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Espinhosela

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

Espinhosela had 227 residents in the 2021 Census, 49,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 4,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 16,9 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)
040213
Resident population (2021)
227
Area
37,03 km²
Density
6,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
0,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
21st 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
118 (52,0%)
Women
109 (48,0%)
Portuguese nationality
225 (99,1%)
Foreign nationality
2 (0,9%)
Ageing index
861,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
100
Average household size *
2,23 people
Dwellings
258
Classic family dwellings
257
Buildings
258
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
4,2% (9)
Unemployment rate *
6,67% (H 2,86% · M 12,00%)
Active / employed population
60 / 56

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 13 (5,7%); 15-24 years: 9 (4,0%); 25-64 years: 93 (41,0%); 65+ years: 112 (49,3%)0-1413 · 5,7%15-249 · 4,0%25-6493 · 41,0%65+112 · 49,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (227).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1367
15-24 years954
25-64 years935043
65+ years1125755

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

Parâmio · Carragosa · Gondesende

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Bragança
16,9 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
269
Voters
196
Turnout
72,86% (2021: 69,58%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		12664,29%5
PS
Partido Socialista		6432,65%2
Blank votes10,51%
Null votes52,55%

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 Prof. Dionísio Gonçalves N.º 16
Espinhosela (BRAGANÇA)
5300-523 ESPINHOSELA
Telephone
273999273
Fax
273999342
Email
jfespinhosela@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,86583, -6,84778
Wikipedia
Espinhosela
Wikidata
Q1368260

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