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União das freguesias de Vila Chã, Codal e Vila Cova de Perrinho

Parish of the municipality of Vale de Cambra (Vale de Cambra), district of Aveiro.

União das freguesias de Vila Chã, Codal e Vila Cova de Perrinho had 5.348 residents in the 2021 Census, 24,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 18,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 6,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vale de Cambra.

Population (inh.)
  • 834 – 1.157
  • 1.169
  • 1.540 – 4.390
  • 5.348
  • 6.831
Density (inh./km²)
  • 29,0 – 46,2
  • 61,1
  • 87,5 – 243,2
  • 323,7
  • 402,4
Area (km²)
  • 13,3 – 17,6
  • 18,0
  • 18,1 – 18,9
  • 21,1
  • 40,3
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 7 parishes of Vale de Cambra

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Arões1.16940,3329,0
2Cepelos1.15718,9361,1
3Junqueira83418,0446,2
4Macieira de Cambra4.39018,05243,2
5Roge1.54017,6087,5
6São Pedro de Castelões6.83121,10323,7
7União das freguesias de Vila Chã, Codal e Vila Cova de Perrinho5.34813,29402,4
Code (DTMNFR)
011910
Resident population (2021)
5.348
Area
13,29 km²
Density
402,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
25,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 7

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Vila Chã, Codal e Vila Cova de Perrinho”.

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
2.605 (48,7%)
Women
2.743 (51,3%)
Portuguese nationality
5.163 (96,5%)
Foreign nationality
185 (3,5%)
Ageing index
206,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.138
Average household size *
2,49 people
Dwellings
2.840
Classic family dwellings
2.838
Buildings
1.794
Buildings with 7 or more floors
32
With higher education (15+)
18,1% (852)
Unemployment rate *
4,15% (H 3,62% · M 4,75%)
Active / employed population
2.626 / 2.517

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 629 (11,8%); 15-24 years: 516 (9,6%); 25-64 years: 2.906 (54,3%); 65+ years: 1.297 (24,3%)0-14629 · 11,8%15-24516 · 9,6%25-642.906 · 54,3%65+1.297 · 24,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (5.348).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years629320309
15-24 years516276240
25-64 years2.9061.4431.463
65+ years1.297566731

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

Carregosa (Oliveira de Azeméis) · Macieira de Cambra · São Pedro de Castelões · Ossela (Oliveira de Azeméis) · Escariz (Arouca) · Pindelo (Oliveira de Azeméis) · Chave (Arouca)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vale de Cambra
6,6 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
4.717
Voters
3.239
Turnout
68,67% (2021: 63,08%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		1.28939,80%4
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		1.10934,24%3
PS
Partido Socialista		36611,30%1
CH
CHEGA		34110,53%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		361,11%0
Blank votes401,23%
Null votes581,79%

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

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua de Vila Chã, N.º 566
Vila Chã (VALE DE CAMBRA)
3730-418 VILA CHÃ
Telephone
256464135
Fax
256464135
Email
ufvccp@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,88470, -8,39690
Wikipedia
Vila Chã, Codal e Vila Cova de Perrinho
Wikidata
Q20059679

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