Alfena
Parish of the municipality of Valongo (Valongo), district of Porto.
Alfena had 14.438 residents in the 2021 Census, 20,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 15,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 3,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Valongo.
- 6.468
- 8.808
- 14.438
- 25.882
- 39.076
- 314,9
- 804,4
- 930,3
- 1.278,8
- 4.958,9
- 7,9
- 11,0
- 15,5
- 20,2
- 20,5
- Code (DTMNFR)
- 131501
- Resident population (2021)
- 14.438
- Area
- 15,52 km²
- Density
- 930,3 inh./km²
- Share of the municipality (population)
- 15,3%
- Rank in the municipality (population)
- 3rd of 5
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
- 6.933 (48,0%)
- Women
- 7.505 (52,0%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 14.225 (98,5%)
- Foreign nationality
- 213 (1,5%)
- Ageing index
- 147,8 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 5.411
- Average household size *
- 2,64 people
- Dwellings
- 6.240
- Classic family dwellings
- 6.233
- Buildings
- 3.730
- Buildings with 7 or more floors
- 18
- With higher education (15+)
- 15,7% (1.959)
- Unemployment rate *
- 9,41% (H 7,96% · M 10,93%)
- Active / employed population
- 6.973 / 6.317
Population by age group
| Age group | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 1.979 | 1.027 | 952 |
| 15-24 years | 1.578 | 807 | 771 |
| 25-64 years | 7.957 | 3.808 | 4.149 |
| 65+ years | 2.924 | 1.291 | 1.633 |
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
Folgosa (Maia) · Água Longa (Santo Tirso) · Valongo · Ermesinde · Sobrado
- Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Valongo
- 3,9 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
- 13.035
- Voters
- 7.702
- Turnout
- 59,09% (2021: 50,07%)
- Seats
- 13
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| UA Unidos Por Alfena | 2.706 | 35,13% | 5 |
| PS Partido Socialista | 2.297 | 29,82% | 5 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS | 1.256 | 16,31% | 2 |
| CH CHEGA | 778 | 10,10% | 1 |
| IL Iniciativa Liberal | 186 | 2,41% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária | 137 | 1,78% | 0 |
| PAN PESSOAS - ANIMAIS - NATUREZA | 112 | 1,45% | 0 |
| Blank votes | 100 | 1,30% | |
| Null votes | 130 | 1,69% |
Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: UA.
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 São Vicente
Alfena (VALONGO)
4445-210 ALFENA - Telephone
- 229672650
- geral@jf-alfena.pt
- Website
- www.jf-alfena.pt
Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.
More information
- Coordinates
- 41,23806, -8,52528
- Official website
- www.freguesiadealfena.pt
- Wikipedia
- Alfena
- Wikidata
- Q1971893
Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.
Services and territory
Education · Emergencies · Health · Fire services · Citizen desks · Climate · Rents · Codes · Bodies
Education
Infoescolas 2020 (DGEEC) lists 44 schools in the municipality of Valongo. The source names the municipality, not the parish.
- Academia de Ensino Particular, Lda — Código DGEEC 1315805. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Colégio de Ermesinde — Código DGEEC 1315877. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica D. António Ferreira Gomes, Ermesinde, Valongo — Código DGEEC 1315058. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica Mirante dos Sonhos, Ermesinde, Valongo — Código DGEEC 1315005. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica Nova de Valongo — Código DGEEC 1315867. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Alfena, Valongo — Código DGEEC 1315153. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Azenha, Valongo — Código DGEEC 1315037. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Balsa, Sobrado, Valongo — Código DGEEC 1315190. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Balselhas, Valongo — Código DGEEC 1315677. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Barreiro, Alfena, Valongo — Código DGEEC 1315117. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Bela, Ermesinde, Valongo — Código DGEEC 1315756. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Boavista, Valongo — Código DGEEC 1315440. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Cabeda, Valongo — Código DGEEC 1315950. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Calvário, Valongo — Código DGEEC 1315182. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Carvalhal, Ermesinde, Valongo — Código DGEEC 1315050. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
Showing 15 of 44.
See all schools in the municipality
There are no higher-education units (DGEEC) with an address in this municipality.
Bank branches are left out: there is no republishable national open list. NHS hospitals appear below when the official name includes the municipality. Fire services exist only for Lisbon (CML POI).
Emergency contacts
- Linha SNS 24
- 808 24 24 24
- Número europeu de emergência
- 112
National numbers, the same in every parish. Confirmado na página oficial de SNS 24. Source: SNS 24; INEM.
NHS hospitals
No NHS institution with this municipality in the official name. See the national list in the catalogue.
Fire services
No fire stations in this municipality in the open list we republish. Only Lisbon publishes a usable POI (CC0); INE series are counts, not directories. See what exists in the catalogue.
Citizen shops and desks
AMA service points in the municipality (rows linked to this parish first when the locality matches):
- Espaço Cidadão de Alfena — Horário: 2ª a 6ª das 09:00 às 12:30 e das 14:00 às 17:30 · Centro Cultural de Alfena - Rua S, Vicente, nº 2910 4445-210 Valongo 4445-210
There are 9 in the municipality in total.
Source: AMA / dados.gov.pt (CC BY).
Climate
1991–2020 climate normals for the station Porto / Pedras Rubras (IPMA no. 545), 13,4 km in a straight line from the geometric centre of the parish. Temperature and precipitation are those of the station.
| Month | Mean temp. (°C) | Maximum (°C) | Minimum (°C) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10,2 | 14,0 | 6,4 | 151,0 |
| Feb | 10,9 | 15,0 | 6,8 | 97,8 |
| Mar | 12,9 | 17,0 | 8,8 | 101,1 |
| Apr | 14,1 | 18,1 | 10,1 | 95,5 |
| May | 16,3 | 20,3 | 12,3 | 85,6 |
| Jun | 18,6 | 22,7 | 14,5 | 33,7 |
| Jul | 19,9 | 24,3 | 15,5 | 16,6 |
| Aug | 20,2 | 24,8 | 15,7 | 29,3 |
| Sep | 19,2 | 23,5 | 14,8 | 68,2 |
| Oct | 16,8 | 20,7 | 12,9 | 148,9 |
| Nov | 13,1 | 16,8 | 9,4 | 165,9 |
| Dec | 11,1 | 14,7 | 7,6 | 153,3 |
| Year | 15,3 | — | — | 1.146,9 |
Source: IPMA, ficha da normal climatológica, período 1991-2020. Climate region: Entre Douro e Minho e Beira Litoral. Station altitude: 67,7 m. Distance calculated between the CAOP2025 centroid and the coordinates published by IPMA.
Rent and cost of living
Median rent of new contracts in Alfena, 2025: 7,58 €/m².
In the municipality of Valongo the median value in 2025 is 8,05 €/m². This figure is for the municipality.
The consumer price index is national, not by parish. Year-on-year change in Agosto de 2026: 3,3% (INE 0014648).
Source: INE, indicador 0014773 (CC BY 4.0), Local housing rent statistics, 2026 methodology. Reference year 2025. IPC: indicator 0014648.
Postcodes and telephone
Postcode of the parish-council address: 4445-210 (Rua de São Vicente, Alfena (VALONGO), 4445-210 ALFENA).
Geographic telephone code of the district/region seat (Porto): 22. It is not exclusive to this parish.
We do not republish the full CTT postcode database. The parish council telephone is 229672650.
Public bodies
Junta de Alfena — Rua de São Vicente, Alfena (VALONGO), 4445-210 ALFENA · 4445-210 · 229672650 · [email protected] · http://www.jf-alfena.pt
Câmara Municipal de Valongo — Presidente: Paulo Esteves Ferreira · Avenida 5 de Outubro, 160, 4440-503 Valongo · 4440-503 · 224227900 · [email protected] · https://www.cm-valongo.pt
Other parish councils of the municipality in the catalogue · Catalogue filtered by Valongo
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026