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Loivo

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

Loivo had 834 residents in the 2021 Census, 23,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 2,6 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)
161007
Resident population (2021)
834
Area
5,15 km²
Density
161,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
9,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th of 11

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
414 (49,6%)
Women
420 (50,4%)
Portuguese nationality
800 (95,9%)
Foreign nationality
34 (4,1%)
Ageing index
184,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
321
Average household size *
2,60 people
Dwellings
543
Classic family dwellings
543
Buildings
502
Buildings with 7 or more floors
2
With higher education (15+)
11,8% (86)
Unemployment rate *
8,48% (H 10,50% · M 6,35%)
Active / employed population
389 / 356

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 106 (12,7%); 15-24 years: 80 (9,6%); 25-64 years: 453 (54,3%); 65+ years: 195 (23,4%)0-14106 · 12,7%15-2480 · 9,6%25-64453 · 54,3%65+195 · 23,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (834).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1065848
15-24 years804832
25-64 years453219234
65+ years19589106

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

União das freguesias de Vila Nova de Cerveira e Lovelhe · Gondarém · União das freguesias de Candemil e Gondar

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Cerveira
2,6 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
791
Voters
554
Turnout
70,04% (2021: 72,17%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
MIL
Movimento Independente por Loivo		32057,76%4
PS
Partido Socialista		21138,09%3
Blank votes142,53%
Null votes91,62%

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

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 Junta de Freguesia de Loivo, S/N
Loivo (VILA NOVA DE CERVEIRA)
4920-710 LOIVO
Telephone
251795679
Email
freguesiadeloivo@gmail.com
Website
www.jf-loivo.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,92917, -8,73833
Wikipedia
Loivo
Wikidata
Q1868366

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