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Alpendorada, Várzea e Torrão

Parish of the municipality of Marco de Canaveses (Marco de Canaveses), district of Porto.

Alpendorada, Várzea e Torrão had 8.055 residents in the 2021 Census, 16,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 9 parishes and its centroid is 11,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Marco de Canaveses.

Population (inh.)
  • 833 – 1.336
  • 1.374 – 1.534
  • 1.690 – 2.445
  • 3.048 – 3.460
  • 3.542 – 11.067
Density (inh./km²)
  • 101,2 – 123,3
  • 138,1 – 179,0
  • 193,7 – 244,2
  • 316,5 – 381,7
  • 388,0 – 636,4
Area (km²)
  • 2,8 – 4,9
  • 6,8 – 9,6
  • 10,8 – 12,6
  • 13,1 – 17,4
  • 19,3 – 24,1
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 17 parishes of Marco de Canaveses

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alpendorada, Várzea e Torrão8.05516,82478,9
2Avessadas e Rosém1.37411,14123,3
3Banho e Carvalhosa1.0744,91218,7
4Bem Viver3.5429,59369,3
5Constance1.5194,80316,5
6Marco11.06717,39636,4
7Paredes de Viadores e Manhuncelos1.53413,12116,9
8Paços de Gaiolo8337,36113,2
9Penha Longa1.69010,78156,8
10Sande e São Lourenço do Douro2.44512,62193,7
11Santo Isidoro e Livração1.8124,67388,0
12Soalhães3.32224,06138,1
13Sobretâmega1.0842,84381,7
14Tabuado1.3366,80196,5
15Vila Boa de Quires e Maureles3.46019,33179,0
16Vila Boa do Bispo3.04812,48244,2
17Várzea, Aliviada e Folhada2.34623,19101,2
Code (DTMNFR)
130732
Resident population (2021)
8.055
Area
16,82 km²
Density
478,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
16,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 17

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
3.923 (48,7%)
Women
4.132 (51,3%)
Portuguese nationality
8.008 (99,4%)
Foreign nationality
47 (0,6%)
Ageing index
108,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.873
Average household size *
2,80 people
Dwellings
3.689
Classic family dwellings
3.688
Buildings
2.814
Buildings with 7 or more floors
4
With higher education (15+)
10,0% (684)
Unemployment rate *
8,73% (H 5,08% · M 13,39%)
Active / employed population
3.791 / 3.460

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 1.181 (14,7%); 15-24 years: 1.015 (12,6%); 25-64 years: 4.573 (56,8%); 65+ years: 1.286 (16,0%)0-141.181 · 14,7%15-241.015 · 12,6%25-644.573 · 56,8%65+1.286 · 16,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (8.055).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1.181621560
15-24 years1.015523492
25-64 years4.5732.2092.364
65+ years1.286570716

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

Souselo (Cinfães) · Bem Viver · Rio de Moinhos (Penafiel) · São Martinho de Sardoura (Castelo de Paiva) · Eja (Penafiel) · Santa Maria de Sardoura (Castelo de Paiva) · Fornos (Castelo de Paiva) · Termas de São Vicente (Penafiel) · Espadanedo (Cinfães)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Marco de Canaveses
11,4 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
7.096
Voters
5.001
Turnout
70,48% (2021: 68,90%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
MARCO EM PRIMEIRO		2.13142,61%6
AVT PARA TODOS
Alpendorada, Várzea e Torrão - Para Todos		1.68133,61%5
PS
Partido Socialista		81916,38%2
CH
CHEGA		2775,54%0
Blank votes290,58%
Null votes641,28%

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

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
Av. S. João, 892
Alpendorada e Matos (MARCO DE CANAVESES)
4575-029 Alpendorada e Matos
Telephone
255619189
Fax
255619501
Email
geral@jf-alpendorada.pt
Website
www.jf-alpendorada.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,08670, -8,24830
Wikipedia
Alpendorada, Várzea e Torrão
Wikidata
Q19607491

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