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Esposende

Municipality of the district of Braga (District of Braga), region Norte (NUTS III: Cávado).

Esposende had 35.132 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 20,0% were aged 65 or over; 18,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

35.132inhabitants (2021 Census)
253district-seat telephone code
1town hall14parish councils23schools1NHS hospital in the name

Mayor: Carlos Manuel Pires Martins da Silva · Tel. 253960100 · www.cm-esposende.pt more contacts

NHS: Unidade Local de Saúde de Barcelos / Esposende, E.P.E.

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.)
  • 780 – 1.113
  • 1.255 – 1.838
  • 1.856 – 2.317
  • 2.646 – 4.152
  • 4.326 – 6.637
Density (inh./km²)
  • 147,7 – 181,8
  • 199,8 – 281,6
  • 286,0 – 342,8
  • 410,8 – 611,3
  • 636,3 – 2.400,0
Area (km²)
  • 1,7 – 4,3
  • 5,2 – 5,8
  • 6,6 – 8,3
  • 8,5 – 10,4
  • 10,4 – 10,5
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of Esposende

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
1Marinhas6.63710,43636,3
2Apúlia4.32610,53410,8
3Esposende4.1521,732.400,0
4Fão3.5215,76611,3
5Forjães2.6468,30318,8
6Palmeira de Faro2.3176,76342,8
7Antas2.1789,07240,1
8Belinho1.8566,59281,6
9União das freguesias de Fonte Boa e Rio Tinto1.83810,38177,1
10Gandra1.4735,15286,0
11Vila Chã1.2558,50147,7
12Gemeses1.1135,57199,8
13Mar1.0402,36440,7
14Curvos7804,29181,8
INE code (DTMN)
0306
Resident population
35.132
Area
95,41 km²
Density
368,2 inh./km²
Parishes
14
Share of district population
4,2%
Rank in the district (population)
7th of 14
National rank (population)
77th of 308
National rank (density)
44th of 308
National rank (area)
255th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
16.789 (47,8%)
Women
18.343 (52,2%)
Portuguese nationality
34.286 (97,6%)
Foreign nationality
846 (2,4%)
Ageing index
147,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
12.418
Average household size
2,81 people
Dwellings
22.062
Buildings
15.968
With higher education (15+)
18,8% (5.704)
Unemployment rate
5,17%

Population by age group

0-144.776 · 13,6%15-243.896 · 11,1%25-6419.419 · 55,3%65+7.041 · 20,0%
Residents by age group (35.132 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
33.857
Voters
23.555 (69,57%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
M (elected council president)11.74049,84%4
PPD/PSD8.25735,05%3
PS1.2755,41%0
CH1.1324,81%0
PCP-PEV3701,57%0
B.E.1780,76%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
33.857
Voters
23.553 (69,57%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
M11.56649,11%11
PPD/PSD7.78333,04%8
PS1.5256,47%1
CH1.3145,58%1
PCP-PEV5492,33%0
B.E.1660,70%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
Carlos Manuel Pires Martins da Silva
Address
Praça do Município, 4740-223 Esposende
Telephone
253960100
Website
www.cm-esposende.pt

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

On the web

Q552011 · Wikipedia · www.cm-esposende.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Barcelos (11,2 km) · Póvoa de Varzim (14,6 km) · Viana do Castelo (18,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Braga: 37,0 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.)
  • 6.358 – 15.558
  • 17.643 – 21.775
  • 23.896 – 46.444
  • 48.497 – 133.534
  • 156.830 – 193.324
Density (inh./km²)
  • 22,9 – 64,3
  • 97,4 – 203,1
  • 221,4 – 308,1
  • 368,2 – 662,4
  • 967,5 – 1.054,1
Area (km²)
  • 24,7 – 95,4
  • 134,7 – 183,4
  • 201,6 – 219,1
  • 228,7 – 241,8
  • 277,5 – 378,9
Quantile classes · current municipality
Esposende 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 Braga

Amares · Barcelos · Braga · Cabeceiras de Basto · Celorico de Basto · Fafe · Guimarães · Póvoa de Lanhoso · Terras de Bouro · Vieira do Minho · Vila Nova de Famalicão · Vila Verde · Vizela

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