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Alvoco das Várzeas

Parish of the municipality of Oliveira do Hospital (Oliveira do Hospital), district of Coimbra.

Alvoco das Várzeas had 314 residents in the 2021 Census, 53,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 7,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Oliveira do Hospital.

Population (inh.)
  • 314 – 473
  • 474 – 559
  • 704 – 928
  • 1.124 – 1.369
  • 1.382 – 5.835
Density (inh./km²)
  • 23,4 – 40,1
  • 40,6 – 56,4
  • 64,0 – 71,0
  • 83,4 – 113,9
  • 123,9 – 426,9
Area (km²)
  • 5,7 – 7,3
  • 7,4 – 13,2
  • 13,5 – 14,5
  • 14,6 – 15,8
  • 18,7 – 33,7
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 Oliveira do Hospital

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Aldeia das Dez47418,6925,4
2Alvoco das Várzeas31411,6227,0
3Avô4737,1766,0
4Bobadela7045,68123,9
5Ervedal88321,7640,6
6Lagares1.38213,19104,8
7Lourosa55913,9440,1
8Meruge4907,2567,6
9Nogueira do Cravo2.16814,98144,7
10Seixo da Beira1.36933,7340,6
11São Gião34114,5523,4
12Travanca de Lagos1.12415,8371,0
13União das freguesias de Lagos da Beira e Lajeosa1.12713,5183,4
14União das freguesias de Oliveira do Hospital e São Paio de Gramaços5.83513,67426,9
15União das freguesias de Penalva de Alva e São Sebastião da Feira92814,5064,0
16União das freguesias de Santa Ovaia e Vila Pouca da Beira8467,43113,9
17Vila Franca da Beira3967,0256,4
Code (DTMNFR)
061102
Resident population (2021)
314
Area
11,62 km²
Density
27,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
17th 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
139 (44,3%)
Women
175 (55,7%)
Portuguese nationality
298 (94,9%)
Foreign nationality
16 (5,1%)
Ageing index
734,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
117
Average household size *
2,26 people
Dwellings
318
Classic family dwellings
317
Buildings
300
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,6% (25)
Unemployment rate *
5,43% (H 2,04% · M 9,30%)
Active / employed population
92 / 87

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 23 (7,3%); 15-24 years: 19 (6,1%); 25-64 years: 103 (32,8%); 65+ years: 169 (53,8%)0-1423 · 7,3%15-2419 · 6,1%25-64103 · 32,8%65+169 · 53,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (314).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years23149
15-24 years19712
25-64 years1035152
65+ years16967102

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

Aldeia das Dez · União das freguesias de Penalva de Alva e São Sebastião da Feira · União das freguesias de Vide e Cabeça (Seia) · São Gião

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Oliveira do Hospital
7,9 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
275
Voters
237
Turnout
86,18% (2021: 84,41%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		8636,29%3
PS
Partido Socialista		8335,02%2
UPA
Movimento Independente Unidos por Alvoco		6326,58%2
Blank votes20,84%
Null votes31,27%

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

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 da Igreja, N.º10
Alvoco das Várzeas (OLIVEIRA DO HOSPITAL)
3400-315 ALVOCO DAS VÁRZEAS
Telephone
238661026
Fax
238661960
Email
jfalvocodasvarzeas@gmail.com
Website
www.jfalvocodasvarzeas.com

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

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata)
Santo André
Coordinates
40,30278, -7,82944
Official website
jf-alvocodasvarzeas.com
Wikipedia
Alvoco das Várzeas
Wikidata
Q449539

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