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União das freguesias de Sé, Santa Maria e Meixedo

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

União das freguesias de Sé, Santa Maria e Meixedo had 22.689 residents in the 2021 Census, 20,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 30,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 9 parishes and its centroid is 6,0 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)
040257
Resident population (2021)
22.689
Area
35,69 km²
Density
635,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
65,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 39

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Sé, Santa Maria e Meixedo”.

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
10.713 (47,2%)
Women
11.976 (52,8%)
Portuguese nationality
21.277 (93,8%)
Foreign nationality
1.412 (6,2%)
Ageing index
167,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
9.221
Average household size *
2,39 people
Dwellings
14.928
Classic family dwellings
14.901
Buildings
6.275
Buildings with 7 or more floors
202
With higher education (15+)
30,8% (6.116)
Unemployment rate *
6,83% (H 6,82% · M 6,83%)
Active / employed population
10.901 / 10.157

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 2.827 (12,5%); 15-24 years: 2.869 (12,6%); 25-64 years: 12.270 (54,1%); 65+ years: 4.723 (20,8%)0-142.827 · 12,5%15-242.869 · 12,6%25-6412.270 · 54,1%65+4.723 · 20,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (22.689).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years2.8271.4351.392
15-24 years2.8691.4521.417
25-64 years12.2705.7436.527
65+ years4.7232.0832.640

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
6,0 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
20.656
Voters
11.667
Turnout
56,48% (2021: 43,74%)
Seats
19
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
5.41046,37%10
PS
Partido Socialista
5.07643,51%9
IL
Iniciativa Liberal
5154,41%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
2201,89%0
Blank votes1581,35%
Null votes2882,47%

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: Escudo de ouro, um cruzeiro de negro entre dois cães do mesmo, realçados de prata, o da dextra volvido, em campanha um castelo com uma torre de negro, aberto e iluminado de prata e azul. Coroa mural nos termos da Lei - de prata com quatro torres. Listel branco com legenda a negro, em maiúsculas: União das Freguesias de Sé, Santa Maria e Meixedo.

Flag: esquartelada azul e amarela. Cordão e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: Nos termos da Lei, com a legenda: "União das Freguesias de Sé, Santa Maria e Meixedo".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 108/2023, Diário da República n.º 11/2023, Série II de 2023-01-16 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Sé, Santa Maria e Meixedo). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Abílio Beça, N.º 16, Apartado 44
Bragança (Sé)
5300-011 BRAGANÇA
Telephone
273322181
Email
ufssmm.telmo@gmail.com
Website
ufssmm.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,80700, -6,75400
Wikipedia
Sé, Santa Maria e Meixedo
Wikidata
Q15261142

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