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Lever

Parish of the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia (Vila Nova de Gaia), district of Porto.

Lever had 2.614 residents in the 2021 Census, 24,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 9,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.392 – 3.717
  • 5.461 – 10.551
  • 10.626 – 13.560
  • 13.918 – 18.409
  • 22.615 – 38.859
Density (inh./km²)
  • 333,4 – 838,6
  • 937,9 – 1.228,6
  • 1.253,1 – 2.073,5
  • 2.132,4 – 2.999,3
  • 3.141,6 – 7.359,7
Area (km²)
  • 1,0 – 4,7
  • 5,1 – 5,5
  • 5,9 – 7,5
  • 7,8 – 8,8
  • 8,9 – 19,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 24 parishes of Vila Nova de Gaia

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Arcozelo15.1448,501.781,7
2Avintes10.8368,821.228,6
3Canelas13.9186,902.017,1
4Canidelo28.0548,933.141,6
5Crestuma2.3734,68507,1
6Grijó10.62611,33937,9
7Gulpilhares11.6645,472.132,4
8Lever2.6147,84333,4
9Madalena10.5514,692.249,7
10Mafamude38.8595,287.359,7
11Olival5.5088,07682,5
12Oliveira do Douro22.6157,542.999,3
13Pedroso18.40919,43947,5
14Perosinho6.1425,291.161,1
15Sandim5.46113,56402,7
16Santa Marinha30.3155,925.120,8
17Seixezelo1.8171,451.253,1
18Sermonde1.3921,66838,6
19Serzedo7.6036,681.138,2
20São Félix da Marinha13.5607,931.710,0
21São Pedro da Afurada3.7171,003.717,0
22Valadares10.6585,142.073,5
23Vilar de Andorinho18.0037,072.546,4
24Vilar do Paraíso13.9855,302.638,7
Code (DTMNFR)
131735
Resident population (2021)
2.614
Area
7,84 km²
Density
333,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
0,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
21st of 24

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
1.254 (48,0%)
Women
1.360 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
2.581 (98,7%)
Foreign nationality
33 (1,3%)
Ageing index
209,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
922
Dwellings
1.159
Classic family dwellings
1.159
Buildings
996
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,6% (267)
Unemployment rate †
9,72%
Active / employed population
1.214 / 1.096

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 310 (11,9%); 15-24 years: 258 (9,9%); 25-64 years: 1.396 (53,4%); 65+ years: 650 (24,9%)0-14310 · 11,9%15-24258 · 9,9%25-641.396 · 53,4%65+650 · 24,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.614).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years310147163
15-24 years258122136
25-64 years1.396693703
65+ years650292358

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

Canedo (Santa Maria da Feira) · União das freguesias de Foz do Sousa e Covelo (Gondomar) · União das freguesias de Melres e Medas (Gondomar) · Crestuma

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia
9,2 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
2.452
Voters
1.739
Turnout
70,92%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL
GAIA SEMPRE NA FRENTE		77344,45%5
PS
Partido Socialista		56532,49%3
CH
CHEGA		27515,81%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		331,90%0
Blank votes553,16%
Null votes382,19%

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

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 prata, dois peixes de azul animados de vermelho, o da dextra volvido; em chefe, Cruz da Ordem de Cristo entre dois cachos de uvas de púrpura, sustidos de verde; campanha diminuta ondada de azul e prata de três peças. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «LEVER».

Flag: esquartelada de vermelho e branco. Cordão e borlas de prata e vermelho. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Lever - Vila Nova de Gaia».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1015/2009, Diário da República n.º 191/2009, Série II de 2009-10-01 (issuer: Freguesia de Lever). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Cavadas de Meias, n.º 30
Lever
4415-637 Lever
Email
executivojuntadelever@gmail.com

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