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Vinhais

Municipality of the district of Bragança (District of Bragança), region Norte (NUTS III: Terras de Trás-os-Montes).

Vinhais had 7.768 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 44,4% were aged 65 or over; 8,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

7.768inhabitants (2021 Census)
273district-seat telephone code
1town hall26parish councils3schools

Mayor: Luís dos Santos Fernandes · Tel. 273770300 · Email: geral@cm-vinhais.pt · www.cm-vinhais.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.)
  • 134 – 154
  • 157 – 189
  • 197 – 220
  • 222 – 275
  • 289 – 2.185
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,4 – 6,4
  • 6,5 – 8,3
  • 8,4 – 9,9
  • 10,2 – 12,6
  • 13,5 – 68,3
Area (km²)
  • 8,3 – 17,7
  • 17,8 – 21,8
  • 22,3 – 26,8
  • 29,0 – 32,0
  • 36,2 – 59,2
Quantile classes
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The 26 parishes of Vinhais

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
1Vinhais2.18532,0168,3
2Rebordelo60521,0728,7
3Ervedosa33130,1511,0
4Tuizelo29631,359,4
5Candedo28921,4413,5
6União das freguesias de Sobreiro de Baixo e Alvaredos27526,7910,3
7Vale das Fontes26217,7614,8
8Penhas Juntas26026,359,9
9União das freguesias de Curopos e Vale de Janeiro24536,206,8
10Vilar de Ossos22217,7012,5
11Agrochão22017,4912,6
12União das freguesias de Moimenta e Montouto21943,355,1
13União das freguesias de Vilar de Lomba e São Jomil20729,487,0
14União das freguesias de Quirás e Pinheiro Novo20359,193,4
15União das freguesias de Nunes e Ousilhão19721,499,2
16Celas18937,885,0
17Santalha18829,046,5
18Vilar Seco de Lomba18622,328,3
19Edral17026,166,5
20União das freguesias de Soeira, Fresulfe e Mofreita15746,673,4
21Paçó15416,679,2
22Vila Verde15114,8810,2
23União das freguesias de Travanca e Santa Cruz14623,206,3
24Edrosa13921,816,4
25Vila Boa de Ousilhão1388,2816,7
26Vilar de Peregrinos13415,998,4
INE code (DTMN)
0412
Resident population
7.768
Area
694,75 km²
Density
11,2 inh./km²
Parishes
26
Share of district population
6,3%
Rank in the district (population)
5th of 12
National rank (population)
207th of 308
National rank (density)
282nd of 308
National rank (area)
26th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
3.802 (48,9%)
Women
3.966 (51,1%)
Portuguese nationality
7.691 (99,0%)
Foreign nationality
77 (1,0%)
Ageing index
692,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
3.428
Average household size
2,19 people
Dwellings
7.223
Buildings
6.937
With higher education (15+)
8,1% (587)
Unemployment rate
6,89%

Population by age group

0-14498 · 6,4%15-24455 · 5,9%25-643.365 · 43,3%65+3.450 · 44,4%
Residents by age group (7.768 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
9.287
Voters
5.990 (64,50%)
Seats
5
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)3.11151,94%3
PNT1.60226,74%1
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP96316,08%1
CH991,65%0
PCP-PEV190,32%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
9.287
Voters
5.992 (64,52%)
Seats
27
ListVotes%Seats
PS3.05350,95%15
PNT1.46124,38%7
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP1.06617,79%5
PCP-PEV490,82%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
Luís dos Santos Fernandes
Address
Rua das Freiras, 13, 5320-326 Vinhais
Telephone
273770300
Email
geral@cm-vinhais.pt
Website
www.cm-vinhais.pt

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

On the web

Q551103 · Wikipedia · www.cm-vinhais.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Bragança (26,9 km) · Chaves (33,5 km) · Macedo de Cavaleiros (34,3 km) · Mirandela (37,8 km) · Valpaços (34,5 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Bragança: 45,8 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.)
  • 3.216 – 4.324
  • 5.490 – 6.050
  • 6.463 – 7.768
  • 8.301 – 14.251
  • 21.384 – 34.582
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,6 – 11,2
  • 12,8 – 13,2
  • 13,3 – 19,7
  • 20,4 – 22,8
  • 29,5 – 32,5
Area (km²)
  • 244,1 – 279,2
  • 322,0 – 481,6
  • 487,2 – 659,0
  • 694,8 – 699,1
  • 760,7 – 1.173,6
Quantile classes · current municipality
Vinhais 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 Bragança

Alfândega da Fé · Bragança · Carrazeda de Ansiães · Freixo de Espada à Cinta · Macedo de Cavaleiros · Miranda do Douro · Mirandela · Mogadouro · Torre de Moncorvo · Vila Flor · Vimioso

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