Vila Franca do Campo

Municipality of the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Ilha de São Miguel).

Vila Franca do Campo had 10.323 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 14,9% were aged 65 or over; 10,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

10.323inhabitants (2021 Census)

292district-seat telephone code

1town hall 6parish councils

Mayor: Graça de Fátima Bolarinho Ventura Melo · Tel. 296539100 · Email: geral@cmvfc.pt · www.cmvfc.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.)

640 – 1.005
1.380
1.656
2.486
3.156

Density (inh./km²)

66,7 – 90,0
107,5
181,7
197,3
556,5

Area (km²)

2,5 – 5,5
9,6
12,6
18,4
29,4

Quantile classes

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The 6 parishes of Vila Franca do Campo

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	Ponta Garça	3.156	29,35	107,5
2	Vila Franca do Campo (São Miguel)	2.486	12,60	197,3
3	Água de Alto	1.656	18,41	90,0
4	Vila Franca do Campo (São Pedro)	1.380	2,48	556,5
5	Ribeira Seca	1.005	5,53	181,7
6	Ribeira das Tainhas	640	9,59	66,7

INE code (DTMN): 4206
Resident population: 10.323
Area: 77,97 km²
Density: 132,4 inh./km²
Parishes: 6
Share of the region: 4,4%
Rank in the region (population): 7th of 19
National rank (population): 186th of 308
National rank (density): 102nd of 308
National rank (area): 272nd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men: 5.177 (50,2%)
Women: 5.146 (49,8%)
Portuguese nationality: 10.250 (99,3%)
Foreign nationality: 73 (0,7%)
Ageing index: 100,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households: 3.343
Average household size: 3,08 people
Dwellings: 4.272
Buildings: 4.019
With higher education (15+): 10,0% (876)
Unemployment rate: 9,87%

Population by age group

Residents by age group (10.323 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: 10.481
Voters: 5.873 (56,03%)
Seats: 7

List	Votes	%	Seats
PS (elected council president)	3.396	57,82%	5
PPD/PSD	1.909	32,50%	2
CH	459	7,82%	0

Municipal assembly

Registered: 10.481
Voters: 5.873 (56,03%)
Seats: 21

List	Votes	%	Seats
PS	3.169	53,96%	12
PPD/PSD	1.974	33,61%	7
CH	536	9,13%	2
PCP-PEV	35	0,60%	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).