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União das freguesias de Carvalho e Basto (Santa Tecla)

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

União das freguesias de Carvalho e Basto (Santa Tecla) had 942 residents in the 2021 Census, 21,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 2,8 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)
030526
Resident population (2021)
942
Area
10,03 km²
Density
93,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
10th of 15

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Carvalho e Basto (Santa Tecla)”.

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
461 (48,9%)
Women
481 (51,1%)
Portuguese nationality
926 (98,3%)
Foreign nationality
16 (1,7%)
Ageing index
162,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
336
Average household size *
2,80 people
Dwellings
556
Classic family dwellings
556
Buildings
546
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,2% (59)
Unemployment rate *
4,40% (H 2,59% · M 7,14%)
Active / employed population
386 / 369

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 126 (13,4%); 15-24 years: 134 (14,2%); 25-64 years: 477 (50,6%); 65+ years: 205 (21,8%)0-14126 · 13,4%15-24134 · 14,2%25-64477 · 50,6%65+205 · 21,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (942).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1266363
15-24 years1346965
25-64 years477243234
65+ years20586119

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

Arnóia · Borba de Montanha · União das freguesias de Caçarilhe e Infesta · Fervença · Rego

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Celorico de Basto
2,8 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
812
Voters
543
Turnout
66,87% (2021: 69,37%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		41476,24%6
PS.NC
JUNTOS POR CELORICO		11020,26%1
Blank votes71,29%
Null votes122,21%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Feira- Carvalho
Carvalho (CELORICO DE BASTO)
4890-153 CARVALHO
Telephone
255482147
Email
geral@jf-carvalho.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,38010, -8,05720
Wikipedia
Carvalho e Basto (Santa Tecla)
Wikidata
Q20053171

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