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União das freguesias de Gondiães e Vilar de Cunhas

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

União das freguesias de Gondiães e Vilar de Cunhas had 347 residents in the 2021 Census, 39,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 8,8 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)
030420
Resident population (2021)
347
Area
41,38 km²
Density
8,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
14th of 14

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Gondiães e Vilar de Cunhas”.

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
167 (48,1%)
Women
180 (51,9%)
Portuguese nationality
343 (98,8%)
Foreign nationality
4 (1,2%)
Ageing index
721,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
145
Average household size *
2,39 people
Dwellings
445
Classic family dwellings
445
Buildings
445
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,8% (29)
Unemployment rate *
9,02% (H 7,14% · M 11,54%)
Active / employed population
122 / 111

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 19 (5,5%); 15-24 years: 24 (6,9%); 25-64 years: 167 (48,1%); 65+ years: 137 (39,5%)0-1419 · 5,5%15-2424 · 6,9%25-64167 · 48,1%65+137 · 39,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (347).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years19910
15-24 years24717
25-64 years1678681
65+ years1376572

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
8,8 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
581
Voters
357
Turnout
61,45% (2021: 51,53%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Coligação Fazer Diferente
19253,78%4
PS
Partido Socialista
15543,42%3
Blank votes82,24%
Null votes20,56%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.

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, com monte de verde encimado por uma cabra de negro, e o monte carregado com uma tigela de ouro; em chefe palma de vermelho picada de ouro; campanha diminuta ondada de prata e azul de três tiras ondadas. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel de branco com a legenda a negro “UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE GONDIÃES E VILAR DE CUNHAS”.

Flag: verde; cordões e borlas de verde e prata. Haste e lança douradas.

Seal: nos termos da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda: “União das Freguesias de Gondiães e Vilar de Cunhas”.

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 847/2026, Diário da República n.º 128/2026, Série II de 2026-07-06 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Gondiães e Vilar de Cunhas). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Lugar de Vilar de Cunhas
Vilar de Cunhas (CABECEIRAS DE BASTO)
4860-483 VILAR DE CUNHAS
Email
uniaofgvcunhas@hotmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,57110, -7,86040
Wikipedia
Gondiães e Vilar de Cunhas
Wikidata
Q18468241

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