The
population living in Caneças has been rising in the last years.
This
evolution happened essentially to the fact of Caneças being known
for its
waters and its “air”, and also because it gathers a group of essential
characteristics that turn Caneças into one of the most typical parishes in the
suburbs of Lisbon.
The
parish of Caneças belonged many years to the district of Loures, being
then
considered, the third biggest district of the country, in territorial
extension.
Loures,
such as Caneças, also had a big development, having in 1981, 27 080 habitants
and today, 32 874 habitants.
Today,
Caneças belongs to the Council of Odivelas
which in 1981 had a
population of 61 744 habitants, presenting recently a population of 84624
habitants.
We
can see that, when Caneças belonged to the district of Loures, in 1981, it had a
population of 6937 habitants. Today it has 13 327 habitants, more than the
double
It
is said that the active population of Caneças is concentrated mostly in the Service sector, reaching as much as 69,7%. On the other hand, about 29,4% of
that same population works in the Manufacturing sector. In what concerns the
Primary sector, nowadays it employs just 0,94% of the active population.
However,
we know that some people still work in the primary sector, although they find
in the
Service sector their main source of income.
The
village of Caneças still preserves some interesting places, such as: o
Lugar d´Além, with a considerably good state of conservation
which can’t be said
about the oldest houses, because these are decayed and lots of them are almost collapsing.
Caneças
has also other “built” memories, such as the fountains of the waters that
together with the fresh air attracted tourists and sick people. In the
past the
Aqueduct of "Free
Waters"
(as it was called), some old urban houses with registers in store and
glazed tiles and a dolmen, which is very degraded nowadays, are other interesting
places in this village.
As
time went by, some new leisure activities appeared, such as the Band from the
"Musical and
Sports Society of Caneças" and the Volunteer Fire
Brigade of Caneças that offer in
these days a group of activities that entertain the population, in their spare time.
Concerning
the commercial activity, there were created in the village some banks, good cafés and restaurants, a post-office and
some buildings were built that
gave this village a modern look.