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Pedroso

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

Pedroso had 18.409 residents in the 2021 Census, 21,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 17,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 2,0 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)
131738
Resident population (2021)
18.409
Area
19,43 km²
Density
947,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th 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
8.892 (48,3%)
Women
9.517 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
18.145 (98,6%)
Foreign nationality
264 (1,4%)
Ageing index
159,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
6.953
Dwellings
8.205
Classic family dwellings
8.200
Buildings
5.475
Buildings with 7 or more floors
25
With higher education (15+)
17,0% (2.726)
Unemployment rate †
9,60%
Active / employed population
8.879 / 8.027

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 2.418 (13,1%); 15-24 years: 2.025 (11,0%); 25-64 years: 10.099 (54,9%); 65+ years: 3.867 (21,0%)0-142.418 · 13,1%15-242.025 · 11,0%25-6410.099 · 54,9%65+3.867 · 21,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (18.409).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years2.4181.2801.138
15-24 years2.0251.0121.013
25-64 years10.0994.8615.238
65+ years3.8671.7392.128

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

Olival · Vilar de Andorinho · Perosinho · Avintes · Canelas · Seixezelo · Grijó

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia
2,0 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
16.714
Voters
9.664
Turnout
57,82%
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		4.28344,32%7
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL
GAIA SEMPRE NA FRENTE		3.41535,34%5
CH
CHEGA		1.20112,43%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		2802,90%0
ADN
ALTERNATIVA DEMOCRÁTICA NACIONAL		991,02%0
Blank votes2442,52%
Null votes1421,47%

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

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 ouro, fachada de mosteiro com igreja ladeada por duas torres de negro lavrada, aberta e frestada de prata; encimada por escudete de azul carregado com duas chaves de ouro passadas em aspa, com os palhetões apontados para o chefe. Coroa mural de prata de 4 torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro “Pedroso”.

Flag: Esquartelada azul e amarela; cordões e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança douradas.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18.º da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda: “Junta de Freguesia de Pedroso”.

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 583/2026, Diário da República n.º 95/2026, Série II de 2026-05-18 (issuer: Freguesia de Pedroso). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Paúl de Pedroso, 22
Pedroso
4415-340 Pedroso
Email
geral@jfpedroso.pt

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