Arcos de Valdevez
Municipality of the district of Viana do Castelo (District of Viana do Castelo), region Norte (NUTS III: Alto Minho).
Arcos de Valdevez had 20.718 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 36,0% were aged 65 or over; 10,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Olegário Gonçalves · Tel. 258520500 · Email: geral@cmav.pt · www.cmav.pt more contacts
Summary for arrivals. The telephone code is that of the district/region seat (ANACOM numbering plan), not exclusive to this municipality. School, parish-council and town-hall counts come from the official lists already on this site. Hospitals are NHS institutions whose official name includes the municipality.
- 164 – 258
- 295 – 327
- 349 – 476
- 536 – 815
- 848 – 2.754
- 4,5 – 24,8
- 25,4 – 43,8
- 49,2 – 97,5
- 99,5 – 182,2
- 185,6 – 522,6
- 1,7 – 3,8
- 3,9 – 5,3
- 5,5 – 8,3
- 9,0 – 15,1
- 19,3 – 59,1
The 36 parishes of Arcos de Valdevez
Sorted by resident population (2021 Census, 2025 geography). Click a header to sort; hover a row to highlight it on the map.
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- INE code (DTMN)
- 1601
- Resident population
- 20.718
- Area
- 447,60 km²
- Density
- 46,3 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 36
- Share of district population
- 9,0%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 3rd of 10
- National rank (population)
- 119th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 182nd of 308
- National rank (area)
- 60th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 9.483 (45,8%)
- Women
- 11.235 (54,2%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 20.288 (97,9%)
- Foreign nationality
- 430 (2,1%)
- Ageing index
- 387,8 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 8.764
- Average household size
- 2,32 people
- Dwellings
- 17.810
- Buildings
- 15.723
- With higher education (15+)
- 10,3% (1.931)
- Unemployment rate
- 6,17%
Population by age group
Source: INE, Censos 2021 (API de indicadores) — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012328, 0012481, 0014632, licence CC BY 4.0.
2025 local elections
Municipal council
- Registered
- 24.107
- Voters
- 14.659 (60,81%)
- Seats
- 7
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD (elected council president) | 8.600 | 58,67% | 5 |
| PS | 3.505 | 23,91% | 2 |
| CH | 1.635 | 11,15% | 0 |
| CDS-PP | 244 | 1,66% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 172 | 1,17% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 24.107
- Voters
- 14.663 (60,82%)
- Seats
- 37
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD | 8.393 | 57,24% | 23 |
| PS | 3.477 | 23,71% | 9 |
| CH | 1.757 | 11,98% | 5 |
| CDS-PP | 267 | 1,82% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 217 | 1,48% | 0 |
Source: SGMAI — resultados oficiais das Autárquicas 2025. Official results; only the list that elects the council president is marked (the person’s name is not in these results).
Contacts
- Mayor
- Olegário Gonçalves
- Address
- Praça Municipal, 4974-003 Arcos de Valdevez
- Telephone
- 258520500
- geral@cmav.pt
- Website
- www.cmav.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q490302 · Wikipedia · www.cmav.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Melgaço (20,6 km) · Monção (14,7 km) · Paredes de Coura (17,2 km) · Ponte da Barca (11,6 km) · Ponte de Lima (24,6 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viana do Castelo: 14,0 km.
Source: DGT, CAOP2025 (CC BY 4.0) — adjacência de limites; distância em linha reta entre centróides (licence CC BY 4.0).
Services and territory
Median rent of new contracts in the municipality, 2025: 5,05 €/m² (INE 0014773). INE also publishes the value for 0 parishes of this municipality. See parish by parish.
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
6 establishments with figures for the 1st, 2nd or 3rd cycle or for secondary education. The source does not name the parish.
| # | School | In the source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EPRALIMA - Escola Profissional do Alto Lima (Sede) | Código DGEEC 1601258. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: secundário profissional. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica Dr. Manuel da Costa Brandão, Sabadim, Arcos de Valdevez | Código DGEEC 1601602. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica Padre Himalaya, Távora, Arcos de Valdevez | Código DGEEC 1601073. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Básica Prof. António Melo Machado, Arcos de Valdevez | Código DGEEC 1601564. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 5 | Escola Básica de Eira do Penedo, Arcos de Valdevez | Código DGEEC 1601834. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 6 | Escola Básica e Secundária de Valdevez, Arcos de Valdevez | Código DGEEC 1601521. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico, secundário profissional. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
Source: DGEEC, Infoescolas 2020 (CC BY 4.0). Rents: INE 0014773 (CC BY 4.0).
Location in the district
- 7.773 – 8.632
- 8.921 – 11.044
- 13.623 – 15.797
- 17.816 – 20.718
- 41.164 – 85.778
- 32,6 – 46,3
- 60,6 – 62,5
- 82,2 – 84,3
- 115,7 – 116,3
- 128,5 – 268,9
- 108,5 – 117,1
- 136,5 – 138,2
- 182,1 – 211,3
- 238,3 – 319,0
- 320,3 – 447,6
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Other municipalities of the district of Viana do Castelo
Caminha · Melgaço · Monção · Paredes de Coura · Ponte da Barca · Ponte de Lima · Valença · Viana do Castelo · Vila Nova de Cerveira
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026