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União das freguesias de Amares e Figueiredo

Parish of the municipality of Amares (Amares), district of Braga.

União das freguesias de Amares e Figueiredo had 2.767 residents in the 2021 Census, 19,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 2,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Amares.

Population (inh.)
  • 427 – 554
  • 563 – 712
  • 723 – 816
  • 878 – 1.125
  • 1.824 – 4.728
Density (inh./km²)
  • 45,0 – 98,9
  • 150,4 – 161,7
  • 182,6 – 247,2
  • 266,8 – 356,3
  • 457,1 – 644,1
Area (km²)
  • 2,3 – 3,0
  • 3,1 – 3,6
  • 3,9 – 4,6
  • 4,7 – 7,3
  • 8,6 – 11,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 16 parishes of Amares

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Barreiros7392,99247,2
2Bico8162,29356,3
3Bouro (Santa Maria)6596,9295,2
4Bouro (Santa Marta)4279,5045,0
5Caires8784,72186,0
6Carrazedo7232,71266,8
7Dornelas5103,39150,4
8Fiscal7123,90182,6
9Goães4903,03161,7
10Lago1.8243,99457,1
11Rendufe1.0803,06352,9
12União das freguesias de Amares e Figueiredo2.7674,56606,8
13União das freguesias de Caldelas, Sequeiros e Paranhos1.12511,3798,9
14União das freguesias de Ferreiros, Prozelo e Besteiros4.7287,34644,1
15União das freguesias de Torre e Portela5633,59156,8
16União das freguesias de Vilela, Seramil e Paredes Secas5548,6064,4
Code (DTMNFR)
030125
Resident population (2021)
2.767
Area
4,56 km²
Density
606,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
14,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 16

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Amares e Figueiredo”.

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
1.362 (49,2%)
Women
1.405 (50,8%)
Portuguese nationality
2.699 (97,5%)
Foreign nationality
68 (2,5%)
Ageing index
145,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
992
Average household size *
2,79 people
Dwellings
1.465
Classic family dwellings
1.465
Buildings
1.303
Buildings with 7 or more floors
1
With higher education (15+)
13,9% (334)
Unemployment rate *
6,82% (H 6,40% · M 7,30%)
Active / employed population
1.363 / 1.270

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 366 (13,2%); 15-24 years: 349 (12,6%); 25-64 years: 1.518 (54,9%); 65+ years: 534 (19,3%)0-14366 · 13,2%15-24349 · 12,6%25-641.518 · 54,9%65+534 · 19,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.767).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years366200166
15-24 years349178171
25-64 years1.518735783
65+ years534249285

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

União das freguesias de Ferreiros, Prozelo e Besteiros · Dornelas · Caires · União das freguesias de Águas Santas e Moure (Póvoa de Lanhoso) · Monsul (Póvoa de Lanhoso) · União das freguesias de Verim, Friande e Ajude (Póvoa de Lanhoso)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Amares
2,5 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
2.637
Voters
1.860
Turnout
70,53% (2021: 64,14%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		99353,39%5
PS
Partido Socialista		74139,84%4
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		593,17%0
Blank votes412,20%
Null votes261,40%

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

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua José Alves Leite, N.º 44
Amares
4720-022 AMARES
Telephone
253908113
Email
amaresefigueiredo@gmail.com
Website
www.freguesiaamaresefigueiredo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,63030, -8,33928
Wikipedia
Amares e Figueiredo
Wikidata
Q18467979

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