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Bem Viver

Parish of the municipality of Marco de Canaveses (Marco de Canaveses), district of Porto.

Bem Viver had 3.542 residents in the 2021 Census, 17,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 7,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Marco de Canaveses.

Population (inh.)
  • 833 – 1.336
  • 1.374 – 1.534
  • 1.690 – 2.445
  • 3.048 – 3.460
  • 3.542 – 11.067
Density (inh./km²)
  • 101,2 – 123,3
  • 138,1 – 179,0
  • 193,7 – 244,2
  • 316,5 – 381,7
  • 388,0 – 636,4
Area (km²)
  • 2,8 – 4,9
  • 6,8 – 9,6
  • 10,8 – 12,6
  • 13,1 – 17,4
  • 19,3 – 24,1
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 Marco de Canaveses

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alpendorada, Várzea e Torrão8.05516,82478,9
2Avessadas e Rosém1.37411,14123,3
3Banho e Carvalhosa1.0744,91218,7
4Bem Viver3.5429,59369,3
5Constance1.5194,80316,5
6Marco11.06717,39636,4
7Paredes de Viadores e Manhuncelos1.53413,12116,9
8Paços de Gaiolo8337,36113,2
9Penha Longa1.69010,78156,8
10Sande e São Lourenço do Douro2.44512,62193,7
11Santo Isidoro e Livração1.8124,67388,0
12Soalhães3.32224,06138,1
13Sobretâmega1.0842,84381,7
14Tabuado1.3366,80196,5
15Vila Boa de Quires e Maureles3.46019,33179,0
16Vila Boa do Bispo3.04812,48244,2
17Várzea, Aliviada e Folhada2.34623,19101,2
Code (DTMNFR)
130734
Resident population (2021)
3.542
Area
9,59 km²
Density
369,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
7,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd 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
1.674 (47,3%)
Women
1.868 (52,7%)
Portuguese nationality
3.492 (98,6%)
Foreign nationality
50 (1,4%)
Ageing index
130,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.302
Average household size *
2,70 people
Dwellings
1.875
Classic family dwellings
1.874
Buildings
1.505
Buildings with 7 or more floors
6
With higher education (15+)
8,5% (262)
Unemployment rate *
10,84% (H 6,52% · M 16,83%)
Active / employed population
1.504 / 1.341

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 472 (13,3%); 15-24 years: 478 (13,5%); 25-64 years: 1.976 (55,8%); 65+ years: 616 (17,4%)0-14472 · 13,3%15-24478 · 13,5%25-641.976 · 55,8%65+616 · 17,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.542).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years472221251
15-24 years478240238
25-64 years1.9769401.036
65+ years616273343

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

Alpendorada, Várzea e Torrão · Vila Boa do Bispo · Sande e São Lourenço do Douro · Boelhe (Penafiel) · Espadanedo (Cinfães) · Rio de Moinhos (Penafiel)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Marco de Canaveses
7,7 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
3.230
Voters
2.051
Turnout
63,50% (2021: 65,72%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		1.17357,19%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
MARCO EM PRIMEIRO		78738,37%4
Blank votes432,10%
Null votes482,34%

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, um pé de faveiro de verde, arrancado do mesmo, frutado de prata e florido de vermelho, com seus ramos ladeando dois pilares de negro, com trave do mesmo, lavrados de prata; campanha ondada de prata e azul, de cinco tiras ondadas. Coroa mural de prata com quatro torres aparentes. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro «BEM VIVER».

Flag: esquartelada de azul e amarelo. Cordões e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da Lei, com a legenda «Freguesia de Bem Viver».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 628/2015, Diário da República n.º 134/2015, Série II de 2015-07-13 (issuer: Freguesia de Bem Viver). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua da Feira Nova, N.º 370
Ariz (MARCO DE CANAVESES)
4625-003 ARIZ
Telephone
255582432
Fax
255582432
Email
bemviver.geral@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,11389, -8,21444
Wikipedia
Bem Viver
Wikidata
Q15106682

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