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Vilar do Paraíso

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

Vilar do Paraíso had 13.985 residents in the 2021 Census, 20,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 21,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 4,2 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)
131747
Resident population (2021)
13.985
Area
5,30 km²
Density
2.638,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
8th 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
6.700 (47,9%)
Women
7.285 (52,1%)
Portuguese nationality
13.561 (97,0%)
Foreign nationality
424 (3,0%)
Ageing index
162,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
5.692
Dwellings
6.448
Classic family dwellings
6.445
Buildings
2.733
Buildings with 7 or more floors
70
With higher education (15+)
21,3% (2.610)
Unemployment rate †
11,44%
Active / employed population
6.924 / 6.132

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 1.748 (12,5%); 15-24 years: 1.508 (10,8%); 25-64 years: 7.889 (56,4%); 65+ years: 2.840 (20,3%)0-141.748 · 12,5%15-241.508 · 10,8%25-647.889 · 56,4%65+2.840 · 20,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (13.985).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1.748905843
15-24 years1.508810698
25-64 years7.8893.7474.142
65+ years2.8401.2381.602

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

Valadares · Mafamude · Canelas · Madalena · Gulpilhares · Santa Marinha

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia
4,2 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
11.975
Voters
6.944
Turnout
57,99%
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		2.25932,53%5
JPV
Juntos Por Vilar		1.68524,27%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL
GAIA SEMPRE NA FRENTE		1.51621,83%3
CH
CHEGA		6599,49%1
BE + L
BLOCO + LIVRE		2433,50%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		2343,37%0
ADN
ALTERNATIVA DEMOCRÁTICA NACIONAL		721,04%0
Blank votes1622,33%
Null votes1141,64%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
RUA DO JARDIM 744
VILAR DO PARAÍSO
4405-823 VILA NOVA DE GAIA
Email
executivo@jfvilardoparaiso.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