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União das freguesias de Foz do Sousa e Covelo

Parish of the municipality of Gondomar (Gondomar), district of Porto.

União das freguesias de Foz do Sousa e Covelo had 7.034 residents in the 2021 Census, 25,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 1,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Gondomar.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.284 – 5.295
  • 7.034
  • 14.386 – 37.753
  • 47.422
  • 51.083
Density (inh./km²)
  • 93,7 – 190,4
  • 232,6
  • 1.719,2 – 2.033,5
  • 2.634,8
  • 5.411,3
Area (km²)
  • 5,5 – 9,4
  • 13,7
  • 22,0 – 23,3
  • 27,8
  • 30,2
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 7 parishes of Gondomar

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Baguim do Monte (Rio Tinto)14.3865,462.634,8
2Lomba1.28413,7093,7
3Rio Tinto51.0839,445.411,3
4União das freguesias de Foz do Sousa e Covelo7.03430,24232,6
5União das freguesias de Fânzeres e São Pedro da Cova37.75321,961.719,2
6União das freguesias de Gondomar (São Cosme), Valbom e Jovim47.42223,322.033,5
7União das freguesias de Melres e Medas5.29527,81190,4
Code (DTMNFR)
130414
Resident population (2021)
7.034
Area
30,24 km²
Density
232,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th of 7

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Foz do Sousa e Covelo”.

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
3.400 (48,3%)
Women
3.634 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
6.975 (99,2%)
Foreign nationality
59 (0,8%)
Ageing index
232,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.518
Average household size *
2,78 people
Dwellings
3.049
Classic family dwellings
3.044
Buildings
2.466
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,6% (855)
Unemployment rate *
8,35% (H 7,69% · M 9,07%)
Active / employed population
3.295 / 3.020

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 757 (10,8%); 15-24 years: 715 (10,2%); 25-64 years: 3.803 (54,1%); 65+ years: 1.759 (25,0%)0-14757 · 10,8%15-24715 · 10,2%25-643.803 · 54,1%65+1.759 · 25,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (7.034).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years757378379
15-24 years715381334
25-64 years3.8031.8731.930
65+ years1.759768991

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

Aguiar de Sousa (Paredes) · União das freguesias de Gondomar (São Cosme), Valbom e Jovim · União das freguesias de Melres e Medas · União das freguesias de Fânzeres e São Pedro da Cova · Lever (Vila Nova de Gaia) · Crestuma (Vila Nova de Gaia) · Avintes (Vila Nova de Gaia) · Olival (Vila Nova de Gaia)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Gondomar
1,5 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
6.480
Voters
4.329
Turnout
66,81% (2021: 67,37%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.IL
Despertar Gondomar		1.45433,59%5
PS
Partido Socialista		95922,15%3
IS
IS -Independentes Sempre		90820,97%3
CH
CHEGA		51911,99%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1433,30%0
PAN
PESSOAS - ANIMAIS - NATUREZA		882,03%0
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		821,89%0
Blank votes952,19%
Null votes811,87%

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

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
Av.ª Foz do Sousa
Foz do Sousa (GONDOMAR)
4515-084 FOZ DO SOUSA
Telephone
224509397
Fax
224509399
Email
fozdosousacovelo@mail.telepac.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,09000, -8,49000
Wikipedia
Foz do Sousa e Covelo
Wikidata
Q18468208

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