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União das freguesias de Candemil e Gondar

Parish of the municipality of Vila Nova de Cerveira (Vila Nova de Cerveira), district of Viana do Castelo.

União das freguesias de Candemil e Gondar had 313 residents in the 2021 Census, 34,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 1,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Cerveira.

Population (inh.)
  • 273 – 330
  • 489 – 497
  • 603 – 834
  • 909 – 1.142
  • 1.751 – 1.780
Density (inh./km²)
  • 21,1 – 33,5
  • 49,1 – 58,1
  • 79,4 – 127,2
  • 132,5 – 161,9
  • 199,9 – 258,0
Area (km²)
  • 4,7 – 6,2
  • 6,7 – 6,9
  • 6,9 – 8,8
  • 9,0 – 10,8
  • 14,8 – 28,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 parishes of Vila Nova de Cerveira

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Cornes4896,1679,4
2Covas60328,6021,1
3Gondarém9096,86132,5
4Loivo8345,15161,9
5Mentrestido2734,7058,1
6Sapardos3306,7249,1
7Sopo49714,8233,5
8União das freguesias de Campos e Vila Meã1.7518,76199,9
9União das freguesias de Candemil e Gondar31310,8228,9
10União das freguesias de Reboreda e Nogueira1.1428,98127,2
11União das freguesias de Vila Nova de Cerveira e Lovelhe1.7806,90258,0
Code (DTMNFR)
161017
Resident population (2021)
313
Area
10,82 km²
Density
28,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
10th of 11

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Candemil e Gondar”.

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
147 (47,0%)
Women
166 (53,0%)
Portuguese nationality
306 (97,8%)
Foreign nationality
7 (2,2%)
Ageing index
345,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
138
Average household size *
2,27 people
Dwellings
253
Classic family dwellings
253
Buildings
253
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,6% (30)
Unemployment rate *
1,50% (H 3,08% · M 0,00%)
Active / employed population
133 / 131

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 31 (9,9%); 15-24 years: 28 (8,9%); 25-64 years: 147 (47,0%); 65+ years: 107 (34,2%)0-1431 · 9,9%15-2428 · 8,9%25-64147 · 47,0%65+107 · 34,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (313).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years311516
15-24 years281513
25-64 years1477176
65+ years1074661

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

Covas · União das freguesias de Reboreda e Nogueira · Cornes · Sapardos · Mentrestido · Loivo · União das freguesias de Vila Nova de Cerveira e Lovelhe

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Cerveira
1,7 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
342
Voters
251
Turnout
73,39% (2021: 76,01%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
JpCG
Juntos por Candemil e Gondar		16565,74%5
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		8031,87%2
Blank votes20,80%
Null votes41,59%

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

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 Estrada Nacional 302, N.º 26
Candemil (VILA NOVA DE CERVEIRA)
4920-020 CANDEMIL
Telephone
251794657/251941371
Email
geral@freguesiadecandemilegondar.pt
Website
www.freguesiadecandemilegondar.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,92605, -8,69092
Official website
www.freguesiadecandemilegondar.pt/pt
Wikipedia
Candemil e Gondar
Wikidata
Q19608480

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