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Caldas de São Jorge

Parish of the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira (Santa Maria da Feira), district of Aveiro.

Caldas de São Jorge had 2.653 residents in the 2021 Census, 23,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 0,8 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.035 – 1.712
  • 1.988 – 3.474
  • 3.594 – 4.775
  • 4.813 – 7.096
  • 7.297 – 19.788
Density (inh./km²)
  • 161,7 – 260,9
  • 291,4 – 572,9
  • 717,4 – 770,9
  • 847,1 – 1.122,2
  • 1.193,0 – 1.387,0
Area (km²)
  • 3,1 – 3,9
  • 4,3 – 5,1
  • 5,3 – 6,4
  • 6,7 – 9,3
  • 10,3 – 29,4
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 Santa Maria da Feira

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Argoncilhe8.1818,21996,5
2Arrifana6.3115,291.193,0
3Caldas de São Jorge2.6535,57476,3
4Canedo5.71329,37194,5
5Escapães3.3154,30770,9
6Fiães7.0966,381.112,2
7Fornos3.4333,141.093,3
8Gião1.7063,50487,4
9Guisande1.1484,40260,9
10Lobão5.4907,63719,5
11Louredo1.3038,06161,7
12Lourosa8.0035,771.387,0
13Milheirós de Poiares3.5947,87456,7
14Mosteirô1.9883,47572,9
15Mozelos7.2975,811.255,9
16Nogueira da Regedoura5.7235,101.122,2
17Paços de Brandão4.7753,561.341,3
18Pigeiros1.0355,07204,1
19Rio Meão4.8136,68720,5
20Romariz2.73911,08247,2
21Sanguedo3.4744,57760,2
22Santa Maria de Lamas4.7473,751.265,9
23São João de Ver11.02615,37717,4
24São Miguel de Souto4.49310,34434,5
25São Paio de Oleiros3.6613,91936,3
26União das freguesias de Santa Maria da Feira, Travanca, Sanfins e Espargo19.78823,36847,1
27Vale1.7129,33183,5
28Vila Maior1.4575,00291,4
Code (DTMNFR)
010937
Resident population (2021)
2.653
Area
5,57 km²
Density
476,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
21st 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
1.283 (48,4%)
Women
1.370 (51,6%)
Portuguese nationality
2.604 (98,2%)
Foreign nationality
49 (1,8%)
Ageing index
211,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
981
Dwellings
1.229
Classic family dwellings
1.228
Buildings
1.024
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,8% (326)
Unemployment rate †
7,38%
Active / employed population
1.287 / 1.192

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 294 (11,1%); 15-24 years: 272 (10,3%); 25-64 years: 1.466 (55,3%); 65+ years: 621 (23,4%)0-14294 · 11,1%15-24272 · 10,3%25-641.466 · 55,3%65+621 · 23,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.653).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years294145149
15-24 years272135137
25-64 years1.466722744
65+ years621281340

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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

Lobão · Pigeiros · São João de Ver · Fiães · Guisande · União das freguesias de Santa Maria da Feira, Travanca, Sanfins e Espargo

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira
0,8 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
2.500
Voters
1.649
Turnout
65,96%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		81449,36%5
PS
Partido Socialista		54533,05%3
CH
CHEGA		20212,25%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		301,82%0
Blank votes311,88%
Null votes271,64%

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
Av. Da Igreja nº 27
Caldas S. Jorge
4505-686 Caldas S. Jorge
Email
geral@jf-caldasdesaojorge.pt

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

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026