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Vila Real

Municipality of the district of Vila Real (District of Vila Real), region Norte (NUTS III: Douro).

Vila Real had 49.571 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 23,5% were aged 65 or over; 24,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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49.571inhabitants (2021 Census)
259district-seat telephone code
1town hall20parish councils27schools

Mayor: Alexandre Favaios · Tel. 259308100 · Email: geral@cm-vilareal.pt · www.cm-vilareal.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.)
  • 384 – 836
  • 948 – 1.226
  • 1.234 – 1.724
  • 1.730 – 2.890
  • 3.182 – 17.343
Density (inh./km²)
  • 25,7 – 44,8
  • 51,0 – 66,5
  • 67,1 – 85,5
  • 85,9 – 244,9
  • 366,4 – 2.446,1
Area (km²)
  • 2,9 – 7,0
  • 7,1 – 12,0
  • 14,4 – 20,5
  • 23,2 – 26,0
  • 32,2 – 41,6
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 20 parishes of Vila Real

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
1Vila Real17.3437,092.446,1
2Mateus3.5394,14854,8
3Lordelo3.2275,16625,4
4União das freguesias de Mouçós e Lamares3.18232,2498,7
5União das freguesias de Borbela e Lamas de Olo2.89041,2870,0
6União das freguesias de Adoufe e Vilarinho de Samardã2.65837,7670,4
7Folhadela2.16316,06134,7
8União das freguesias de Constantim e Vale de Nogueiras1.73026,0166,5
9Parada de Cunhos1.7247,04244,9
10Vila Marim1.51723,2165,4
11Andrães1.37320,4767,1
12Torgueda1.23414,4385,5
13Campeã1.22624,0551,0
14União das freguesias de São Tomé do Castelo e Justes1.06641,5625,7
15Arroios1.0592,89366,4
16Mondrões94811,0485,9
17Abaças83618,8744,3
18União das freguesias de Nogueira e Ermida75911,9663,5
19União das freguesias de Pena, Quintã e Vila Cova71324,9828,5
20Guiães3848,5744,8
INE code (DTMN)
1714
Resident population
49.571
Area
378,80 km²
Density
130,9 inh./km²
Parishes
20
Share of district population
26,7%
Rank in the district (population)
1st of 14
National rank (population)
57th of 308
National rank (density)
103rd of 308
National rank (area)
81st of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
23.376 (47,2%)
Women
26.195 (52,8%)
Portuguese nationality
48.828 (98,5%)
Foreign nationality
739 (1,5%)
Stateless
4 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
195,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
19.770
Average household size
2,48 people
Dwellings
30.859
Buildings
21.321
With higher education (15+)
24,6% (10.724)
Unemployment rate
6,91%

Population by age group

0-145.972 · 12,0%15-245.180 · 10,4%25-6426.754 · 54,0%65+11.665 · 23,5%
Residents by age group (49.571 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
49.167
Voters
32.145 (65,38%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)17.71155,10%4
PPD/PSD7.58223,59%2
CH4.07812,69%1
CDS-PP8282,58%0
PCP-PEV3651,14%0
L3591,12%0
B.E.2430,76%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
49.167
Voters
32.142 (65,37%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS15.65848,72%12
PPD/PSD8.65326,92%6
CH4.38313,64%3
CDS-PP9152,85%0
L5561,73%0
PCP-PEV5011,56%0
B.E.3681,14%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
Alexandre Favaios
Address
Avenida Carvalho Araújo, 5000-657 Vila Real
Telephone
259308100
Email
geral@cm-vilareal.pt
Website
www.cm-vilareal.pt

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

On the web

Q503856 · Wikipedia · www.cm-vilareal.pt

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Amarante (25,7 km) · Mondim de Basto (15,6 km) · Peso da Régua (14,5 km) · Ribeira de Pena (22,5 km) · Sabrosa (13,4 km) · Santa Marta de Penaguião (10,7 km) · Vila Pouca de Aguiar (24,2 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Vila Real: 14,8 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
Vila Real 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 · Valpaços · Vila Pouca de Aguiar

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