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Dornelas

Parish of the municipality of Sever do Vouga (Sever do Vouga), district of Aveiro.

Dornelas had 539 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 14,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 7,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Sever do Vouga.

Population (inh.)
  • 539 – 623
  • 712 – 732
  • 1.126 – 1.393
  • 1.508 – 1.715
  • 2.715
Density (inh./km²)
  • 39,3 – 43,4
  • 59,6 – 69,2
  • 78,2 – 92,0
  • 101,8 – 108,2
  • 234,5
Area (km²)
  • 9,0 – 9,0
  • 9,4 – 11,6
  • 14,8 – 15,1
  • 15,9 – 16,4
  • 28,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 9 parishes of Sever do Vouga

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Cedrim7329,3678,2
2Couto de Esteves71216,4243,4
3Dornelas5399,0459,6
4Paradela6239,0169,2
5Pessegueiro do Vouga1.71515,85108,2
6Rocas do Vouga1.50814,82101,8
7Sever do Vouga2.71511,58234,5
8Silva Escura1.39315,1492,0
9Talhadas1.12628,6439,3
Code (DTMNFR)
011713
Resident population (2021)
539
Area
9,04 km²
Density
59,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th of 9

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
277 (51,4%)
Women
262 (48,6%)
Portuguese nationality
533 (98,9%)
Foreign nationality
6 (1,1%)
Ageing index
311,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
218
Dwellings
358
Classic family dwellings
358
Buildings
352
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
14,8% (72)
Unemployment rate †
2,09%
Active / employed population
239 / 234

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 52 (9,6%); 15-24 years: 53 (9,8%); 25-64 years: 272 (50,5%); 65+ years: 162 (30,1%)0-1452 · 9,6%15-2453 · 9,8%25-64272 · 50,5%65+162 · 30,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (539).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years523220
15-24 years533518
25-64 years272137135
65+ years1627389

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

Silva Escura · São Pedro de Castelões (Vale de Cambra) · Junqueira (Vale de Cambra) · União das freguesias de Pinheiro da Bemposta, Travanca e Palmaz (Oliveira de Azeméis) · Rocas do Vouga

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Sever do Vouga
7,3 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
510
Voters
398
Turnout
78,04%
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		20451,26%4
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		13032,66%2
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		5513,82%1
Blank votes41,01%
Null votes51,26%

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

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 30 de Junho, n.º 25
Outeiro Meão
3740-420 Dornelas SVV
Email
freguesiadedornelasdovouga@gmail.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