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Barrosas (Santo Estêvão)

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

Barrosas (Santo Estêvão) had 1.049 residents in the 2021 Census, 11,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 5,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 5,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Lousada.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.049 – 1.789
  • 2.063 – 2.140
  • 2.145 – 2.451
  • 3.434 – 3.800
  • 4.766 – 7.552
Density (inh./km²)
  • 245,1 – 343,5
  • 360,0 – 409,8
  • 494,2 – 558,3
  • 628,6 – 712,5
  • 729,0 – 829,0
Area (km²)
  • 1,6 – 3,8
  • 3,8 – 4,3
  • 4,3 – 6,7
  • 6,7 – 9,3
  • 10,4 – 11,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 16 parishes of Lousada

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Aveleda2.1273,81558,3
2Barrosas (Santo Estêvão)1.0494,28245,1
3Caíde de Rei2.4236,73360,0
4Lodares2.0633,88531,7
5Lustosa4.76611,63409,8
6Macieira1.2851,55829,0
7Meinedo3.8009,31408,2
8Nevogilde2.4513,44712,5
9Sousela1.7896,72266,2
10Torno2.4513,75653,6
11União das freguesias de Cernadelo e Lousada (São Miguel e Santa Margarida)2.1407,34291,6
12União das freguesias de Cristelos, Boim e Ordem7.55210,36729,0
13União das freguesias de Figueiras e Covas2.1454,34494,2
14União das freguesias de Nespereira e Casais3.4344,67735,3
15União das freguesias de Silvares, Pias, Nogueira e Alvarenga6.59410,49628,6
16Vilar do Torno e Alentém1.2953,77343,5
Code (DTMNFR)
130533
Resident population (2021)
1.049
Area
4,28 km²
Density
245,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
16th of 16

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
542 (51,7%)
Women
507 (48,3%)
Portuguese nationality
1.016 (96,9%)
Foreign nationality
33 (3,1%)
Ageing index
72,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
356
Dwellings
423
Classic family dwellings
423
Buildings
295
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
5,4% (48)
Unemployment rate †
4,22%
Active / employed population
592 / 567

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 161 (15,3%); 15-24 years: 136 (13,0%); 25-64 years: 635 (60,5%); 65+ years: 117 (11,2%)0-14161 · 15,3%15-24136 · 13,0%25-64635 · 60,5%65+117 · 11,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.049).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1618972
15-24 years1367165
25-64 years635325310
65+ years1175760

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

Lustosa · Idães (Felgueiras) · Santa Eulália (Vizela) · Revinhade (Felgueiras) · União das freguesias de Cristelos, Boim e Ordem · União das freguesias de Cernadelo e Lousada (São Miguel e Santa Margarida)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Lousada
5,2 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
909
Voters
729
Turnout
80,20%
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		37951,99%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL
LOUSADA NO CORAÇÃO		28939,64%3
CH
CHEGA		517,00%0
Blank votes60,82%
Null votes40,55%

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
Rua de Santo Estêvão, nº 1829
Barrosas Santo Estêvão
4620-615 Barrosas Santo Estêvão
Email
jfsantoestevao@gmail.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