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Vila Nova de Famalicão

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

Vila Nova de Famalicão had 133.534 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 19,7% were aged 65 or over; 15,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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133.534inhabitants (2021 Census)
253district-seat telephone code
1town hall39parish councils67schools

Mayor: Mário Sousa Passos · Tel. 252320900 · Email: camaramunicipal@famalicao.pt · www.famalicao.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.)
  • 857 – 1.651
  • 1.660 – 2.179
  • 2.212 – 3.019
  • 3.141 – 3.884
  • 3.895 – 20.928
Density (inh./km²)
  • 176,6 – 399,8
  • 400,3 – 549,4
  • 565,6 – 669,7
  • 695,6 – 961,4
  • 1.027,8 – 2.340,9
Area (km²)
  • 1,5 – 2,8
  • 2,8 – 3,5
  • 3,6 – 4,5
  • 4,7 – 7,9
  • 8,4 – 16,8
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 39 parishes of Vila Nova de Famalicão

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 Vila Nova de Famalicão e Calendário20.9288,942.340,9
2Ribeirão9.06110,31878,9
3União das freguesias de Antas e Abade de Vermoim8.1955,441.506,4
4Joane7.9467,321.085,5
5União das freguesias de Vale (São Cosme), Telhado e Portela5.24013,69382,8
6Delães3.9802,621.519,1
7Fradelos3.89516,80231,9
8Gavião3.8844,04961,4
9Lousado3.8845,80669,7
10União das freguesias de Arnoso (Santa Maria e Santa Eulália) e Sezures3.5278,81400,3
11Oliveira (Santa Maria)3.2794,52725,4
12Requião3.1977,42430,9
13Bairro3.1963,35954,0
14Riba de Ave3.1912,761.156,2
15União das freguesias de Lemenhe, Mouquim e Jesufrei3.1419,83319,5
16Nine3.0194,34695,6
17Vermoim2.9474,71625,7
18Landim2.8384,51629,3
19Gondifelos2.6757,93337,3
20Oliveira (São Mateus)2.4182,021.197,0
21União das freguesias de Carreira e Bente2.3523,58657,0
22Brufe2.2942,49921,3
23Louro2.2124,98444,2
24Pousada de Saramagos2.1792,121.027,8
25Esmeriz2.1703,95549,4
26Castelões2.0833,53590,1
27Vale (São Martinho)2.0363,60565,6
28Pedome1.9972,63759,3
29Mogege1.8742,87653,0
30Ruivães1.6783,10541,3
31Avidos1.6602,80592,9
32Cruz1.6514,13399,8
33Cavalões1.5995,45293,4
34União das freguesias de Seide1.5142,85531,2
35Vilarinho das Cambas1.4858,41176,6
36Cabeçudos1.4463,31436,9
37Novais1.1291,45778,6
38Lagoa8771,87469,0
39Outiz8573,32258,1
INE code (DTMN)
0312
Resident population
133.534
Area
201,59 km²
Density
662,4 inh./km²
Parishes
39
Share of district population
15,8%
Rank in the district (population)
3rd of 14
National rank (population)
20th of 308
National rank (density)
26th of 308
National rank (area)
161st of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
64.449 (48,3%)
Women
69.085 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
131.102 (98,2%)
Foreign nationality
2.432 (1,8%)
Ageing index
153,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
48.213
Average household size
2,75 people
Dwellings
57.740
Buildings
40.304
With higher education (15+)
15,3% (17.809)
Unemployment rate
6,99%

Population by age group

0-1417.109 · 12,8%15-2415.041 · 11,3%25-6475.099 · 56,2%65+26.285 · 19,7%
Residents by age group (133.534 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
121.657
Voters
83.575 (68,70%)
Seats
11
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)41.48849,64%6
PS27.96033,45%4
CH7.1848,60%1
IL1.8322,19%0
PCP-PEV1.5501,85%0
PAN8571,03%0
ADN5250,63%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
121.657
Voters
83.568 (68,69%)
Seats
40
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP38.85646,50%20
PS27.22032,57%14
CH8.80310,53%4
IL2.6553,18%1
PCP-PEV1.9592,34%1
PAN1.1101,33%0
ADN5550,66%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
Mário Sousa Passos
Address
Praça Álvaro Marques, 4764-502 Vila Nova de Famalicão
Telephone
252320900
Email
camaramunicipal@famalicao.pt
Website
www.famalicao.pt

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

On the web

Q551658 · Wikipedia · www.vilanovadefamalicao.org/ · www.famalicao.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Barcelos (17,4 km) · Braga (16,6 km) · Guimarães (16,7 km) · Póvoa de Varzim (17,9 km) · Santo Tirso (10,9 km) · Trofa (12,1 km) · Vila do Conde (16,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Braga: 21,6 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
Vila Nova de Famalicão 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 · Vieira do Minho · Vila Verde · Vizela

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