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Bragança

Municipality of the district of Bragança (District of Bragança), region Norte (NUTS III: Terras de Trás-os-Montes).

Bragança had 34.582 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 28,2% were aged 65 or over; 24,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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34.582inhabitants (2021 Census)
273district-seat telephone code
1town hall39parish councils21schools

Mayor: Isabel Ferreira · Tel. 273304200 · Email: cmb@cm-braganca.pt · www.cm-braganca.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.

Population (inh.)
  • 139 – 175
  • 178 – 217
  • 227 – 276
  • 279 – 430
  • 460 – 22.689
Density (inh./km²)
  • 2,1 – 5,8
  • 6,1 – 8,6
  • 9,2 – 11,5
  • 11,7 – 21,7
  • 23,9 – 635,7
Area (km²)
  • 8,8 – 15,5
  • 15,9 – 20,3
  • 21,3 – 26,1
  • 26,3 – 40,9
  • 50,5 – 106,4
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 39 parishes of Bragança

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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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1União das freguesias de Sé, Santa Maria e Meixedo22.68935,69635,7
2Samil1.39510,25136,1
3União das freguesias de Izeda, Calvelhe e Paradinha Nova85172,6711,7
4União das freguesias de Parada e Faílde53952,1310,3
5Rebordãos53326,2920,3
6Nogueira46212,0738,3
7Baçal46028,3716,2
8Castro de Avelãs43013,4831,9
9Donai41915,0727,8
10Gostei39719,4920,4
11São Pedro de Sarracenos38015,9123,9
12Gimonde35816,5021,7
13União das freguesias de São Julião de Palácios e Deilão31980,624,0
14União das freguesias de Rio Frio e Milhão28763,514,5
15Coelhoso27919,7814,1
16Santa Comba de Rossas2768,7531,5
17Salsas26926,1210,3
18Sortes26221,3012,3
19Grijó de Parada24831,198,0
20Outeiro23440,935,7
21Espinhosela22737,036,1
22Pinela22722,6510,0
23União das freguesias de Aveleda e Rio de Onor227106,352,1
24Quintanilha21720,3010,7
25União das freguesias de Castrelos e Carrazedo21450,534,2
26Babe20925,628,2
27França19953,713,7
28Parâmio19522,578,6
29Serapicos18728,256,6
30Quintela de Lampaças18419,989,2
31Macedo do Mato17815,5411,5
32Mós17511,6215,1
33Alfaião16417,589,3
34Carragosa16227,775,8
35Rabal15223,376,5
36Sendas15019,177,8
37União das freguesias de Rebordainhos e Pombares14824,076,2
38Zoio14124,395,8
39Gondesende13912,9410,7
INE code (DTMN)
0402
Resident population
34.582
Area
1.173,57 km²
Density
29,5 inh./km²
Parishes
39
Share of district population
28,2%
Rank in the district (population)
1st of 12
National rank (population)
78th of 308
National rank (density)
216th of 308
National rank (area)
8th of 308

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)

2021 Census in detail

Men
16.514 (47,8%)
Women
18.068 (52,2%)
Portuguese nationality
32.985 (95,4%)
Foreign nationality
1.597 (4,6%)
Ageing index
260,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
14.297
Average household size
2,33 people
Dwellings
25.755
Buildings
16.863
With higher education (15+)
24,1% (7.420)
Unemployment rate
6,62%

Population by age group

0-143.744 · 10,8%15-243.677 · 10,6%25-6417.413 · 50,4%65+9.748 · 28,2%
Residents by age group (34.582 in total).

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
34.910
Voters
20.926 (59,94%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)10.52850,31%4
PPD/PSD8.66841,42%3
IL5242,50%0
CH4642,22%0
PCP-PEV1650,79%0
NTB1150,55%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
34.910
Voters
20.928 (59,95%)
Seats
40
ListVotes%Seats
PS9.34544,65%20
PPD/PSD8.71741,65%18
IL8133,88%1
CH7423,55%1
PCP-PEV4652,22%0
B.E.1060,51%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
Isabel Ferreira
Address
Forte S. João de Deus, 5300-263 Bragança
Telephone
273304200
Email
cmb@cm-braganca.pt
Website
www.cm-braganca.pt

Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).

On the web

Q768261 · Wikipedia · www.cm-braganca.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Macedo de Cavaleiros (29,0 km) · Vimioso (28,0 km) · Vinhais (26,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Bragança: 39,2 km.

Source: DGT, CAOP2025 (CC BY 4.0) — adjacência de limites; distância em linha reta entre centróides (licence CC BY 4.0).

Location in the district

Population (inh.)
  • 3.216 – 4.324
  • 5.490 – 6.050
  • 6.463 – 7.768
  • 8.301 – 14.251
  • 21.384 – 34.582
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,6 – 11,2
  • 12,8 – 13,2
  • 13,3 – 19,7
  • 20,4 – 22,8
  • 29,5 – 32,5
Area (km²)
  • 244,1 – 279,2
  • 322,0 – 481,6
  • 487,2 – 659,0
  • 694,8 – 699,1
  • 760,7 – 1.173,6
Quantile classes · current municipality
Bragança highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

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Other municipalities of the district of Bragança

Alfândega da Fé · Carrazeda de Ansiães · Freixo de Espada à Cinta · Macedo de Cavaleiros · Miranda do Douro · Mirandela · Mogadouro · Torre de Moncorvo · Vila Flor · Vimioso · Vinhais

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026