Mesão Frio
Municipality of the district of Vila Real (District of Vila Real), region Norte (NUTS III: Douro).
Mesão Frio had 3.547 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 28,8% were aged 65 or over; 8,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Paulo Jorge Peres Teixeira da Silva · Tel. 254890100 · Email: geral@cm-mesaofrio.pt · www.cm-mesaofrio.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.
- 131
- 349
- 537
- 915
- 1.615
- 50,6
- 101,5
- 107,0
- 115,2
- 218,0
- 2,6
- 3,4
- 4,7
- 7,4
- 8,6
The 5 parishes of Mesão Frio
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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| # | Parish | Population | Area (km²) | Inhab./km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mesão Frio (Santo André) | 1.615 | 7,41 | 218,0 |
| 2 | Vila Marim | 915 | 8,55 | 107,0 |
| 3 | Barqueiros | 537 | 4,66 | 115,2 |
| 4 | Oliveira | 349 | 3,44 | 101,5 |
| 5 | Cidadelhe | 131 | 2,59 | 50,6 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 1704
- Resident population
- 3.547
- Area
- 26,65 km²
- Density
- 133,1 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 5
- Share of district population
- 1,9%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 14th of 14
- National rank (population)
- 282nd of 308
- National rank (density)
- 101st of 308
- National rank (area)
- 301st of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 1.655 (46,7%)
- Women
- 1.892 (53,3%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 3.531 (99,5%)
- Foreign nationality
- 16 (0,5%)
- Ageing index
- 313,8 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 1.385
- Average household size
- 2,50 people
- Dwellings
- 2.392
- Buildings
- 2.198
- With higher education (15+)
- 8,6% (277)
- Unemployment rate
- 8,38%
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
- 3.381
- Voters
- 2.574 (76,13%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS (elected council president) | 1.271 | 49,38% | 3 |
| PPD/PSD | 1.114 | 43,28% | 2 |
| CH | 89 | 3,46% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 12 | 0,47% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 3.381
- Voters
- 2.574 (76,13%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 1.255 | 48,76% | 8 |
| PPD/PSD | 1.113 | 43,24% | 7 |
| CH | 91 | 3,54% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 21 | 0,82% | 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
- Paulo Jorge Peres Teixeira da Silva
- Address
- Avenida Conselheiro José Maria Alpoim, N.º 432, 5040-310 Mesão Frio
- Telephone
- 254890100
- geral@cm-mesaofrio.pt
- Website
- www.cm-mesaofrio.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q1006385 · Wikipedia · www.cm-mesaofrio.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Baião (9,9 km) · Lamego (10,1 km) · Peso da Régua (8,8 km) · Resende (11,3 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Vila Real: 34,5 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
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
2 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 | Escola Básica de Mesão Frio | Código DGEEC 1704001. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica e Secundária Professor António da Natividade, Mesão Frio | Código DGEEC 1704848. 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
- 3.547 – 5.245
- 5.548 – 6.100
- 6.410 – 10.486
- 11.812 – 14.701
- 37.590 – 49.571
- 11,5 – 26,8
- 27,0 – 27,7
- 35,2 – 37,3
- 63,6 – 130,9
- 133,1 – 153,3
- 26,7 – 94,9
- 156,9 – 189,4
- 217,5 – 322,0
- 378,8 – 548,7
- 591,2 – 805,5
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Other municipalities of the district of Vila Real
Alijó · Boticas · Chaves · 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