Sernande is a Portuguese locality in the municipality of Felgueiras which was the administrative centre of the former parish of Sernande, a parish covering an area of with a population of 941 (2011), and therefore a population density of 697 inhabitants per km².
The parish of Sernande was abolished in 2013 as part of a national administrative reform, so that, together with the parishes of Pedreira and Rande, it could form a new parish called the Union of the Parishes of Pedreira, Rande e Sernande, with its administrative centre in Pedreira.Diário da República, 1.ª Série, n.º 19, Lei n.º 11-A/2013 de 28 de janeiro (Reorganização administrativa do território das freguesias). Acedido a 2 de fevereiro de 2013.
Formerly known as São João Baptista de Sernande, it belonged to the former municipality of Unhão. In 1836 Unhão was abolished and Sernande was incorporated into the municipality of Barrosas, which was also abolished in 1852, after which it became part of the municipality of Felgueiras, staying there ever since.
Demography Population of the parish of Sernande Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Recenseamentos Gerais da População) - https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_publicacoes 1864 1878 1890 1900 1911 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1981 1991 2001 2011 376 445 378 371 418 421 464 569 626 568 601 567 737 891 941
Distribution by Age Groups Census year 0-14 15-2425-64 > 652001 228 146 436 812011 192 133 514 102
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