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Valpaços

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

Valpaços had 14.701 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 40,5% were aged 65 or over; 8,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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14.701inhabitants (2021 Census)
259district-seat telephone code
1town hall25parish councils6schools

Mayor: Jorge Manuel da Mata Pires · Tel. 278710130 · Email: municipio@valpacos.pt · valpacos.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.)
  • 170 – 243
  • 261 – 303
  • 311 – 358
  • 395 – 503
  • 534 – 4.660
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,5 – 11,7
  • 12,0 – 15,9
  • 16,2 – 23,3
  • 24,0 – 28,7
  • 30,1 – 119,0
Area (km²)
  • 7,2 – 13,1
  • 14,4 – 19,0
  • 19,4 – 21,9
  • 22,5 – 28,2
  • 28,2 – 49,8
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 25 parishes of Valpaços

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
1Valpaços e Sanfins4.66039,15119,0
2Carrazedo de Montenegro e Curros1.64349,8333,0
3Vilarandelo96120,1647,7
4Lebução, Fiães e Nozelos54829,7118,4
5Ervões53421,8524,4
6Santiago da Ribeira de Alhariz50321,6123,3
7Algeriz50220,9124,0
8São João da Corveira45515,8428,7
9Friões44728,1615,9
10Vassal39513,1430,1
11Possacos35813,0927,4
12Fornos do Pinhal32010,4030,8
13Santa Valha31727,2411,6
14Sonim e Barreiros31417,7917,7
15Santa Maria de Emeres31116,5718,8
16Bouçoães30325,9911,7
17Rio Torto28430,699,3
18Padrela e Tazem27723,1212,0
19Água Revés e Crasto27518,9914,5
20Tinhela e Alvarelhos26128,229,3
21São Pedro de Veiga de Lila24319,3812,5
22Veiga de Lila23314,3616,2
23Serapicos1967,1727,3
24Vales19122,518,5
25Canaveses17012,8713,2
INE code (DTMN)
1712
Resident population
14.701
Area
548,74 km²
Density
26,8 inh./km²
Parishes
25
Share of district population
7,9%
Rank in the district (population)
3rd of 14
National rank (population)
146th of 308
National rank (density)
224th of 308
National rank (area)
45th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
6.888 (46,9%)
Women
7.813 (53,1%)
Portuguese nationality
14.519 (98,8%)
Foreign nationality
182 (1,2%)
Ageing index
495,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
6.471
Average household size
2,19 people
Dwellings
13.648
Buildings
12.278
With higher education (15+)
8,2% (1.102)
Unemployment rate
6,79%

Population by age group

0-141.200 · 8,2%15-241.122 · 7,6%25-646.430 · 43,7%65+5.949 · 40,5%
Residents by age group (14.701 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
18.111
Voters
10.107 (55,81%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)6.63265,62%5
CH1.57715,60%1
PS1.37513,60%1
PCP-PEV800,79%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
18.111
Voters
10.103 (55,78%)
Seats
26
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD6.43563,69%18
CH1.58915,73%4
PS1.49514,80%4
PCP-PEV990,98%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
Jorge Manuel da Mata Pires
Address
Praça do município, 5430-482 Valpaços
Telephone
278710130
Email
municipio@valpacos.pt
Website
valpacos.pt

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

On the web

Q757856 · Wikipedia · www.valpacos.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Chaves (17,3 km) · Mirandela (17,2 km) · Murça (22,6 km) · Vila Pouca de Aguiar (26,0 km) · Vinhais (34,5 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Vila Real: 33,7 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
Valpaços 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 · Chaves · Mesão Frio · Mondim de Basto · Montalegre · Murça · Peso da Régua · Ribeira de Pena · Sabrosa · Santa Marta de Penaguião · 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