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União das freguesias de Caldelas, Sequeiros e Paranhos

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

União das freguesias de Caldelas, Sequeiros e Paranhos had 1.125 residents in the 2021 Census, 34,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 2,7 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)
030126
Resident population (2021)
1.125
Area
11,37 km²
Density
98,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 16

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Caldelas, Sequeiros e Paranhos”.

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
531 (47,2%)
Women
594 (52,8%)
Portuguese nationality
1.100 (97,8%)
Foreign nationality
25 (2,2%)
Ageing index
392,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
396
Average household size *
2,70 people
Dwellings
706
Classic family dwellings
704
Buildings
623
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,6% (119)
Unemployment rate *
8,96% (H 6,23% · M 12,26%)
Active / employed population
469 / 427

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 98 (8,7%); 15-24 years: 106 (9,4%); 25-64 years: 536 (47,6%); 65+ years: 385 (34,2%)0-1498 · 8,7%15-24106 · 9,4%25-64536 · 47,6%65+385 · 34,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.125).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years984157
15-24 years1066739
25-64 years536252284
65+ years385171214

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 Vilela, Seramil e Paredes Secas · União das freguesias de Torre e Portela · Souto (Terras de Bouro) · Ponte (Vila Verde) · União das freguesias de Oriz (Santa Marinha) e Oriz (São Miguel) (Vila Verde) · Coucieiro (Vila Verde) · Caires

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Amares
2,7 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
1.072
Voters
806
Turnout
75,19% (2021: 70,21%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
JPCSP
Juntos por Caldelas Sequeiros Paranhos		51664,02%6
PS
Partido Socialista		16620,60%2
CSPP
Caldelas, Sequeiros e Paranhos, Primeiro		9912,28%1
Blank votes202,48%
Null votes50,62%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: JPCSP.

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
Avenida Afonso Manuel Pereira Azevedo, n.º 804
Caldelas (AMARES)
4720-249 CALDELAS
Telephone
253361111
Fax
253361489
Email
geral@jf-ufcsp.pt
Website
www.jf-ufcsp.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,66800, -8,37500
Wikipedia
Caldelas, Sequeiros e Paranhos
Wikidata
Q18468075

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