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Paredes de Viadores e Manhuncelos

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

Paredes de Viadores e Manhuncelos had 1.534 residents in the 2021 Census, 17,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 3,1 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)
130737
Resident population (2021)
1.534
Area
13,12 km²
Density
116,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
11th 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
738 (48,1%)
Women
796 (51,9%)
Portuguese nationality
1.529 (99,7%)
Foreign nationality
5 (0,3%)
Ageing index
130,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
555
Average household size *
2,76 people
Dwellings
855
Classic family dwellings
853
Buildings
794
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,1% (81)
Unemployment rate *
7,33% (H 2,09% · M 15,06%)
Active / employed population
641 / 594

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 207 (13,5%); 15-24 years: 198 (12,9%); 25-64 years: 859 (56,0%); 65+ years: 270 (17,6%)0-14207 · 13,5%15-24198 · 12,9%25-64859 · 56,0%65+270 · 17,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.534).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years207104103
15-24 years1989999
25-64 years859417442
65+ years270118152

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

Marco · Soalhães · União das freguesias de Baião (Santa Leocádia) e Mesquinhata (Baião) · Paços de Gaiolo · Sande e São Lourenço do Douro · Avessadas e Rosém · Penha Longa

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Marco de Canaveses
3,1 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
1.399
Voters
989
Turnout
70,69% (2021: 66,91%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		55355,92%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
MARCO EM PRIMEIRO		39640,04%4
Blank votes111,11%
Null votes292,93%

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 S. Romão, N.º 2572
Paredes de Viadores (MARCO DE CANAVESES)
4630-418 PAREDES DE VIADORES
Telephone
255511849
Fax
255511849
Email
geral@jf-pvm.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,13750, -8,13470
Wikipedia
Paredes de Viadores e Manhuncelos
Wikidata
Q20059193

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