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União das freguesias de Arco de Baúlhe e Vila Nune

Parish of the municipality of Cabeceiras de Basto (Cabeceiras de Basto), district of Braga.

União das freguesias de Arco de Baúlhe e Vila Nune had 1.950 residents in the 2021 Census, 24,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 7,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Cabeceiras de Basto.

Population (inh.)
  • 347 – 472
  • 555 – 694
  • 777 – 893
  • 1.039 – 1.133
  • 1.950 – 4.726
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,4 – 25,1
  • 26,4 – 42,3
  • 57,0 – 105,7
  • 107,8 – 160,0
  • 215,7 – 336,9
Area (km²)
  • 5,2 – 7,4
  • 7,6 – 12,2
  • 12,2 – 15,1
  • 17,8 – 26,8
  • 41,4 – 43,1
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of Cabeceiras de Basto

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Abadim47215,1431,2
2Basto8935,58160,0
3Bucos46917,8026,4
4Cabeceiras de Basto61624,5225,1
5Cavez1.13326,7942,3
6Faia5555,15107,8
7Outeiro1.0717,58141,3
8Painzela7777,35105,7
9Pedraça69412,1757,0
10Refojos de Basto4.72614,03336,9
11Rio Douro81643,1118,9
12União das freguesias de Alvite e Passos1.03912,1985,2
13União das freguesias de Arco de Baúlhe e Vila Nune1.9509,04215,7
14União das freguesias de Gondiães e Vilar de Cunhas34741,388,4
Code (DTMNFR)
030419
Resident population (2021)
1.950
Area
9,04 km²
Density
215,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
12,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 14

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Arco de Baúlhe e Vila Nune”.

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
939 (48,2%)
Women
1.011 (51,8%)
Portuguese nationality
1.916 (98,3%)
Foreign nationality
34 (1,7%)
Ageing index
183,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
692
Average household size *
2,75 people
Dwellings
1.162
Classic family dwellings
1.161
Buildings
973
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,7% (216)
Unemployment rate *
10,19% (H 7,21% · M 13,55%)
Active / employed population
785 / 705

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 255 (13,1%); 15-24 years: 219 (11,2%); 25-64 years: 1.007 (51,6%); 65+ years: 469 (24,1%)0-14255 · 13,1%15-24219 · 11,2%25-641.007 · 51,6%65+469 · 24,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.950).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years255131124
15-24 years21912099
25-64 years1.007480527
65+ years469208261

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 Cabeceiras de Basto
7,9 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
2.076
Voters
1.464
Turnout
70,52% (2021: 65,57%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
70948,43%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Coligação Fazer Diferente
66345,29%4
CH
CHEGA
432,94%0
Blank votes191,30%
Null votes302,05%

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 prata, ponte de um arco de negro, lavrada de ouro, movente dos flancos e de uma campanha ondada de três tiras ondadas de azul e prata, esta carregada de dois peixes de vermelho; em chefe, cacho de uvas de púrpura, folhado e gavinhado de verde e flor de linho de azul, folhada de verde, alinhados em faixa. Coroa mural de prata com quatro torres aparentes. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro "União das Freguesias de Arco de Baúlhe e Vila Nune".

Flag: esquartelada de azul e amarelo. Cordões e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da Lei, com a legenda "União das Freguesias de Arco de Baúlhe e Vila Nune".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 820/2015, Diário da República n.º 170/2015, Série II de 2015-09-01 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Arco de Baúlhe e Vila Nune). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua do Arco de Baúlhe
Arco de Baúlhe (CABECEIRAS DE BASTO)
4860-045 ARCO DE BAÚLHE
Telephone
253665525
Fax
253665525
Email
geral@arcodebaulhevilanune.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,48700, -7,96600
Wikipedia
Arco de Baúlhe e Vila Nune
Wikidata
Q18467999

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