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Louredo

Parish of the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira (Santa Maria da Feira), district of Aveiro.

Louredo had 1.303 residents in the 2021 Census, 20,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 4,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.035 – 1.712
  • 1.988 – 3.474
  • 3.594 – 4.775
  • 4.813 – 7.096
  • 7.297 – 19.788
Density (inh./km²)
  • 161,7 – 260,9
  • 291,4 – 572,9
  • 717,4 – 770,9
  • 847,1 – 1.122,2
  • 1.193,0 – 1.387,0
Area (km²)
  • 3,1 – 3,9
  • 4,3 – 5,1
  • 5,3 – 6,4
  • 6,7 – 9,3
  • 10,3 – 29,4
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 Santa Maria da Feira

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Argoncilhe8.1818,21996,5
2Arrifana6.3115,291.193,0
3Caldas de São Jorge2.6535,57476,3
4Canedo5.71329,37194,5
5Escapães3.3154,30770,9
6Fiães7.0966,381.112,2
7Fornos3.4333,141.093,3
8Gião1.7063,50487,4
9Guisande1.1484,40260,9
10Lobão5.4907,63719,5
11Louredo1.3038,06161,7
12Lourosa8.0035,771.387,0
13Milheirós de Poiares3.5947,87456,7
14Mosteirô1.9883,47572,9
15Mozelos7.2975,811.255,9
16Nogueira da Regedoura5.7235,101.122,2
17Paços de Brandão4.7753,561.341,3
18Pigeiros1.0355,07204,1
19Rio Meão4.8136,68720,5
20Romariz2.73911,08247,2
21Sanguedo3.4744,57760,2
22Santa Maria de Lamas4.7473,751.265,9
23São João de Ver11.02615,37717,4
24São Miguel de Souto4.49310,34434,5
25São Paio de Oleiros3.6613,91936,3
26União das freguesias de Santa Maria da Feira, Travanca, Sanfins e Espargo19.78823,36847,1
27Vale1.7129,33183,5
28Vila Maior1.4575,00291,4
Code (DTMNFR)
010942
Resident population (2021)
1.303
Area
8,06 km²
Density
161,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
26th 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
623 (47,8%)
Women
680 (52,2%)
Portuguese nationality
1.277 (98,0%)
Foreign nationality
26 (2,0%)
Ageing index
162,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
467
Dwellings
725
Classic family dwellings
725
Buildings
632
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,3% (129)
Unemployment rate †
5,62%
Active / employed population
623 / 588

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 163 (12,5%); 15-24 years: 146 (11,2%); 25-64 years: 729 (55,9%); 65+ years: 265 (20,3%)0-14163 · 12,5%15-24146 · 11,2%25-64729 · 55,9%65+265 · 20,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.303).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1637687
15-24 years1467472
25-64 years729361368
65+ years265112153

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

Vale · São Miguel do Mato (Arouca) · Canedo · Guisande · Romariz · Gião

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira
4,6 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
1.271
Voters
898
Turnout
70,65%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		52558,46%6
PS
Partido Socialista		27830,96%3
IL
Iniciativa Liberal		707,80%0
Blank votes111,22%
Null votes141,56%

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

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 Domingos Gomes Ferreira, 138
Louredo
4525-380 Louredo
Email
geral@jflouredo.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