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Vilar Chão

Parish of the municipality of Alfândega da Fé (Alfândega da Fé), district of Bragança.

Vilar Chão had 204 residents in the 2021 Census, 45,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 7,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Alfândega da Fé.

Population (inh.)
  • 132 – 160
  • 169 – 204
  • 208 – 217
  • 266 – 299
  • 374 – 1.937
Density (inh./km²)
  • 5,2 – 6,5
  • 8,3
  • 8,9 – 9,7
  • 9,8 – 11,9
  • 18,0 – 47,7
Area (km²)
  • 12,1 – 15,2
  • 17,0 – 24,6
  • 25,0 – 30,6
  • 31,5 – 32,6
  • 40,6 – 50,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 12 parishes of Alfândega da Fé

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alfândega da Fé1.93740,6247,7
2Cerejais16017,009,4
3Sambade37431,4911,9
4União das freguesias de Agrobom, Saldonha e Vale Pereiro21132,606,5
5União das freguesias de Eucisia, Gouveia e Valverde26650,825,2
6União das freguesias de Ferradosa e Sendim da Serra16927,066,3
7União das freguesias de Gebelim e Soeima29930,609,8
8União das freguesias de Parada e Sendim da Ribeira20825,048,3
9União das freguesias de Pombal e Vales14715,199,7
10Vilar Chão20424,558,3
11Vilarelhos21712,0518,0
12Vilares de Vilariça13214,928,9
Code (DTMNFR)
040118
Resident population (2021)
204
Area
24,55 km²
Density
8,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
8th of 12

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente por freguesia, geografia 2025, ind. 0014584); DGT, CAOP2025 (área). Population refers to the 2021 census moment, compiled by INE for the parish boundaries in force in 2025.

2021 Census in detail

Men
101 (49,5%)
Women
103 (50,5%)
Portuguese nationality
204 (100,0%)
Foreign nationality
0 (0,0%)
Ageing index
1.314,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
90
Average household size *
2,19 people
Dwellings
199
Classic family dwellings
198
Buildings
196
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,6% (17)
Unemployment rate *
3,70% (H 3,57% · M 3,85%)
Active / employed population
54 / 52

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 7 (3,4%); 15-24 years: 14 (6,9%); 25-64 years: 91 (44,6%); 65+ years: 92 (45,1%)0-147 · 3,4%15-2414 · 6,9%25-6491 · 44,6%65+92 · 45,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (204).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years725
15-24 years1468
25-64 years914843
65+ years924547

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012481, 0012328, 0014632, obtained from the INE indicators API on 24/09/2026 (licence CC BY 4.0). Parish geography of 2025 (CAOP2025). Nationality (Portuguese, foreign, stateless) is INE indicator 0014632. * Indicator published by INE only for 2013 parish geography (NUTS 2024); used because the parish has the same territory in both geographies (identical population by sex and age group). Ageing index = population aged 65+ ÷ population aged 0–14 × 100; share with higher education = residents with completed higher education ÷ residents aged 15 or over (our calculations from INE figures).

Neighbouring parishes

Castro Vicente (Mogadouro) · União das freguesias de Parada e Sendim da Ribeira · Alfândega da Fé · União das freguesias de Mogadouro, Valverde, Vale de Porco e Vilar de Rei (Mogadouro) · Paradela (Mogadouro) · União das freguesias de Agrobom, Saldonha e Vale Pereiro · Brunhoso (Mogadouro)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Alfândega da Fé
7,5 km

Neighbourhood calculated from official boundaries: DGT, Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (CAOP) 2025 (licence CC BY 4.0); two parishes are neighbours when they share a boundary segment. The distance is the straight-line (great-circle) distance between the geometric centroid of the parish and that of the municipality (in territories with islets, of the main part), not a road distance.

2025 local elections — Parish assembly

Registered voters
265
Voters
180
Turnout
67,92% (2021: 65,02%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
ALFÂNDEGA MERECE MAIS		8848,89%4
TVC
Todos Por Vilar Chão		8346,11%3
Blank votes73,89%
Null votes21,11%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.

Source: SGMAI — official results of the local elections of 12 October 2025 (Secretary-General of the Ministry of Internal Administration), consulted on 25/09/2026. Percentages calculated by SGMAI over total voters.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de ouro, arco de cantaria de volta plena, de azul, lavrado de prata, entre dois ramos de amendoeira de verde, frutado de vermelho, postos em pala; campanha diminuta ondada de azul e prata de três peças. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «VILAR CHÃO».

Flag: azul. Cordão e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Vilar Chão - Alfândega da Fé».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1080/2009, Diário da República n.º 213/2009, Série II de 2009-11-03 (issuer: Freguesia de Vilar Chão). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo da Praça, N.º 4
Vilar do Chão (ALFÂNDEGA DA FÉ)
5350-402 VILAR DO CHÃO
Telephone
279459103
Fax
279459103
Email
freguesiavilarchao@sapo.pt

Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.

More information

Coordinates
41,33917, -6,86278
Wikipedia
Vilar Chão (Alfândega da Fé)
Wikidata
Q1024409

Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.

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