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Chaves

Municipality of the district of Vila Real (District of Vila Real), region Norte (NUTS III: Alto Tâmega e Barroso).

Chaves had 37.590 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 32,2% were aged 65 or over; 15,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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37.590inhabitants (2021 Census)
259district-seat telephone code
1town hall39parish councils23schools

Mayor: Nuno Vaz Ribeiro · Tel. 276340500 · Email: municipio@chaves.pt · www.chaves.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.)
  • 164 – 254
  • 260 – 431
  • 444 – 515
  • 543 – 850
  • 1.323 – 11.408
Density (inh./km²)
  • 5,9 – 20,8
  • 21,1 – 25,4
  • 25,7 – 35,6
  • 36,7 – 70,3
  • 83,4 – 2.026,3
Area (km²)
  • 5,6 – 8,7
  • 9,2 – 12,5
  • 13,1 – 16,4
  • 16,7 – 20,2
  • 21,9 – 31,3
Quantile classes
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The 39 parishes of Chaves

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
1Santa Maria Maior11.4085,632.026,3
2União das freguesias de Santa Cruz/Trindade e Sanjurge3.38113,38252,7
3União das freguesias da Madalena e Samaiões2.41613,99172,7
4Vilar de Nantes1.8987,28260,7
5Vidago (União das freguesias de Vidago, Arcossó, Selhariz e Vilarinho das Paranheiras)1.72824,5770,3
6Vale de Anta1.62510,18159,6
7São Pedro de Agostém1.32326,7049,6
8União das freguesias das Eiras, São Julião de Montenegro e Cela85022,7937,3
9Outeiro Seco84915,2155,8
10Faiões8318,09102,7
11Vila Verde da Raia8159,7783,4
12Águas Frias60728,7821,1
13Ervededo59520,2129,4
14União das freguesias de Loivos e Póvoa de Agrações58619,0130,8
15Santo Estêvão5438,6762,6
16Oura51514,5135,5
17Vilarelho da Raia46418,0325,7
18Nogueira da Montanha46116,6727,7
19União das freguesias de Soutelo e Seara Velha46118,1225,4
20Redondelo45518,7124,3
21União das freguesias de Travancas e Roriz45421,8620,8
22Bustelo4499,3548,0
23Anelhe44412,4935,6
24União das freguesias de Calvão e Soutelinho da Raia43128,3615,2
25Curalha4167,8253,2
26Santo António de Monforte39711,7833,7
27Vilela do Tâmega3539,6136,7
28Cimo de Vila da Castanheira33816,4220,6
29Lama de Arcos29113,6921,3
30Mairos27111,6723,2
31Planalto de Monforte (União das freguesias de Oucidres e Bobadela)26018,9813,7
32Santa Leocádia25413,1019,4
33Vilela Seca23814,0117,0
34Moreiras2169,2323,4
35Paradela2168,2226,3
36Tronco2028,5423,7
37Sanfins20017,6911,3
38São Vicente18531,265,9
39Vilas Boas1646,8623,9
INE code (DTMN)
1703
Resident population
37.590
Area
591,23 km²
Density
63,6 inh./km²
Parishes
39
Share of district population
20,2%
Rank in the district (population)
2nd of 14
National rank (population)
75th of 308
National rank (density)
160th of 308
National rank (area)
37th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
17.838 (47,5%)
Women
19.752 (52,5%)
Portuguese nationality
36.957 (98,3%)
Foreign nationality
633 (1,7%)
Ageing index
323,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
15.904
Average household size
2,31 people
Dwellings
28.665
Buildings
22.605
With higher education (15+)
15,5% (5.251)
Unemployment rate
8,46%

Population by age group

0-143.737 · 9,9%15-243.330 · 8,9%25-6418.432 · 49,0%65+12.091 · 32,2%
Residents by age group (37.590 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
42.119
Voters
24.380 (57,88%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)13.30054,55%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL7.66631,44%2
CH1.9007,79%0
PCP-PEV4381,80%0
PLAC4001,64%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
42.119
Voters
24.361 (57,84%)
Seats
40
ListVotes%Seats
PS11.70748,06%20
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL7.84532,20%14
CH2.52110,35%4
PLAC8543,51%1
PCP-PEV5862,41%1

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
Nuno Vaz Ribeiro
Address
Praça de Camões, 5400-150 Chaves
Telephone
276340500
Email
municipio@chaves.pt
Website
www.chaves.pt

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

On the web

Q504580 · Wikipedia · www.chaves.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Boticas (26,0 km) · Montalegre (34,5 km) · Valpaços (17,3 km) · Vila Pouca de Aguiar (30,8 km) · Vinhais (33,5 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Vila Real: 40,1 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.)
  • 3.547 – 5.245
  • 5.548 – 6.100
  • 6.410 – 10.486
  • 11.812 – 14.701
  • 37.590 – 49.571
Density (inh./km²)
  • 11,5 – 26,8
  • 27,0 – 27,7
  • 35,2 – 37,3
  • 63,6 – 130,9
  • 133,1 – 153,3
Area (km²)
  • 26,7 – 94,9
  • 156,9 – 189,4
  • 217,5 – 322,0
  • 378,8 – 548,7
  • 591,2 – 805,5
Quantile classes · current municipality
Chaves 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 Vila Real

Alijó · Boticas · Mesão Frio · Mondim de Basto · Montalegre · Murça · Peso da Régua · Ribeira de Pena · Sabrosa · Santa Marta de Penaguião · Valpaços · Vila Pouca de Aguiar · Vila Real

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