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Galegos (Santa Maria)

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

Galegos (Santa Maria) had 2.848 residents in the 2021 Census, 17,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 4,6 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
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 65 parishes of Barcelos

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Abade de Neiva2.0097,50267,9
2Aborim8276,18133,8
3Adães7552,69280,7
4Airó8833,02292,4
5Aldreu7954,80165,6
6Alvelos2.0103,38594,7
7Arcozelo12.8243,443.727,9
8Areias1.0262,51408,8
9Balugães7872,73288,3
10Barcelinhos1.8692,76677,2
11Barcelos4.7111,303.623,9
12Barqueiros1.9168,07237,4
13Cambeses1.2363,31373,4
14Carapeços2.1688,12267,0
15Carvalhal1.2332,58477,9
16Carvalhas6923,49198,3
17Cossourado7586,44117,7
18Cristelo1.6577,71214,9
19Fornelos8034,29187,2
20Fragoso2.06912,59164,3
21Galegos (Santa Maria)2.8484,59620,5
22Galegos (São Martinho)1.8423,12590,4
23Gilmonde1.4975,58268,3
24Lama1.1643,27356,0
25Lijó2.4254,42548,6
26Macieira de Rates1.9077,85242,9
27Manhente1.7053,91436,1
28Martim2.0515,32385,5
29Moure9212,54362,6
30Oliveira9865,46180,6
31Palme1.0458,31125,8
32Panque6316,29100,3
33Paradela7898,3694,4
34Pereira1.2413,85322,3
35Perelhal1.7006,80250,0
36Pousa2.2186,63334,5
37Remelhe1.2806,12209,2
38Rio Covo (Santa Eugénia)1.5563,13497,1
39Rio Covo (Santa Eulália)9764,42220,8
40Roriz2.0216,53309,5
41Silva9002,18412,8
42Silveiros1.1223,82293,7
43Tamel (São Veríssimo)2.9153,33875,4
44Ucha1.4164,27331,6
45União das freguesias de Alheira e Igreja Nova1.34710,17132,5
46União das freguesias de Alvito (São Pedro e São Martinho) e Couto1.4468,54169,3
47União das freguesias de Areias de Vilar e Encourados1.74010,17171,1
48União das freguesias de Campo e Tamel (São Pedro Fins)1.5094,81313,7
49União das freguesias de Carreira e Fonte Coberta2.0225,29382,2
50União das freguesias de Chorente, Góios, Courel, Pedra Furada e Gueral2.45416,09152,5
51União das freguesias de Creixomil e Mariz1.1126,98159,3
52União das freguesias de Durrães e Tregosa1.3796,73204,9
53União das freguesias de Gamil e Midões1.3775,84235,8
54União das freguesias de Milhazes, Vilar de Figos e Faria1.99312,14164,2
55União das freguesias de Negreiros e Chavão2.2036,96316,5
56União das freguesias de Quintiães e Aguiar1.0807,36146,7
57União das freguesias de Sequeade e Bastuço (São João e Santo Estevão)1.8086,34285,2
58União das freguesias de Tamel (Santa Leocádia) e Vilar do Monte1.26911,06114,7
59União das freguesias de Viatodos, Grimancelos, Minhotães e Monte de Fralães3.74412,40301,9
60União das freguesias de Vila Cova e Feitos2.44915,73155,7
61Vila Boa2.5702,251.142,2
62Vila Frescainha (São Martinho)2.4743,07805,9
63Vila Frescainha (São Pedro)1.5942,68594,8
64Vila Seca1.0644,34245,2
65Várzea1.9342,95655,6
Code (DTMNFR)
030268
Resident population (2021)
2.848
Area
4,59 km²
Density
620,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th 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
1.401 (49,2%)
Women
1.447 (50,8%)
Portuguese nationality
2.816 (98,9%)
Foreign nationality
32 (1,1%)
Ageing index
128,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
970
Average household size *
2,94 people
Dwellings
1.157
Classic family dwellings
1.154
Buildings
918
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,0% (320)
Unemployment rate *
5,47% (H 5,15% · M 5,82%)
Active / employed population
1.444 / 1.365

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 384 (13,5%); 15-24 years: 356 (12,5%); 25-64 years: 1.613 (56,6%); 65+ years: 495 (17,4%)0-14384 · 13,5%15-24356 · 12,5%25-641.613 · 56,6%65+495 · 17,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.848).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years384199185
15-24 years356183173
25-64 years1.613789824
65+ years495230265

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

Roriz · Galegos (São Martinho) · Tamel (São Veríssimo) · Lijó · Manhente · Arcozelo

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Barcelos
4,6 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
2.554
Voters
1.895
Turnout
74,20% (2021: 74,50%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
BARCELOS MAIS FUTURO		1.49578,89%8
PS
Partido Socialista		31316,52%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		251,32%0
Blank votes321,69%
Null votes301,58%

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 azul, dois galos de Barcelos de ouro, salpicados, barbaleados, cristados e sancados de vermelho, o da dextra volvido e uma fonte repuxando água, de prata. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "GALEGOS - SANTA MARIA".

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

Seal: Nos termos da lei, com a legenda: "JUNTA DE FREGUESIA DE GALEGOS - SANTA MARIA - BARCELOS".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 14/2010, Diário da República n.º 4/2010, Série II de 2010-01-07 (issuer: Freguesia de Galegos (Santa Maria)). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Avenida Stanta Maria FC, n.º 240
4750-469 GALEGOS (SANTA MARIA)
Telephone
253841684
Email
junta.galegos@gmail.com
Website
www.jf-galegossantamaria.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,56306, -8,57750
Wikipedia
Galegos (Santa Maria)
Wikidata
Q289561

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