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Recezinhos (São Martinho)

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

Recezinhos (São Martinho) had 1.708 residents in the 2021 Census, 19,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 10,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Penafiel.

Population (inh.)
  • 823 – 1.364
  • 1.459 – 1.579
  • 1.682 – 1.954
  • 2.100 – 2.584
  • 2.780 – 15.676
Density (inh./km²)
  • 72,8 – 175,1
  • 218,6 – 278,4
  • 301,0 – 323,2
  • 326,0 – 481,3
  • 525,3 – 696,1
Area (km²)
  • 3,1 – 4,3
  • 4,6 – 5,2
  • 6,1 – 6,9
  • 7,3 – 10,2
  • 10,6 – 22,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 28 parishes of Penafiel

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Abragão2.3119,53242,5
2Boelhe1.5325,09301,0
3Bustelo1.6826,86245,2
4Cabeça Santa2.3546,93339,7
5Canelas1.57911,82133,6
6Capela96413,2572,8
7Castelões1.3644,22323,2
8Croca1.7926,64269,9
9Duas Igrejas2.2558,10278,4
10Eja8634,93175,1
11Fonte Arcada1.4594,82302,7
12Galegos2.5844,57565,4
13Guilhufe e Urrô3.8457,32525,3
14Irivo2.1003,17662,5
15Lagares e Figueira2.78016,64167,1
16Luzim e Vila Cova1.53910,60145,2
17Oldrões1.9544,06481,3
18Paço de Sousa3.8388,60446,3
19Penafiel15.67622,52696,1
20Perozelo1.3173,99330,1
21Rans1.8043,05591,5
22Recezinhos (São Mamede)1.3644,25320,9
23Recezinhos (São Martinho)1.7085,24326,0
24Rio Mau1.3406,13218,6
25Rio de Moinhos2.5368,21308,9
26Sebolido8235,15159,8
27Termas de São Vicente4.75810,21466,0
28Valpedre1.5086,33238,2
Code (DTMNFR)
131133
Resident population (2021)
1.708
Area
5,24 km²
Density
326,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
15th of 28

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
830 (48,6%)
Women
878 (51,4%)
Portuguese nationality
1.697 (99,4%)
Foreign nationality
11 (0,6%)
Ageing index
131,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
605
Average household size *
2,80 people
Dwellings
754
Classic family dwellings
753
Buildings
667
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,3% (150)
Unemployment rate *
7,18% (H 2,72% · M 12,34%)
Active / employed population
822 / 763

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 247 (14,5%); 15-24 years: 183 (10,7%); 25-64 years: 953 (55,8%); 65+ years: 325 (19,0%)0-14247 · 14,5%15-24183 · 10,7%25-64953 · 55,8%65+325 · 19,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.708).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years247131116
15-24 years1839588
25-64 years953466487
65+ years325138187

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Penafiel
10,6 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
1.573
Voters
1.141
Turnout
72,54% (2021: 69,83%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
SMPT
São Martinho Para Todos
63755,83%6
PS
Partido Socialista
31627,70%2
CH
CHEGA
13611,92%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
232,02%0
Blank votes151,31%
Null votes141,23%

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

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 prata, capa aberta e rasgada de azul e uma capela de rosas vermelhas, tendo brocantes duas flautas de bisel de azul, passadas em aspa, tudo alinhado em pala, entre duas plantas de aveia de verde. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "Recezinhos - S. Martinho"

Flag: verde. Cordão e borlas de prata e verde. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda "Junta de Freguesia de Recezinhos - S. Martinho - Penafiel".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 739/2007, Diário da República n.º 173/2007, Série II de 2007-09-07 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Recezinhos (São Martinho)). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Central de S. Martinho, N.º 1300
Recesinhos (S. Martinho) (PENAFIEL)
4560-805 SÃO MARTINHO RECESINHOS
Telephone
255720409
Email
juntasmartinho@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,22713, -8,21749
Wikipedia
São Martinho de Recezinhos
Wikidata
Q515367

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