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Mosteirô

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

Mosteirô had 1.988 residents in the 2021 Census, 19,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 7,8 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)
010943
Resident population (2021)
1.988
Area
3,47 km²
Density
572,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
22nd 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
966 (48,6%)
Women
1.022 (51,4%)
Portuguese nationality
1.956 (98,4%)
Foreign nationality
32 (1,6%)
Ageing index
171,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
737
Dwellings
895
Classic family dwellings
894
Buildings
764
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,9% (192)
Unemployment rate †
7,30%
Active / employed population
1.028 / 953

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 227 (11,4%); 15-24 years: 226 (11,4%); 25-64 years: 1.146 (57,6%); 65+ years: 389 (19,6%)0-14227 · 11,4%15-24226 · 11,4%25-641.146 · 57,6%65+389 · 19,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.988).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years22713295
15-24 years226114112
25-64 years1.146546600
65+ years389174215

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

São Miguel de Souto · Arrifana · Fornos · São Vicente de Pereira Jusã (Ovar) · Vila de Cucujães (Oliveira de Azeméis)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira
7,8 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
1.843
Voters
1.157
Turnout
62,78%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		64155,40%6
PS
Partido Socialista		41035,44%3
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		524,49%0
Blank votes292,51%
Null votes252,16%

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 vermelho, um tamanco de prata realçado de negro; em chefe, três espigas de trigo de ouro, postas em pala e alinhadas em faixa e, em campanha, duas picaretas de prata encabadas de ouro, com os cabos passados em aspa. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «MOSTEIRÓ - SANTA MARIA DA FEIRA».

Flag: branca. Cordão e borlas de prata e vermelho. Haste e lança de Ouro.

Seal: nos termos da Lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Mosteiró - Santa Maria da Feira».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1046/2007, Diário da República n.º 237/2007, Série II de 2007-12-10 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Mosteiró). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua do Pôr-do-Sol, n.º 13, Mosteirô
Agoncida
4520-401 Santa Maria da Feira
Email
geral@jfmosteiro.com

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