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Ferreira-a-Nova

Parish of the municipality of Figueira da Foz (Figueira da Foz), district of Coimbra.

Ferreira-a-Nova had 1.255 residents in the 2021 Census, 32,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 10,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Figueira da Foz.

Population (inh.)
  • 819 – 1.255
  • 1.485 – 2.298
  • 2.546 – 2.768
  • 3.188 – 3.587
  • 8.885 – 10.051
Density (inh./km²)
  • 30,4 – 75,5
  • 85,4 – 91,4
  • 98,2 – 121,8
  • 138,1 – 369,2
  • 763,3 – 2.442,4
Area (km²)
  • 3,9 – 10,7
  • 10,7 – 12,8
  • 15,1 – 25,1
  • 27,4 – 31,2
  • 42,0 – 60,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 17 parishes of Figueira da Foz

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alhadas3.51828,89121,8
2Alqueidão1.48519,6675,5
3Bom Sucesso1.83260,3630,4
4Brenha8195,93138,1
5Buarcos8.88511,64763,3
6Ferreira-a-Nova1.25512,7898,2
7Lavos3.58742,0285,4
8Maiorca2.29825,1491,4
9Marinha das Ondas3.18827,41116,3
10Moinhos da Gândara1.09810,74102,2
11Paião2.76831,1988,8
12Quiaios2.54649,3351,6
13Santana86215,0557,3
14São Julião da Figueira da Foz9.5013,892.442,4
15São Pedro2.5887,01369,2
16Tavarede10.05110,71938,5
17Vila Verde2.67017,29154,4
Code (DTMNFR)
060528
Resident population (2021)
1.255
Area
12,78 km²
Density
98,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
14th of 17

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
613 (48,8%)
Women
642 (51,2%)
Portuguese nationality
1.242 (99,0%)
Foreign nationality
13 (1,0%)
Ageing index
349,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
502
Dwellings
685
Classic family dwellings
685
Buildings
652
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,6% (87)
Unemployment rate †
3,95%
Active / employed population
506 / 486

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 117 (9,3%); 15-24 years: 102 (8,1%); 25-64 years: 627 (50,0%); 65+ years: 409 (32,6%)0-14117 · 9,3%15-24102 · 8,1%25-64627 · 50,0%65+409 · 32,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.255).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1177344
15-24 years1025844
25-64 years627298329
65+ years409184225

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

Liceia (Montemor-o-Velho) · Bom Sucesso · Moinhos da Gândara · Santana · Tocha (Cantanhede) · Arazede (Montemor-o-Velho)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Figueira da Foz
10,7 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
1.169
Voters
836
Turnout
71,51%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Figueira a Primeira		47556,82%5
PS
Partido Socialista		32438,76%4
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		91,08%0
Blank votes151,79%
Null votes131,56%

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

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
Rua Celestino Lopes da Silva n.º 27,
Ferreira-a-Nova
3090-446 Ferreira-a-Nova
Email
geral@freguesiaferreira-a-nova.pt

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