TodoPortugal.pt

and if more World there had been, there would they have gone

Pessegueiro do Vouga

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

Pessegueiro do Vouga had 1.715 residents in the 2021 Census, 27,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 16,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 3,5 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

Hover a row to highlight it on the map. Click a header to sort.

#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)
011704
Resident population (2021)
1.715
Area
15,85 km²
Density
108,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
15,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd 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
846 (49,3%)
Women
869 (50,7%)
Portuguese nationality
1.675 (97,7%)
Foreign nationality
40 (2,3%)
Ageing index
261,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
660
Average household size *
2,51 people
Dwellings
1.033
Classic family dwellings
1.032
Buildings
992
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
16,9% (260)
Unemployment rate *
2,91% (H 3,02% · M 2,79%)
Active / employed population
755 / 733

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 181 (10,6%); 15-24 years: 166 (9,7%); 25-64 years: 894 (52,1%); 65+ years: 474 (27,6%)0-14181 · 10,6%15-24166 · 9,7%25-64894 · 52,1%65+474 · 27,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.715).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1819388
15-24 years1668878
25-64 years894447447
65+ years474218256

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

Sever do Vouga · Macinhata do Vouga (Águeda) · Paradela · Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior (Albergaria-a-Velha) · Cedrim · Ribeira de Fráguas (Albergaria-a-Velha)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Sever do Vouga
3,5 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
1.564
Voters
1.144
Turnout
73,15% (2021: 71,16%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		54947,99%5
PS
Partido Socialista		40135,05%3
CH
CHEGA		15213,29%1
Blank votes181,57%
Null votes242,10%

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
Rua da Banda Pessegueirense, n.º 486
Pessegueiro do vouga (SEVER DO VOUGA)
3740-116 PESSEGUEIRO DO VOUGA
Telephone
234555363
Email
geral@jf-pessegueirodovouga.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,70778, -8,37306
Wikipedia
Pessegueiro do Vouga
Wikidata
Q2256721

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