Living in Canelas, Vila Nova de Gaia
Canelas is an area of Vila Nova de Gaia with about 14,313 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 76 out of 100 (good): better than 68% of Vila Nova de Gaia residents, ranked 6 of 24 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 4 min walk, large park 16 min walk
- Tree canopy: 26.9% tree canopy within 500 m
- Services on foot: food shop 8 min walk, pharmacy 10 min walk, doctor 11 min walk
Weaknesses
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 57 min walk
Who Canelas suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 25 · poor | 9 of 24 |
| Family | 46 · fair | 4 of 24 |
| Over 65 | 82 · excellent | 3 of 24 |
| Working from home | 36 · poor | 14 of 24 |
| Commuter | 30 · poor | 8 of 24 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 634 m | 8 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 786 m | 10 min walk |
| Doctor | 884 m | 11 min walk |
| Nursery school | 777 m | 10 min walk |
| Primary school | 690 m | 9 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 259 m | 3 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 2,983 m | 37 min walk |
| Public green space | 286 m | 4 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 1,296 m | 16 min walk |
| Playground | 585 m | 7 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 4,591 m | 57 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 26.9% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 21.1%)
- 9.7 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Canelas
Praceta Canelas de Baixo · Praceta Clube Futebol de Perosinho · Praceta Doutor Sá Carneiro · Praceta de Santa Eugénia · Rua Abel Fiuza · Rua Afonso Carvalho da Silva · Rua Almeida Garrett · Rua Barbosa (sargento) · Rua Carolina Costa · Rua Clube de Futebol de Canelas · Rua Futebol Clube de Perosinho · Rua Geminiano Moreira · Rua Lajes · Rua Margarido Pacheco (juiz) · Rua Nova do Cruzeiro · Rua Professor César de Morais · Rua Ville de Langon · Rua da Aldeia · Rua da Calçada · Rua da Chavinha de Água · Rua da Corredoura · Rua da Figueirinha · Rua da Garrida · Rua da Lagarteira · Rua da Mina · Rua da Rampa · Rua da Rechousa · Rua da Ribeira Grande · Rua da Serra · Rua da Urtigueira · Rua das Areias · Rua das Eiras · Rua das Palmas · Rua das Pontes · Rua das Searas · Rua de Canelas de Baixo · Rua de Canelas de Cima · Rua de Cesário Ferreira da Costa · Rua de Delfim de Lima · Rua de Madre de Deus · Rua de Nuno de Brito e Cunha · Rua de Ramos · Rua de Selões · Rua de São Caetano · Rua de Trás · Rua do Balastro · Rua do Buel · Rua do Canto · Rua do Carregal · Rua do Cruzeiro · Rua do Emigrante · Rua do Frengo · Rua do Lameirinho · Rua do Lendal · Rua do Maninho · Rua do Munícipio · Rua do Padre César · Rua do Palacete · Rua do Panorama · Rua do Paranho · Rua do Rabaçal · Rua do Rio · Rua do Teatro · Rua dos Borneiros · Rua dos Cadavais · Rua dos Castanheiros · Rua dos Condes de Resende · Rua dos Duartes · Rua dos Prazeres · Rua dos Republicanos · Rua dos Sargaçais · Rua dos Terços · Travessa Ramos · Travessa da Bela Vista · Travessa da Urtigueira · Travessa das Areias · Travessa do Calvário · Travessa do Carregal · Travessa do Lendal · Travessa dos Borneiros
Nearby areas
- Vilar do Paraíso 82
- Perosinho 77
- Vilar de Andorinho 76
- Serzedo 73
- Mafamude 72
- Gulpilhares 69
- Pedroso 67
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Areas are the freguesias, the municipality's civil parishes, with OpenStreetMap boundaries: each hexagon goes to the parish containing its centre, and those with few residents are merged into their neighbours. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-06. Method and sources