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Ponte de Lima

Municipality of the district of Viana do Castelo (District of Viana do Castelo), region Norte (NUTS III: Alto Minho).

Ponte de Lima had 41.164 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 24,5% were aged 65 or over; 12,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

41.164inhabitants (2021 Census)
258district-seat telephone code
1town hall41parish councils19schools

Mayor: Vasco Nuno Magalhães Velho de Almeida Ferraz · Tel. 258900400 · Email: geral@cm-pontedelima.pt · www.cm-pontedelima.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.)
  • 117 – 401
  • 406 – 597
  • 602 – 930
  • 969 – 1.544
  • 1.551 – 3.925
Density (inh./km²)
  • 25,2 – 70,3
  • 72,0 – 109,7
  • 113,5 – 137,1
  • 142,5 – 209,1
  • 219,0 – 978,8
Area (km²)
  • 1,5 – 3,3
  • 3,5 – 4,8
  • 5,3 – 8,1
  • 8,5 – 12,1
  • 13,0 – 27,3
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 41 parishes of Ponte de Lima

Sorted by resident population (2021 Census, 2025 geography). Click a header to sort; hover a row to highlight it on the map.

#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Arca e Ponte de Lima3.9254,01978,8
2Arcozelo3.56212,08294,9
3Correlhã2.7878,66321,8
4Refóios do Lima1.97816,45120,2
5Fornelos e Queijada1.86913,01143,7
6Feitosa1.8652,69693,3
7Ribeira1.8468,83209,1
8Ardegão, Freixo e Mato1.55110,72144,7
9Navió e Vitorino dos Piães1.54413,60113,5
10Facha1.39015,3190,8
11Fontão1.0904,83225,7
12Gandra1.0653,48306,0
13Anais1.0278,06127,4
14Rebordões (Souto)1.0117,41136,4
15Vitorino das Donas9794,47219,0
16Rebordões (Santa Maria)9697,07137,1
17Calheiros9308,50109,4
18Cabração e Moreira do Lima89927,3432,9
19Cabaços e Fojo Lobal8189,2788,2
20Bárrio e Cepões7869,7181,0
21Poiares7377,4499,1
22Seara6943,63191,2
23Calvelo6175,26117,3
24São Pedro d'Arcos60215,0540,0
25Gemieira5974,19142,5
26Santa Comba5911,50394,0
27Beiral do Lima5768,0072,0
28Friastelas4303,92109,7
29Brandara4202,58162,8
30Serdedelo4185,9570,3
31Estorãos40816,2125,2
32Sandiães4063,31122,7
33Santa Cruz do Lima4012,23179,8
34Labruja38314,0327,3
35Gondufe3615,4666,1
36Bertiandos3602,27158,6
37Sá3432,80122,5
38Labrujó, Rendufe e Vilar do Monte31511,7926,7
39Vilar das Almas2954,6763,2
40Gaifar2022,2988,2
41Boalhosa1172,1953,4
INE code (DTMN)
1607
Resident population
41.164
Area
320,25 km²
Density
128,5 inh./km²
Parishes
41
Share of district population
17,8%
Rank in the district (population)
2nd of 10
National rank (population)
69th of 308
National rank (density)
104th of 308
National rank (area)
96th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
19.393 (47,1%)
Women
21.771 (52,9%)
Portuguese nationality
40.543 (98,5%)
Foreign nationality
621 (1,5%)
Ageing index
205,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
14.947
Average household size
2,72 people
Dwellings
22.889
Buildings
20.140
With higher education (15+)
12,4% (4.501)
Unemployment rate
5,19%

Population by age group

0-144.892 · 11,9%15-244.551 · 11,1%25-6421.652 · 52,6%65+10.069 · 24,5%
Residents by age group (41.164 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
40.585
Voters
28.378 (69,92%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
CDS-PP (elected council president)15.05853,06%5
PLMT4.24414,96%1
PPD/PSD4.07814,37%1
CH1.8646,57%0
PS1.1173,94%0
IL5281,86%0
PCP-PEV4771,68%0
PPM1400,49%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
40.585
Voters
28.377 (69,92%)
Seats
42
ListVotes%Seats
CDS-PP14.29050,36%22
PPD/PSD5.16218,19%8
PLMT4.98617,57%8
PS1.4325,05%2
IL7872,77%1
PCP-PEV6782,39%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
Vasco Nuno Magalhães Velho de Almeida Ferraz
Address
Praça da República, 4990-062 Ponte de Lima
Telephone
258900400
Email
geral@cm-pontedelima.pt
Website
www.cm-pontedelima.pt

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

On the web

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viana do Castelo: 15,8 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.)
  • 7.773 – 8.632
  • 8.921 – 11.044
  • 13.623 – 15.797
  • 17.816 – 20.718
  • 41.164 – 85.778
Density (inh./km²)
  • 32,6 – 46,3
  • 60,6 – 62,5
  • 82,2 – 84,3
  • 115,7 – 116,3
  • 128,5 – 268,9
Area (km²)
  • 108,5 – 117,1
  • 136,5 – 138,2
  • 182,1 – 211,3
  • 238,3 – 319,0
  • 320,3 – 447,6
Quantile classes · current municipality
Ponte de Lima highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

Other municipalities of the district of Viana do Castelo

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