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União das freguesias de Ferreiros, Prozelo e Besteiros

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

União das freguesias de Ferreiros, Prozelo e Besteiros had 4.728 residents in the 2021 Census, 17,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 14,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 3,2 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)
030127
Resident population (2021)
4.728
Area
7,34 km²
Density
644,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
25,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 16

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Ferreiros, Prozelo e Besteiros”.

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
2.289 (48,4%)
Women
2.439 (51,6%)
Portuguese nationality
4.531 (95,8%)
Foreign nationality
196 (4,1%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
118,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.719
Average household size *
2,72 people
Dwellings
2.557
Classic family dwellings
2.553
Buildings
1.683
Buildings with 7 or more floors
7
With higher education (15+)
14,6% (586)
Unemployment rate *
6,33% (H 4,40% · M 8,40%)
Active / employed population
2.289 / 2.144

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 708 (15,0%); 15-24 years: 559 (11,8%); 25-64 years: 2.625 (55,5%); 65+ years: 836 (17,7%)0-14708 · 15,0%15-24559 · 11,8%25-642.625 · 55,5%65+836 · 17,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (4.728).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years708365343
15-24 years559304255
25-64 years2.6251.2551.370
65+ years836365471

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 Amares e Figueiredo · União das freguesias de Crespos e Pousada (Braga) · Carrazedo · Caires · União das freguesias de Santa Lucrécia de Algeriz e Navarra (Braga) · Barreiros · Fiscal · União das freguesias de Águas Santas e Moure (Póvoa de Lanhoso)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Amares
3,2 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
4.283
Voters
2.955
Turnout
68,99% (2021: 57,77%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		1.41948,02%5
PS
Partido Socialista		92631,34%3
RFFPB
Renascer a Freguesia de Ferreiros, Prozelo e Besteiros		45215,30%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		602,03%0
Blank votes692,34%
Null votes290,98%

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 da Corredoura, N.º 2
Ferreiros (AMARES)
4720-341 FERREIROS
Telephone
253991458
Fax
253991458
Email
jferreiros4720@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,62325, -8,35343
Wikipedia
Ferreiros, Prozelo e Besteiros
Wikidata
Q18468193

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