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União das freguesias de Fânzeres e São Pedro da Cova

Parish of the municipality of Gondomar (Gondomar), district of Porto.

União das freguesias de Fânzeres e São Pedro da Cova had 37.753 residents in the 2021 Census, 19,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 5,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Gondomar.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.284 – 5.295
  • 7.034
  • 14.386 – 37.753
  • 47.422
  • 51.083
Density (inh./km²)
  • 93,7 – 190,4
  • 232,6
  • 1.719,2 – 2.033,5
  • 2.634,8
  • 5.411,3
Area (km²)
  • 5,5 – 9,4
  • 13,7
  • 22,0 – 23,3
  • 27,8
  • 30,2
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 7 parishes of Gondomar

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Baguim do Monte (Rio Tinto)14.3865,462.634,8
2Lomba1.28413,7093,7
3Rio Tinto51.0839,445.411,3
4União das freguesias de Foz do Sousa e Covelo7.03430,24232,6
5União das freguesias de Fânzeres e São Pedro da Cova37.75321,961.719,2
6União das freguesias de Gondomar (São Cosme), Valbom e Jovim47.42223,322.033,5
7União das freguesias de Melres e Medas5.29527,81190,4
Code (DTMNFR)
130413
Resident population (2021)
37.753
Area
21,96 km²
Density
1.719,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
23,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 7

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Fânzeres e São Pedro da Cova”.

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
18.122 (48,0%)
Women
19.631 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
37.194 (98,5%)
Foreign nationality
559 (1,5%)
Ageing index
150,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
14.388
Average household size *
2,62 people
Dwellings
16.740
Classic family dwellings
16.734
Buildings
8.431
Buildings with 7 or more floors
64
With higher education (15+)
11,0% (3.621)
Unemployment rate *
12,11% (H 10,57% · M 13,69%)
Active / employed population
18.055 / 15.869

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 4.921 (13,0%); 15-24 years: 4.254 (11,3%); 25-64 years: 21.173 (56,1%); 65+ years: 7.405 (19,6%)0-144.921 · 13,0%15-244.254 · 11,3%25-6421.173 · 56,1%65+7.405 · 19,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (37.753).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years4.9212.5612.360
15-24 years4.2542.1712.083
25-64 years21.17310.12911.044
65+ years7.4053.2614.144

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 Gondomar (São Cosme), Valbom e Jovim · Valongo (Valongo) · União das freguesias de Foz do Sousa e Covelo · Baguim do Monte (Rio Tinto) · Rio Tinto · Aguiar de Sousa (Paredes) · Campanhã (Porto)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Gondomar
5,6 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
33.863
Voters
17.029
Turnout
50,29% (2021: 45,17%)
Seats
19
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		6.21236,48%8
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		3.35919,73%4
CH
CHEGA		3.28419,28%4
PPD/PSD.IL
Despertar Gondomar		2.68115,74%3
PAN
PESSOAS - ANIMAIS - NATUREZA		3522,07%0
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda		3051,79%0
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		2761,62%0
Blank votes3051,79%
Null votes2551,50%

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 São Tiago, s/n
Fânzeres (GONDOMAR)
4510-670 FÂNZERES
Telephone
224853480
Fax
224663999
Email
geral@fanzeres-saopedrodacova.pt
Website
www.fanzeres-saopedrodacova.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,16600, -8,52700
Wikipedia
Fânzeres e São Pedro da Cova
Wikidata
Q17510081

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