years: 330 (11,5%); 25-64 years: 1.575 (55,1%); 65+ years: 605 (21,2%)0-14348 · 12,2%15-24330 · 11,5%25-641.575 · 55,1%65+605 · 21,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.858).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years348187161
15-24 years330165165
25-64 years1.575765810
65+ years605265340

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

Fornos · São Martinho de Sardoura · Real · Bairros

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Castelo de Paiva
4,0 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
2.687
Voters
2.143
Turnout
79,75%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		1.22357,07%5
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		86240,22%4
Blank votes251,17%
Null votes331,54%

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 ouro, rosa heráldica de vermelho, botoada do campo e apontada de verde, cruz das armas da família Bulhões e memorial de azul, realçado de prata, tudo bem ordenado. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro “SOBRADO - CASTELO DE PAIVA”.

Flag: Esquartelada de amarelo e azul; cordões e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança douradas.

Seal: Nos termos da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda: “Junta de Freguesia de Sobrado - Castelo de Paiva”.

Heraldic ordinance published by Despacho n.º 9541/2026, Diário da República n.º 144/2026, Série II de 2026-07-28 (issuer: Freguesia de Sobrado (Castelo de Paiva)). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Emidio Navarro 62
Sobrado
4550-126 Castelo de Paiva
Email
jfsobrado@hotmail.com

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

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026