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Guidões

Parish of the municipality of Trofa (Trofa), district of Porto.

Guidões had 1.642 residents in the 2021 Census, 20,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 4,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Trofa.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.463 – 1.642
  • 1.838
  • 3.127
  • 9.147
  • 21.374
Density (inh./km²)
  • 96,1 – 347,2
  • 364,0
  • 426,0
  • 745,0
  • 833,8
Area (km²)
  • 4,7 – 5,1
  • 7,3
  • 11,0
  • 15,2
  • 28,7
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Trofa

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alvarelhos3.1277,34426,0
2Covelas1.46315,2296,1
3Guidões1.6424,73347,2
4Muro1.8385,05364,0
5União das freguesias de Bougado (São Martinho e Santiago)21.37428,69745,0
6União das freguesias de Coronado (São Romão e São Mamede)9.14710,97833,8
Code (DTMNFR)
131813
Resident population (2021)
1.642
Area
4,73 km²
Density
347,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th of 6

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
832 (50,7%)
Women
810 (49,3%)
Portuguese nationality
1.569 (95,6%)
Foreign nationality
73 (4,4%)
Ageing index
170,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
542
Dwellings
631
Classic family dwellings
630
Buildings
534
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,5% (137)
Unemployment rate †
6,33%
Active / employed population
822 / 770

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 196 (11,9%); 15-24 years: 216 (13,2%); 25-64 years: 896 (54,6%); 65+ years: 334 (20,3%)0-14196 · 11,9%15-24216 · 13,2%25-64896 · 54,6%65+334 · 20,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.642).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years19610789
15-24 years21612393
25-64 years896456440
65+ years334146188

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

Alvarelhos · Fornelo (Vila do Conde) · União das freguesias de Bougado (São Martinho e Santiago) · União das freguesias de Bagunte, Ferreiró, Outeiro Maior e Parada (Vila do Conde) · Canidelo (Vila do Conde)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Trofa
4,7 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
1.510
Voters
1.137
Turnout
75,30%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Unidos pela Trofa		59252,07%5
PS-PAN-L
TROFA EM PRIMEIRO		41136,15%4
CH
CHEGA		938,18%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		211,85%0
Blank votes100,88%
Null votes100,88%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.

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 azul, Agnus Dei de prata, sustendo vara crucífera de ouro, com lábaro de prata, carregado de cruz firmada de vermelho e dois cachos de uvas de ouro, folhados de prata, tudo alinhado em roquete; em campanha, meia roda de azenha de prata, nascente de um pé ondado de prata e azul de três tiras. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "Guidões"

Flag: amarela. Cordão e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança de ouro

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: "Junta de Freguesia de Guidões - Trofa".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1001/2007, Diário da República n.º 220/2007, Série II de 2007-11-15 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Guidões). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Souto Santa Barbara, Loja 61
Guidões
4745-233 Guidões
Email
geral@freguesiaguidoes.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