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Vieira do Minho

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

Vieira do Minho had 11.955 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 29,5% were aged 65 or over; 10,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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11.955inhabitants (2021 Census)
253district-seat telephone code
1town hall16parish councils5schools

Mayor: Filipe Alexandre Soares de Oliveira · Tel. 253649270 · Email: geral@cm-vminho.pt · www.cm-vminho.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.)
  • 343 – 394
  • 400 – 565
  • 577 – 688
  • 740 – 887
  • 898 – 2.372
Density (inh./km²)
  • 17,6 – 41,0
  • 42,3 – 51,8
  • 51,9 – 63,6
  • 64,1 – 80,0
  • 91,6 – 329,9
Area (km²)
  • 5,6 – 7,7
  • 8,2 – 8,7
  • 9,0 – 10,3
  • 10,8 – 11,5
  • 25,0 – 44,0
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 16 parishes of Vieira do Minho

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
1Vieira do Minho2.3727,19329,9
2Rossas1.46831,5746,5
3Guilhofrei89811,2380,0
4Tabuaças8879,6891,6
5União das freguesias de Ruivães e Campos77344,0317,6
6Cantelães74011,5464,1
7Mosteiro68810,8263,6
8Eira Vedra6165,59110,2
9União das freguesias de Ventosa e Cova5778,7066,3
10União das freguesias de Anjos e Vilar do Chão56524,9922,6
11União das freguesias de Caniçada e Soengas5178,9957,5
12Parada de Bouro4007,7151,9
13Louredo3947,6151,8
14Pinheiro37210,2736,2
15União das freguesias de Anissó e Soutelo3458,1542,3
16Salamonde3438,3741,0
INE code (DTMN)
0311
Resident population
11.955
Area
216,44 km²
Density
55,2 inh./km²
Parishes
16
Share of district population
1,4%
Rank in the district (population)
13th of 14
National rank (population)
168th of 308
National rank (density)
170th of 308
National rank (area)
151st of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
5.713 (47,8%)
Women
6.242 (52,2%)
Portuguese nationality
11.767 (98,4%)
Foreign nationality
188 (1,6%)
Ageing index
306,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
4.562
Average household size
2,57 people
Dwellings
8.022
Buildings
7.365
With higher education (15+)
10,3% (1.112)
Unemployment rate
8,93%

Population by age group

0-141.151 · 9,6%15-241.185 · 9,9%25-646.089 · 50,9%65+3.530 · 29,5%
Residents by age group (11.955 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
12.189
Voters
9.163 (75,17%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)5.32258,08%4
PPD/PSD3.22435,18%3
CH2202,40%0
CDS-PP1421,55%0
PCP-PEV870,95%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
12.189
Voters
9.163 (75,17%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS4.79952,37%12
PPD/PSD3.32536,29%8
CH3924,28%1
CDS-PP2342,55%0
PCP-PEV2002,18%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
Filipe Alexandre Soares de Oliveira
Address
Praça Dr. Guilherme de Abreu, 4850-527 Vieira do Minho
Telephone
253649270
Email
geral@cm-vminho.pt
Website
www.cm-vminho.pt

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

On the web

Q551109 · Wikipedia · www.cm-vminho.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Amares (20,2 km) · Cabeceiras de Basto (16,1 km) · Fafe (17,5 km) · Montalegre (26,4 km) · Póvoa de Lanhoso (13,3 km) · Terras de Bouro (14,0 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Braga: 20,1 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.)
  • 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
Vieira do Minho 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 · Esposende · Fafe · Guimarães · Póvoa de Lanhoso · Terras de Bouro · 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