Sandim is a former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the municipality of

Vila Nova de Gaia Vila Nova de Gaia (; cel-x-proto, Cale), or simply Gaia, is a city and a municipality in Porto District in Norte Region, Portugal. It is located south of the city of Porto on the other side of the Douro River. The city proper had a population of ...

, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish

Sandim, Olival, Lever e Crestuma Sandim, Olival, Lever e Crestuma is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Sandim, Olival, Lever A lever is a simple machine consisting of a beam or rigid r ...

. The population in 2011 was 5,938, in an area of 13.56 km².Eurostat
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Former parishes of Vila Nova de Gaia {{porto-geo-stub