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Alfaião

Parish of the municipality of Bragança (Bragança), district of Bragança.

Alfaião had 164 residents in the 2021 Census, 37,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 16,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 2,0 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Bragança.

Population (inh.)
  • 139 – 175
  • 178 – 217
  • 227 – 276
  • 279 – 430
  • 460 – 22.689
Density (inh./km²)
  • 2,1 – 5,8
  • 6,1 – 8,6
  • 9,2 – 11,5
  • 11,7 – 21,7
  • 23,9 – 635,7
Area (km²)
  • 8,8 – 15,5
  • 15,9 – 20,3
  • 21,3 – 26,1
  • 26,3 – 40,9
  • 50,5 – 106,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 39 parishes of Bragança

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alfaião16417,589,3
2Babe20925,628,2
3Baçal46028,3716,2
4Carragosa16227,775,8
5Castro de Avelãs43013,4831,9
6Coelhoso27919,7814,1
7Donai41915,0727,8
8Espinhosela22737,036,1
9França19953,713,7
10Gimonde35816,5021,7
11Gondesende13912,9410,7
12Gostei39719,4920,4
13Grijó de Parada24831,198,0
14Macedo do Mato17815,5411,5
15Mós17511,6215,1
16Nogueira46212,0738,3
17Outeiro23440,935,7
18Parâmio19522,578,6
19Pinela22722,6510,0
20Quintanilha21720,3010,7
21Quintela de Lampaças18419,989,2
22Rabal15223,376,5
23Rebordãos53326,2920,3
24Salsas26926,1210,3
25Samil1.39510,25136,1
26Santa Comba de Rossas2768,7531,5
27Sendas15019,177,8
28Serapicos18728,256,6
29Sortes26221,3012,3
30São Pedro de Sarracenos38015,9123,9
31União das freguesias de Aveleda e Rio de Onor227106,352,1
32União das freguesias de Castrelos e Carrazedo21450,534,2
33União das freguesias de Izeda, Calvelhe e Paradinha Nova85172,6711,7
34União das freguesias de Parada e Faílde53952,1310,3
35União das freguesias de Rebordainhos e Pombares14824,076,2
36União das freguesias de Rio Frio e Milhão28763,514,5
37União das freguesias de São Julião de Palácios e Deilão31980,624,0
38União das freguesias de Sé, Santa Maria e Meixedo22.68935,69635,7
39Zoio14124,395,8
Code (DTMNFR)
040201
Resident population (2021)
164
Area
17,58 km²
Density
9,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
0,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
33rd of 39

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
84 (51,2%)
Women
80 (48,8%)
Portuguese nationality
164 (100,0%)
Foreign nationality
0 (0,0%)
Ageing index
387,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
69
Average household size *
2,38 people
Dwellings
150
Classic family dwellings
150
Buildings
148
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
16,2% (24)
Unemployment rate *
10,94% (H 17,65% · M 3,33%)
Active / employed population
64 / 57

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 16 (9,8%); 15-24 years: 12 (7,3%); 25-64 years: 74 (45,1%); 65+ years: 62 (37,8%)0-1416 · 9,8%15-2412 · 7,3%25-6474 · 45,1%65+62 · 37,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (164).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1688
15-24 years1284
25-64 years744232
65+ years622636

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Bragança
2,0 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
194
Voters
168
Turnout
86,60% (2021: 76,44%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
15391,07%7
PS
Partido Socialista
158,93%0
Blank votes00,00%
Null votes00,00%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: de ouro, fonte de vermelho jorrando água de azul, tendo em chefe três cebolos de vermelho folhados de verde alinhados em faixa e em campanha trouxa de azul. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas: «ALFAIÃO».

Flag: de verde, com cordão e borlas de amarelo e verde.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18.º da lei, com a legenda: «Freguesia de Alfaião».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 139/2014, Diário da República n.º 33/2014, Série II de 2014-02-17 (issuer: Freguesia de Alfaião). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
largo de São Martinho, Nº 5
Alfaião (BRAGANÇA)
5300-401 ALFAIÃO
Email
jfalfaiao@gmail.com

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

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata)
Martinho de Braga
Coordinates
41,76667, -6,72167
Wikipedia
Alfaião
Wikidata
Q1891648

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