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Valença

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

Valença had 13.623 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 26,5% were aged 65 or over; 11,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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13.623inhabitants (2021 Census)
258district-seat telephone code
1town hall11parish councils9schools

Mayor: José Manuel Vaz Carpinteira · Tel. 251809500 · Email: geral@cm-valenca.pt · www.cm-valenca.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.)
  • 185 – 513
  • 573 – 600
  • 685 – 1.207
  • 1.243 – 1.391
  • 1.550 – 5.258
Density (inh./km²)
  • 23,2 – 68,9
  • 73,4 – 74,7
  • 82,5 – 123,6
  • 127,5 – 135,5
  • 159,6 – 554,1
Area (km²)
  • 4,2 – 7,8
  • 8,0 – 8,2
  • 9,2 – 9,5
  • 9,5 – 17,7
  • 18,8 – 20,2
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 parishes of Valença

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 Valença, Cristelo Covo e Arão5.2589,49554,1
2Cerdal1.55018,7882,5
3União das freguesias de Gandra e Taião1.39120,1968,9
4São Pedro da Torre1.2437,79159,6
5Ganfei1.2079,47127,5
6Fontoura6859,1774,7
7União das freguesias de São Julião e Silva6008,1873,4
8Verdoejo5734,23135,5
9Friestas5134,15123,6
10União das freguesias de Gondomil e Sanfins41817,7223,6
11Boivão1857,9723,2
INE code (DTMN)
1608
Resident population
13.623
Area
117,13 km²
Density
116,3 inh./km²
Parishes
11
Share of district population
5,9%
Rank in the district (population)
6th of 10
National rank (population)
156th of 308
National rank (density)
111th of 308
National rank (area)
236th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
6.420 (47,1%)
Women
7.203 (52,9%)
Portuguese nationality
12.673 (93,0%)
Foreign nationality
948 (7,0%)
Stateless
2 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
221,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
5.444
Average household size
2,48 people
Dwellings
8.527
Buildings
6.958
With higher education (15+)
11,1% (1.329)
Unemployment rate
7,48%

Population by age group

0-141.630 · 12,0%15-241.337 · 9,8%25-647.042 · 51,7%65+3.614 · 26,5%
Residents by age group (13.623 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
13.020
Voters
8.024 (61,63%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)4.73058,95%5
PPD/PSD2.17727,13%2
CH80810,07%0
PCP-PEV811,01%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
13.020
Voters
8.024 (61,63%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS4.62857,68%13
PPD/PSD2.08525,98%6
CH93311,63%2
PCP-PEV1121,40%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
José Manuel Vaz Carpinteira
Address
Praça da República, 4930-702 Valença
Telephone
251809500
Email
geral@cm-valenca.pt
Website
www.cm-valenca.pt

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

On the web

Q492475 · Wikipedia · www.cm-valenca.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Monção (15,2 km) · Paredes de Coura (10,2 km) · Vila Nova de Cerveira (12,2 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viana do Castelo: 13,1 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.)
  • 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
Valença 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 Viana do Castelo

Arcos de Valdevez · Caminha · Melgaço · Monção · Paredes de Coura · Ponte da Barca · Ponte de Lima · Viana do Castelo · Vila Nova de Cerveira

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