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Alvadia

Parish of the municipality of Ribeira de Pena (Ribeira de Pena), district of Vila Real.

Alvadia had 165 residents in the 2021 Census, 42,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 5,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 8,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Ribeira de Pena.

Population (inh.)
  • 165
  • 275
  • 551
  • 2.285
  • 2.608
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,9
  • 7,6
  • 15,9
  • 38,1
  • 49,4
Area (km²)
  • 33,7
  • 34,7
  • 36,2
  • 52,9
  • 60,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 5 parishes of Ribeira de Pena

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alvadia16533,744,9
2Canedo27536,167,6
3Santa Marinha55134,6815,9
4União das freguesias de Cerva e Limões2.28560,0438,1
5União das freguesias de Ribeira de Pena (Salvador) e Santo Aleixo de Além-Tâmega2.60852,8549,4
Code (DTMNFR)
170901
Resident population (2021)
165
Area
33,74 km²
Density
4,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th of 5

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
89 (53,9%)
Women
76 (46,1%)
Portuguese nationality
164 (99,4%)
Foreign nationality
1 (0,6%)
Ageing index
700,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
76
Average household size *
2,17 people
Dwellings
168
Classic family dwellings
168
Buildings
168
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
5,2% (8)
Unemployment rate *
7,14% (H 7,69% · M 6,25%)
Active / employed population
42 / 39

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 10 (6,1%); 15-24 years: 12 (7,3%); 25-64 years: 73 (44,2%); 65+ years: 70 (42,4%)0-1410 · 6,1%15-2412 · 7,3%25-6473 · 44,2%65+70 · 42,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (165).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1064
15-24 years1275
25-64 years734231
65+ years703436

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 Cerva e Limões · Alvão (Vila Pouca de Aguiar) · União das freguesias de Borbela e Lamas de Olo (Vila Real) · Telões (Vila Pouca de Aguiar) · União das freguesias de Adoufe e Vilarinho de Samardã (Vila Real)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Ribeira de Pena
8,2 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
269
Voters
158
Turnout
58,74% (2021: 59,20%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		8151,27%4
PS
Partido Socialista		7346,20%3
Blank votes21,27%
Null votes21,27%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de ouro, cruz latina de vermelho, radiada do mesmo; em campanha, monte de dois cômoros de verde, realçados de prata, movente dos flancos e de um pé de três tiras ondadas de prata e azul. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "Alvadia".

Flag: vermelha. Cordão e borlas de ouro e vermelho. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da Lei, com a legenda: "Junta de Freguesia de Alvadia - Ribeira de Pena".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 6/2008, Diário da República n.º 1/2008, Série II de 2008-01-02 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Alvadia). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Apartado 29
Alvadia (RIBEIRA DE PENA)
4870-011 ALVADIA
Telephone
259479093
Fax
259479093
Email
jfalvadia@gmail.com
Website
www.alvadia.jfreguesia.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,44028, -7,78139
Wikipedia
Alvadia
Wikidata
Q799417

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