Cossourado

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

Cossourado had 758 residents in the 2021 Census, 22,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 10,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Barcelos.

Population (inh.)

631 – 976
986 – 1.280
1.347 – 1.740
1.808 – 2.069
2.168 – 12.824

Density (inh./km²)

94,4 – 164,3
165,6 – 242,9
245,2 – 313,7
316,5 – 477,9
497,1 – 3.727,9

Area (km²)

1,3 – 3,1
3,1 – 4,3
4,3 – 6,2
6,3 – 7,9
8,1 – 16,1

Quantile classes · current parish

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The 65 parishes of Barcelos

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#	Parish	Population	Area (km²)	Inhab./km²
1	Abade de Neiva	2.009	7,50	267,9
2	Aborim	827	6,18	133,8
3	Adães	755	2,69	280,7
4	Airó	883	3,02	292,4
5	Aldreu	795	4,80	165,6
6	Alvelos	2.010	3,38	594,7
7	Arcozelo	12.824	3,44	3.727,9
8	Areias	1.026	2,51	408,8
9	Balugães	787	2,73	288,3
10	Barcelinhos	1.869	2,76	677,2
11	Barcelos	4.711	1,30	3.623,9
12	Barqueiros	1.916	8,07	237,4
13	Cambeses	1.236	3,31	373,4
14	Carapeços	2.168	8,12	267,0
15	Carvalhal	1.233	2,58	477,9
16	Carvalhas	692	3,49	198,3
17	Cossourado	758	6,44	117,7
18	Cristelo	1.657	7,71	214,9
19	Fornelos	803	4,29	187,2
20	Fragoso	2.069	12,59	164,3
21	Galegos (Santa Maria)	2.848	4,59	620,5
22	Galegos (São Martinho)	1.842	3,12	590,4
23	Gilmonde	1.497	5,58	268,3
24	Lama	1.164	3,27	356,0
25	Lijó	2.425	4,42	548,6
26	Macieira de Rates	1.907	7,85	242,9
27	Manhente	1.705	3,91	436,1
28	Martim	2.051	5,32	385,5
29	Moure	921	2,54	362,6
30	Oliveira	986	5,46	180,6
31	Palme	1.045	8,31	125,8
32	Panque	631	6,29	100,3
33	Paradela	789	8,36	94,4
34	Pereira	1.241	3,85	322,3
35	Perelhal	1.700	6,80	250,0
36	Pousa	2.218	6,63	334,5
37	Remelhe	1.280	6,12	209,2
38	Rio Covo (Santa Eugénia)	1.556	3,13	497,1
39	Rio Covo (Santa Eulália)	976	4,42	220,8
40	Roriz	2.021	6,53	309,5
41	Silva	900	2,18	412,8
42	Silveiros	1.122	3,82	293,7
43	Tamel (São Veríssimo)	2.915	3,33	875,4
44	Ucha	1.416	4,27	331,6
45	União das freguesias de Alheira e Igreja Nova	1.347	10,17	132,5
46	União das freguesias de Alvito (São Pedro e São Martinho) e Couto	1.446	8,54	169,3
47	União das freguesias de Areias de Vilar e Encourados	1.740	10,17	171,1
48	União das freguesias de Campo e Tamel (São Pedro Fins)	1.509	4,81	313,7
49	União das freguesias de Carreira e Fonte Coberta	2.022	5,29	382,2
50	União das freguesias de Chorente, Góios, Courel, Pedra Furada e Gueral	2.454	16,09	152,5
51	União das freguesias de Creixomil e Mariz	1.112	6,98	159,3
52	União das freguesias de Durrães e Tregosa	1.379	6,73	204,9
53	União das freguesias de Gamil e Midões	1.377	5,84	235,8
54	União das freguesias de Milhazes, Vilar de Figos e Faria	1.993	12,14	164,2
55	União das freguesias de Negreiros e Chavão	2.203	6,96	316,5
56	União das freguesias de Quintiães e Aguiar	1.080	7,36	146,7
57	União das freguesias de Sequeade e Bastuço (São João e Santo Estevão)	1.808	6,34	285,2
58	União das freguesias de Tamel (Santa Leocádia) e Vilar do Monte	1.269	11,06	114,7
59	União das freguesias de Viatodos, Grimancelos, Minhotães e Monte de Fralães	3.744	12,40	301,9
60	União das freguesias de Vila Cova e Feitos	2.449	15,73	155,7
61	Vila Boa	2.570	2,25	1.142,2
62	Vila Frescainha (São Martinho)	2.474	3,07	805,9
63	Vila Frescainha (São Pedro)	1.594	2,68	594,8
64	Vila Seca	1.064	4,34	245,2
65	Várzea	1.934	2,95	655,6

Code (DTMNFR): 030224
Resident population (2021): 758
Area: 6,44 km²
Density: 117,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population): 0,6%
Rank in the municipality (population): 62nd of 65

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: 363 (47,9%)
Women: 395 (52,1%)
Portuguese nationality: 737 (97,2%)
Foreign nationality: 21 (2,8%)
Ageing index: 186,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households: 274
Average household size *: 2,77 people
Dwellings: 403
Classic family dwellings: 403
Buildings: 385
Buildings with 7 or more floors: 0
With higher education (15+): 10,3% (69)
Unemployment rate *: 3,36% (H 4,21% · M 2,40%)
Active / employed population: 357 / 345

Population by age group

Residents by age group and share of the total (758).

Age group	Total	Men	Women
0-14 years	91	43	48
15-24 years	92	45	47
25-64 years	405	201	204
65+ years	170	74	96

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

Aborim · Balugães · União das freguesias de Quintiães e Aguiar · Poiares (Ponte de Lima) · Panque · Ardegão, Freixo e Mato (Ponte de Lima)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Barcelos: 10,4 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: 727
Voters: 479
Turnout: 65,89% (2021: 72,98%)
Seats: 7

List	Votes	%	Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP BARCELOS MAIS FUTURO	370	77,24%	7
Blank votes	71	14,82%
Null votes	38	7,93%

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 prata, com um monte de verde, realçado de negro, firmado nos flancos e movente de uma ponta ondada de prata e azul de três peças; em chefe, faixa ameiada de vermelho. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «Cossourado - Paredes de Coura»
Flag: verde. Cordão e borlas de prata e verde. Haste e lança de ouro
Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Cossourado - Paredes de Coura».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital, Diário da República n.º 248/2006, Parte Especial, Série II de 2006-12-28 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Cossourado). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address: Rua da Igreja, N.º 34
Cossourado (BARCELOS)
4750-404 COSSOURADO
Telephone: 253884069
Fax: 253884069
Email: freguesia.cossourado@gmail.com
Website: www.jf-cossourado.pt

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

More information

Coordinates: 41,63306, -8,61944
Wikipedia: Cossourado (Barcelos)
Wikidata: Q1136268

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

Services and territory

Education · Emergencies · Health · Fire services · Citizen desks · Climate · Rents · Codes · Bodies

Education

Infoescolas 2020 (DGEEC) lists 77 schools in the municipality of Barcelos. The source names the municipality, not the parish.

Showing 15 of 77.

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5 higher-education units (universities and polytechnics, DGEEC) with an address in this municipality:

Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave — Ensino Superior Público - Politécnico · Campus do IPCA - Lugar do Aldão - Vila Frescainha S. Martinho 4750-810 · 253802190;253802190
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave - Escola Superior de Design — Ensino Superior Público - Politécnico · Campus do IPCA - Lugar do Aldão - Vila Frescainha S. Martinho 4750-810 · 253802190;253802266
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave - Escola Superior de Gestão — Ensino Superior Público - Politécnico · Campus do IPCA - Lugar do Aldão - Vila Frescainha S. Martinho 4750-810 · 253802190;253802500
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave - Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo — Ensino Superior Público - Politécnico · Campus do IPCA - Lugar do Aldão - Vila Frescainha S. Martinho 4750-810 · 253802190;253802500
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave - Escola Superior de Tecnologia — Ensino Superior Público - Politécnico · Campus do IPCA - Lugar do Aldão - Vila Frescainha S. Martinho 4750-810 · 253802190;253802260

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Bank branches are left out: there is no republishable national open list. NHS hospitals appear below when the official name includes the municipality. Fire services exist only for Lisbon (CML POI).

Emergency contacts

Linha SNS 24: 808 24 24 24
Número europeu de emergência: 112

National numbers, the same in every parish. Confirmado na página oficial de SNS 24. Source: SNS 24; INEM.

NHS hospitals

Unidade Local de Saúde de Barcelos / Esposende, E.P.E. — Região de Saúde do Norte

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NHS institutions that report inpatient stays (ACSS). The source has no address or telephone; the link to the municipality is by official name.

Fire services

No fire stations in this municipality in the open list we republish. Only Lisbon publishes a usable POI (CC0); INE series are counts, not directories. See what exists in the catalogue.

Citizen shops and desks

AMA service points in the municipality (rows linked to this parish first when the locality matches):

Espaço Cidadão de Cossourado — Horário: 2ª; 4ª, 5ª das 09:00 às 11:00, 3ª das 18:00 às 19:30 - Sábado das 17:00 às 19:00 · Rua da Igreja, Nº 34 4750-404 Barcelos 4750-404
Espaço Cidadão Roriz - Barcelos — Horário: 2.ª e 6.ª feira das 10:00 às 13:00 e das 14:00 às 19:00; 3.ª, 4.ª e 5.ª das 10:00 às 13:00; Localidade na fonte: Roriz - Barcelos · Rua São Miguel de Roriz, n.º 2337 4750-650 Roriz - Barcelos 4750-650
Espaço Cidadão de Alvito e Couto — Horário: 2ª a 6ª das 09:00 às 13:00 e das 14:00 às 17:00; Localidade na fonte: Alvito S, Pedro · Rua da Igreja, nº88 4750-085 Barcelos 4750-085

There are 31 in the municipality in total.

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Source: AMA / dados.gov.pt (CC BY).

Climate

1991–2020 climate normals for the station Ponte de Lima / Escola Agrícola (IPMA no. 615), 15,5 km in a straight line from the geometric centre of the parish. Temperature and precipitation are those of the station.

Bars: precipitation (mm, left scale). Line: mean daily temperature (°C, right scale).

Month	Mean temp. (°C)	Maximum (°C)	Minimum (°C)	Precipitation (mm)
Jan	9,1	14,4	3,8	223,1
Feb	9,9	15,8	4,0	138,8
Mar	12,3	18,4	6,3	145,1
Apr	13,7	19,7	7,6	136,3
May	16,4	22,6	10,2	105,9
Jun	19,2	25,8	12,7	47,2
Jul	21,1	28,1	14,0	29,9
Aug	21,1	28,6	13,6	39,4
Sep	19,2	26,3	12,0	73,3
Oct	16,2	22,0	10,3	202,6
Nov	12,0	17,2	6,9	219,5
Dec	9,9	15,1	4,8	231,4
Year	15,0	—	—	1.592,5

Source: IPMA, ficha da normal climatológica, período 1991-2020. Climate region: Entre Douro e Minho e Beira Litoral. Station altitude: 40,0 m. Distance calculated between the CAOP2025 centroid and the coordinates published by IPMA.

Rent and cost of living

INE does not publish the median rent for this parish (indicator 0014773, 2025 geography).

In the municipality of Barcelos the median value in 2025 is 6,37 €/m². This figure is for the municipality.

The consumer price index is national, not by parish. Year-on-year change in Agosto de 2026: 3,3% (INE 0014648).

Source: INE, indicador 0014773 (CC BY 4.0), Local housing rent statistics, 2026 methodology. Reference year 2025. IPC: indicator 0014648.

Postcodes and telephone

Postcode of the parish-council address: 4750-404 (Rua da Igreja, N.º 34, Cossourado (BARCELOS), 4750-404 COSSOURADO).

Geographic telephone code of the district/region seat (Braga): 253. It is not exclusive to this parish.

We do not republish the full CTT postcode database. The parish council telephone is 253884069.

Public bodies

Junta de Cossourado — Rua da Igreja, N.º 34, Cossourado (BARCELOS), 4750-404 COSSOURADO · 4750-404 · 253884069 · [email protected] · http://www.jf-cossourado.pt

Câmara Municipal de Barcelos — Presidente: Mário Constantino Araújo Leite da Silva Lopes · Largo do Município, 4750-323 Barcelos · 4750-323 · 253809600 · [email protected] · https://www.cm-barcelos.pt

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