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Luzim e Vila Cova

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

Luzim e Vila Cova had 1.539 residents in the 2021 Census, 17,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 5,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 4,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Penafiel.

Population (inh.)
  • 823 – 1.364
  • 1.459 – 1.579
  • 1.682 – 1.954
  • 2.100 – 2.584
  • 2.780 – 15.676
Density (inh./km²)
  • 72,8 – 175,1
  • 218,6 – 278,4
  • 301,0 – 323,2
  • 326,0 – 481,3
  • 525,3 – 696,1
Area (km²)
  • 3,1 – 4,3
  • 4,6 – 5,2
  • 6,1 – 6,9
  • 7,3 – 10,2
  • 10,6 – 22,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 28 parishes of Penafiel

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Abragão2.3119,53242,5
2Boelhe1.5325,09301,0
3Bustelo1.6826,86245,2
4Cabeça Santa2.3546,93339,7
5Canelas1.57911,82133,6
6Capela96413,2572,8
7Castelões1.3644,22323,2
8Croca1.7926,64269,9
9Duas Igrejas2.2558,10278,4
10Eja8634,93175,1
11Fonte Arcada1.4594,82302,7
12Galegos2.5844,57565,4
13Guilhufe e Urrô3.8457,32525,3
14Irivo2.1003,17662,5
15Lagares e Figueira2.78016,64167,1
16Luzim e Vila Cova1.53910,60145,2
17Oldrões1.9544,06481,3
18Paço de Sousa3.8388,60446,3
19Penafiel15.67622,52696,1
20Perozelo1.3173,99330,1
21Rans1.8043,05591,5
22Recezinhos (São Mamede)1.3644,25320,9
23Recezinhos (São Martinho)1.7085,24326,0
24Rio Mau1.3406,13218,6
25Rio de Moinhos2.5368,21308,9
26Sebolido8235,15159,8
27Termas de São Vicente4.75810,21466,0
28Valpedre1.5086,33238,2
Code (DTMNFR)
131140
Resident population (2021)
1.539
Area
10,60 km²
Density
145,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
18th of 28

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
750 (48,7%)
Women
789 (51,3%)
Portuguese nationality
1.528 (99,3%)
Foreign nationality
11 (0,7%)
Ageing index
136,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
569
Average household size *
2,70 people
Dwellings
846
Classic family dwellings
845
Buildings
748
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
5,3% (71)
Unemployment rate *
9,05% (H 3,57% · M 15,64%)
Active / employed population
718 / 653

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 197 (12,8%); 15-24 years: 214 (13,9%); 25-64 years: 859 (55,8%); 65+ years: 269 (17,5%)0-14197 · 12,8%15-24214 · 13,9%25-64859 · 55,8%65+269 · 17,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.539).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years19710493
15-24 years214108106
25-64 years859415444
65+ years269123146

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

Abragão · Duas Igrejas · Perozelo · Boelhe · Vila Boa de Quires e Maureles (Marco de Canaveses) · Vila Boa do Bispo (Marco de Canaveses) · Rio de Moinhos

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Penafiel
4,2 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
1.386
Voters
993
Turnout
71,65% (2021: 72,29%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
COLIGAÇÃO PENAFIEL QUER		66466,87%6
PS
Partido Socialista		28728,90%3
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		161,61%0
Blank votes90,91%
Null votes171,71%

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

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 com um monte de verde, movente dos flancos e de um pé ondado de prata e azul, de três tiras; em chefe, três cachos de uvas de púrpura, folhados e gavinhados de verde, postos em roquete. Coroa mural de prata, com três torres aparentes. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas, "LUZIM E VILA COVA".

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

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei 53/91, com a legenda "Freguesia de Luzim e Vila Cova".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 189/2015, Diário da República n.º 50/2015, Série II de 2015-03-12 (issuer: Freguesia de Luzim e Vila Cova). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Avª António Ribeiro, N.º 837
Vila Cova (PENAFIEL)
4560-872 VILA COVA
Email
jf.luzimevilacova@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,16300, -8,24800
Wikipedia
Luzim e Vila Cova
Wikidata
Q25438745

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