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Serzedelo

Parish of the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso (Póvoa de Lanhoso), district of Braga.

Serzedelo had 738 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 4,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso.

Population (inh.)
  • 365 – 559
  • 589 – 608
  • 650 – 738
  • 742 – 983
  • 1.391 – 5.623
Density (inh./km²)
  • 64,9 – 74,1
  • 77,7 – 112,4
  • 126,4 – 147,3
  • 150,6 – 217,4
  • 252,3 – 986,5
Area (km²)
  • 2,1 – 3,9
  • 4,4 – 4,8
  • 5,1 – 6,1
  • 6,7 – 8,7
  • 10,1 – 11,1
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 22 parishes of Póvoa de Lanhoso

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Covelas4062,91139,5
2Ferreiros4104,4093,2
3Galegos5592,94190,1
4Garfe9835,44180,7
5Geraz do Minho5444,84112,4
6Lanhoso7666,06126,4
7Monsul7133,28217,4
8Póvoa de Lanhoso (Nossa Senhora do Amparo)5.6235,70986,5
9Rendufinho6508,3777,7
10Santo Emilião8252,14385,5
11Serzedelo73810,0673,4
12Sobradelo da Goma69510,1268,7
13São João de Rei3655,4666,9
14Taíde1.6836,67252,3
15Travassos6054,64130,4
16União das freguesias de Calvos e Frades7428,7285,1
17União das freguesias de Campos e Louredo1.3915,06274,9
18União das freguesias de Esperança e Brunhais6088,2174,1
19União das freguesias de Fonte Arcada e Oliveira1.62911,06147,3
20União das freguesias de Verim, Friande e Ajude65510,0964,9
21União das freguesias de Águas Santas e Moure5893,91150,6
22Vilela5964,58130,1
Code (DTMNFR)
030924
Resident population (2021)
738
Area
10,06 km²
Density
73,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th of 22

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
346 (46,9%)
Women
392 (53,1%)
Portuguese nationality
726 (98,4%)
Foreign nationality
12 (1,6%)
Ageing index
309,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
271
Average household size *
2,62 people
Dwellings
454
Classic family dwellings
453
Buildings
445
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,4% (49)
Unemployment rate *
10,85% (H 10,53% · M 11,19%)
Active / employed population
295 / 263

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 72 (9,8%); 15-24 years: 75 (10,2%); 25-64 years: 368 (49,9%); 65+ years: 223 (30,2%)0-1472 · 9,8%15-2475 · 10,2%25-64368 · 49,9%65+223 · 30,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (738).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years723933
15-24 years753738
25-64 years368177191
65+ years22393130

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

União das freguesias de Anissó e Soutelo (Vieira do Minho) · União das freguesias de Calvos e Frades · Tabuaças (Vieira do Minho) · União das freguesias de Fonte Arcada e Oliveira · Parada de Bouro (Vieira do Minho) · União das freguesias de Caniçada e Soengas (Vieira do Minho)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso
4,3 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
709
Voters
515
Turnout
72,64% (2021: 68,60%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
LIS
LISTA INDEPENDENTE POR SERZEDELO		25449,32%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Juntos Pela Nossa Terra		24948,35%3
Blank votes91,75%
Null votes30,58%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: LIS.

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
Serzedelo (PÓVOA DE LANHOSO)
4830-698 SERZEDELO
Telephone
253636601
Fax
253636601
Email
jfserzedelo@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,61889, -8,22222
Wikipedia
Serzedelo (Póvoa de Lanhoso)
Wikidata
Q1444956

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