TodoPortugal.pt

and if more World there had been, there would they have gone

Arazede

Parish of the municipality of Montemor-o-Velho (Montemor-o-Velho), district of Coimbra.

Arazede had 4.976 residents in the 2021 Census, 29,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 9 parishes and its centroid is 7,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Montemor-o-Velho.

Population (inh.)
  • 575 – 1.344
  • 1.345 – 1.703
  • 1.916 – 2.046
  • 2.613 – 3.501
  • 4.976
Density (inh./km²)
  • 45,6 – 79,3
  • 82,8 – 93,1
  • 112,7 – 123,3
  • 161,7 – 164,3
  • 174,9 – 283,7
Area (km²)
  • 7,3 – 10,9
  • 11,9 – 12,3
  • 12,7 – 15,9
  • 29,5 – 31,1
  • 34,3 – 53,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 parishes of Montemor-o-Velho

Hover a row to highlight it on the map. Click a header to sort.

#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Arazede4.97653,4593,1
2Carapinheira2.61315,90164,3
3Ereira5757,2579,3
4Liceia1.05112,6982,8
5Meãs do Campo1.7039,74174,9
6Pereira3.50112,34283,7
7Santo Varão1.91611,85161,7
8Seixo de Gatões1.34410,90123,3
9Tentúgal2.04634,2959,7
10União das freguesias de Abrunheira, Verride e Vila Nova da Barca1.34529,5045,6
11União das freguesias de Montemor-o-Velho e Gatões3.50131,06112,7
Code (DTMNFR)
061002
Resident population (2021)
4.976
Area
53,45 km²
Density
93,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
20,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 11

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
2.425 (48,7%)
Women
2.551 (51,3%)
Portuguese nationality
4.925 (99,0%)
Foreign nationality
51 (1,0%)
Ageing index
290,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.907
Average household size *
2,59 people
Dwellings
2.732
Classic family dwellings
2.724
Buildings
2.616
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,9% (442)
Unemployment rate *
5,99% (H 4,82% · M 7,27%)
Active / employed population
2.152 / 2.023

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 502 (10,1%); 15-24 years: 429 (8,6%); 25-64 years: 2.586 (52,0%); 65+ years: 1.459 (29,3%)0-14502 · 10,1%15-24429 · 8,6%25-642.586 · 52,0%65+1.459 · 29,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (4.976).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years502257245
15-24 years429236193
25-64 years2.5861.2721.314
65+ years1.459660799

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

Cadima (Cantanhede) · Sanguinheira (Cantanhede) · Liceia · Tentúgal · Seixo de Gatões · Tocha (Cantanhede) · Carapinheira · Meãs do Campo · Ferreira-a-Nova (Figueira da Foz)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Montemor-o-Velho
7,1 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
4.639
Voters
2.763
Turnout
59,56% (2021: 56,86%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		1.15641,84%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
MUDAR MONTEMOR, JUNTOS!		1.06138,40%4
S.I.M.
Somos Independentes por Montemor-o-Velho		36013,03%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		752,71%0
Blank votes541,95%
Null votes572,06%

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 Furriel António José Ramos Fidalgo
Arazede (MONTEMOR-O-VELHO)
3140-022 ARAZEDE
Telephone
239607162
Fax
239607694
Email
geral@jfarazede.pt
Website
www.jfarazede.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,28333, -8,65000
Wikipedia
Arazede
Wikidata
Q626815

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