TodoPortugal.pt

and if more World there had been, there would they have gone

Vila Verde

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

Vila Verde had 46.444 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 21,8% were aged 65 or over; 12,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

46.444inhabitants (2021 Census)
253district-seat telephone code
1town hall33parish councils26schools

Mayor: Júlia Maria Caridade Rodrigues Fernandes · Tel. 253310500 · Email: geral@cm-vilaverde.pt · www.cm-vilaverde.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.)
  • 424 – 521
  • 526 – 744
  • 823 – 1.104
  • 1.189 – 1.866
  • 1.973 – 7.376
Density (inh./km²)
  • 24,2 – 114,0
  • 118,5 – 135,4
  • 163,0 – 189,1
  • 216,4 – 357,4
  • 509,4 – 980,9
Area (km²)
  • 1,6 – 3,4
  • 3,4 – 4,4
  • 4,5 – 5,8
  • 5,8 – 9,5
  • 10,9 – 33,8
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 33 parishes of Vila Verde

Sorted by resident population (2021 Census, 2025 geography). Click a header to sort; hover a row to highlight it on the map.

Download CSV parish list (UTF-8)

#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Vila Verde e Barbudo7.3767,52980,9
2Vila de Prado4.4825,52812,0
3União das freguesias da Ribeira do Neiva3.36033,7699,5
4Lage3.0544,67654,0
5Soutelo2.1244,17509,4
6Cabanelas1.9736,74292,7
7Turiz1.8663,62515,5
8Cervães1.85610,89170,4
9União das freguesias de Pico de Regalados, Gondiães e Mós1.5539,53163,0
10União das freguesias do Vade1.45315,6492,9
11União das freguesias de Sande, Vilarinho, Barros e Gomide1.41112,38114,0
12Moure1.3784,50306,2
13Oleiros1.1893,78314,6
14Loureira1.1041,76627,3
15Freiriz1.0565,84180,8
16União das freguesias de Esqueiros, Nevogilde e Travassós9225,02183,7
17Aboim da Nóbrega e Gondomar90214,4162,6
18União das freguesias de Carreiras (São Miguel) e Carreiras (Santiago)8324,40189,1
19União das freguesias de Marrancos e Arcozelo8236,49126,8
20União das freguesias de Escariz (São Mamede) e Escariz (São Martinho)7445,78128,7
21Parada de Gatim7073,22219,6
22Lanhas6541,83357,4
23Prado (São Miguel)6535,51118,5
24União das freguesias de Valbom (São Pedro), Passô e Valbom (São Martinho)5956,1996,1
25Atiães5474,04135,4
26Coucieiro5264,22124,6
27Gême5211,60325,6
28Pico5162,80184,3
29União das freguesias de Oriz (Santa Marinha) e Oriz (São Miguel)5096,0684,0
30Ponte4523,41132,6
31Sabariz4482,07216,4
32Valdreu43417,9624,2
33Dossãos4243,35126,6
INE code (DTMN)
0313
Resident population
46.444
Area
228,67 km²
Density
203,1 inh./km²
Parishes
33
Share of district population
5,5%
Rank in the district (population)
6th of 14
National rank (population)
62nd of 308
National rank (density)
68th of 308
National rank (area)
141st of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
22.223 (47,8%)
Women
24.221 (52,2%)
Portuguese nationality
45.545 (98,1%)
Foreign nationality
899 (1,9%)
Ageing index
165,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
16.254
Average household size
2,82 people
Dwellings
24.519
Buildings
21.335
With higher education (15+)
12,6% (5.061)
Unemployment rate
6,72%

Population by age group

0-146.128 · 13,2%15-245.369 · 11,6%25-6424.809 · 53,4%65+10.138 · 21,8%
Residents by age group (46.444 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
45.299
Voters
30.161 (66,58%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)15.90652,74%5
PS5.19717,23%1
CH4.79915,91%1
CDS-PP/NC1.4034,65%0
IL1.0253,40%0
PCP-PEV3611,20%0
B.E.2380,79%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
45.299
Voters
30.162 (66,58%)
Seats
34
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD14.67148,64%19
CH5.50618,25%7
PS5.25117,41%6
CDS-PP/NC1.4414,78%1
IL1.2294,07%1
PCP-PEV4551,51%0
B.E.2980,99%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
Júlia Maria Caridade Rodrigues Fernandes
Address
Praça do Município, 4730-733 Vila Verde
Telephone
253310500
Email
geral@cm-vilaverde.pt
Website
www.cm-vilaverde.pt

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

On the web

Q551676 · Wikipedia · www.cm-vilaverde.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Amares (8,8 km) · Barcelos (21,9 km) · Braga (15,3 km) · Ponte da Barca (17,9 km) · Ponte de Lima (14,7 km) · Terras de Bouro (21,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Braga: 18,9 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 Verde highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

Compare Vila Verde with other municipalities… · Compare parishes…

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 Nova de Famalicão · Vizela

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