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Vizela

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

Vizela had 23.896 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 17,5% were aged 65 or over; 10,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

23.896inhabitants (2021 Census)
253district-seat telephone code
1town hall6parish councils15schools

Mayor: Victor Hugo Machado da Costa Salgado de Abreu · Tel. 253489630 · Email: geral@cm-vizela.pt · www.cm-vizela.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.)
  • 1.598 – 1.762
  • 1.811
  • 2.264
  • 5.389
  • 11.072
Density (inh./km²)
  • 582,3 – 636,1
  • 644,4
  • 752,2
  • 955,5
  • 1.441,7
Area (km²)
  • 2,5 – 2,8
  • 3,0
  • 3,1
  • 5,6
  • 7,7
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Vizela

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 Caldas de Vizela (São Miguel e São João)11.0727,681.441,7
2Santa Eulália5.3895,64955,5
3Vizela (Santo Adrião)2.2643,01752,2
4Infias1.8113,11582,3
5Tagilde1.7622,77636,1
6Vizela (São Paio)1.5982,48644,4
INE code (DTMN)
0314
Resident population
23.896
Area
24,70 km²
Density
967,5 inh./km²
Parishes
6
Share of district population
2,8%
Rank in the district (population)
8th of 14
National rank (population)
101st of 308
National rank (density)
23rd of 308
National rank (area)
303rd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
11.645 (48,7%)
Women
12.251 (51,3%)
Portuguese nationality
23.660 (99,0%)
Foreign nationality
236 (1,0%)
Ageing index
136,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
8.536
Average household size
2,78 people
Dwellings
9.841
Buildings
6.129
With higher education (15+)
10,9% (2.261)
Unemployment rate
6,79%

Population by age group

0-143.066 · 12,8%15-242.828 · 11,8%25-6413.819 · 57,8%65+4.183 · 17,5%
Residents by age group (23.896 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
21.944
Voters
15.467 (70,48%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
MVS-IND (elected council president)11.13071,96%6
PPD/PSD.IL.CDS-PP2.81618,21%1
CH5583,61%0
B.E.1931,25%0
PCP-PEV1811,17%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
21.944
Voters
15.466 (70,48%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
MVS-IND10.66068,93%16
PPD/PSD.IL.CDS-PP3.14620,34%4
CH7044,55%1
B.E.2291,48%0
PCP-PEV2191,42%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
Victor Hugo Machado da Costa Salgado de Abreu
Address
Praça do Município, nº 522, 4815-013 Vizela
Telephone
253489630
Email
geral@cm-vizela.pt
Website
www.cm-vizela.pt

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

On the web

Q551955 · Wikipedia · www.cm-vizela.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Felgueiras (8,2 km) · Guimarães (9,9 km) · Lousada (9,9 km) · Santo Tirso (13,7 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Braga: 18,8 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.)
  • 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
Vizela 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 Nova de Famalicão · Vila Verde

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