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Samil

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

Samil had 1.395 residents in the 2021 Census, 25,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 24,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 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)
040240
Resident population (2021)
1.395
Area
10,25 km²
Density
136,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd 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
685 (49,1%)
Women
710 (50,9%)
Portuguese nationality
1.338 (95,9%)
Foreign nationality
57 (4,1%)
Ageing index
178,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
487
Average household size *
2,65 people
Dwellings
726
Classic family dwellings
724
Buildings
568
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
24,7% (296)
Unemployment rate *
4,42% (H 4,19% · M 4,63%)
Active / employed population
634 / 606

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 199 (14,3%); 15-24 years: 135 (9,7%); 25-64 years: 706 (50,6%); 65+ years: 355 (25,4%)0-14199 · 14,3%15-24135 · 9,7%25-64706 · 50,6%65+355 · 25,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.395).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years19910792
15-24 years1357857
25-64 years706339367
65+ years355161194

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 Sé, Santa Maria e Meixedo · São Pedro de Sarracenos · Nogueira · Alfaião · Gostei

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
1.199
Voters
799
Turnout
66,64% (2021: 59,71%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		39949,94%5
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		37446,81%4
Blank votes141,75%
Null votes121,50%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PS.

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, uma oliveira de prata, folhada do mesmo e frutada de negro, tendo brocante um cordeiro passante de arminhos, tudo entre dois manguais de ouro, o da dextra voltado. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «SAMIL - BRAGANÇA».

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 Samil - Bragança».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital, Diário da República n.º 138/2006, Parte Especial, Série II de 2006-07-19 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Samil). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Avenida da Igreja, nº1
Samil
5300-855 BRAGANÇA
Telephone
273312523
Fax
273312523
Email
samil@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,77583, -6,75861
Wikipedia
Samil
Wikidata
Q1886246

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