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Angeja

Parish of the municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha (Albergaria-a-Velha), district of Aveiro.

Angeja had 1.875 residents in the 2021 Census, 26,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 6,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.494 – 1.875
  • 2.233
  • 2.753
  • 5.427
  • 11.058
Density (inh./km²)
  • 55,9 – 88,2
  • 145,4
  • 151,4
  • 179,2
  • 235,3
Area (km²)
  • 15,4 – 18,2
  • 21,3
  • 26,8
  • 30,3
  • 47,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Albergaria-a-Velha

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior11.05847,00235,3
2Alquerubim2.23315,36145,4
3Angeja1.87521,2588,2
4Branca5.42730,29179,2
5Ribeira de Fráguas1.49426,7555,9
6São João de Loure e Frossos2.75318,18151,4
Code (DTMNFR)
010203
Resident population (2021)
1.875
Area
21,25 km²
Density
88,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
7,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th of 6

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
891 (47,5%)
Women
984 (52,5%)
Portuguese nationality
1.845 (98,4%)
Foreign nationality
30 (1,6%)
Ageing index
268,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
756
Average household size *
2,47 people
Dwellings
1.061
Classic family dwellings
1.059
Buildings
1.003
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,0% (186)
Unemployment rate *
4,76% (H 3,46% · M 6,19%)
Active / employed population
883 / 841

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 186 (9,9%); 15-24 years: 161 (8,6%); 25-64 years: 1.029 (54,9%); 65+ years: 499 (26,6%)0-14186 · 9,9%15-24161 · 8,6%25-641.029 · 54,9%65+499 · 26,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.875).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1868898
15-24 years1617190
25-64 years1.029516513
65+ years499216283

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

Cacia (Aveiro) · União das freguesias de Canelas e Fermelã (Estarreja) · São João de Loure e Frossos · Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior · Esgueira (Aveiro) · Beduído (Estarreja) · Murtosa (Murtosa) · Salreu (Estarreja)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha
6,7 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
1.759
Voters
1.262
Turnout
71,75% (2021: 64,82%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.IL
ALBERGARIA EM PRIMEIRO		60147,62%5
UPA
Unidos Por Angeja		50239,78%4
PS
Partido Socialista		1048,24%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		231,82%0
Blank votes100,79%
Null votes221,74%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.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: de azul, uma torre torreada de dois torreões, tudo de prata, com porta, frestas e lavrado de negro, tendo entre os dois torreões a imagem nascente de Nossa Senhora das Neves, vestida de vermelho, coroada e nimbada de ouro. Coroa mural de quatro torres de prata. Listel branco com a legenda a negro: «Vila de Angeja».

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

Seal: circular, com as peças do escudo sem indicação de cores e metais, tudo envolvido por dois círculos concêntricos, onde corre a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Angeja».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 476/2009, Diário da República n.º 93/2009, Série II de 2009-05-14 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Angeja). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Praça da República, N.º 1
Angeja (ALBERGARIA-A-VELHA)
3850-443 ANGEJA
Telephone
234912278
Email
geral@jf-angeja.pt
Website
www.jf-angeja.pt

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

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata)
Virgem Maria
Coordinates
40,67800, -8,55692
Official website
www.jf-angeja.pt
Wikipedia
Angeja
Wikidata
Q531245

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