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União das freguesias de Caçarilhe e Infesta

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

União das freguesias de Caçarilhe e Infesta had 510 residents in the 2021 Census, 28,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 5,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 1,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Celorico de Basto.

Population (inh.)
  • 388 – 584
  • 818 – 942
  • 1.032 – 1.101
  • 1.116 – 1.381
  • 1.512 – 3.431
Density (inh./km²)
  • 36,3 – 60,1
  • 80,7 – 87,7
  • 89,6 – 95,1
  • 102,5 – 108,7
  • 128,6 – 199,8
Area (km²)
  • 6,1 – 8,3
  • 9,0 – 10,7
  • 10,9 – 12,1
  • 13,0 – 15,4
  • 17,2 – 18,7
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 15 parishes of Celorico de Basto

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Agilde1.1599,01128,6
2Arnóia1.51218,7380,7
3Basto (São Clemente)1.38115,4189,6
4Borba de Montanha1.11610,89102,5
5Codeçoso38810,7036,3
6Fervença1.05712,0587,7
7Moreira do Castelo5846,1495,1
8Rego1.03217,1860,1
9Ribas9008,28108,7
10União das freguesias de Britelo, Gémeos e Ourilhe3.43117,17199,8
11União das freguesias de Canedo de Basto e Corgo1.10113,2383,2
12União das freguesias de Carvalho e Basto (Santa Tecla)94210,0393,9
13União das freguesias de Caçarilhe e Infesta51011,3944,8
14União das freguesias de Veade, Gagos e Molares1.71212,99131,8
15Vale de Bouro8187,89103,7
Code (DTMNFR)
030524
Resident population (2021)
510
Area
11,39 km²
Density
44,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
14th of 15

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Caçarilhe e Infesta”.

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
239 (46,9%)
Women
271 (53,1%)
Portuguese nationality
508 (99,6%)
Foreign nationality
2 (0,4%)
Ageing index
312,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
209
Average household size *
2,44 people
Dwellings
418
Classic family dwellings
418
Buildings
408
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
5,4% (25)
Unemployment rate *
7,95% (H 5,45% · M 12,12%)
Active / employed population
176 / 162

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 47 (9,2%); 15-24 years: 59 (11,6%); 25-64 years: 257 (50,4%); 65+ years: 147 (28,8%)0-1447 · 9,2%15-2459 · 11,6%25-64257 · 50,4%65+147 · 28,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (510).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years471631
15-24 years593029
25-64 years257138119
65+ years1475592

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 Celorico de Basto
1,3 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
599
Voters
396
Turnout
66,11% (2021: 63,52%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS.NC
JUNTOS POR CELORICO
19448,99%4
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
18747,22%3
Blank votes51,26%
Null votes102,53%

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

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 duas enxadas de negro, encabadas de azul e passadas em aspa; em chefe uma roda de velas de moinho de vermelho, cordoada e vestida do mesmo; em ponta um cômoro de verde firmado nos flancos e movente da ponta. Coroa mural de três torres de prata, abertas, lavradas e frestadas de negro. Listel de prata com os dizeres em maiúsculas de negro: "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE CAÇARILHE E INFESTA".

Flag: de vermelho. Cordões e borlas de prata e vermelho. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da Lei, com a legenda "União das Freguesias de Caçarilhe e Infesta".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 467/2015, Diário da República n.º 101/2015, Série II de 2015-05-26 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Caçarilhe e Infesta). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua da Igreja
Caçarilhe (CELORICO DE BASTO)
4890-127 CAÇARILHE
Email
geral@freguesiadecacarilheeinfesta.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,41380, -8,04560
Wikipedia
Caçarilhe e Infesta
Wikidata
Q18468115

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