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Vale de Bouro

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

Vale de Bouro had 818 residents in the 2021 Census, 20,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 5,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 9 parishes and its centroid is 5,1 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)
030521
Resident population (2021)
818
Area
7,89 km²
Density
103,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
12th of 15

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
395 (48,3%)
Women
423 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
808 (98,8%)
Foreign nationality
10 (1,2%)
Ageing index
169,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
289
Average household size *
2,83 people
Dwellings
464
Classic family dwellings
464
Buildings
460
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
5,3% (38)
Unemployment rate *
10,53% (H 5,49% · M 17,02%)
Active / employed population
323 / 289

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 99 (12,1%); 15-24 years: 107 (13,1%); 25-64 years: 444 (54,3%); 65+ years: 168 (20,5%)0-1499 · 12,1%15-24107 · 13,1%25-64444 · 54,3%65+168 · 20,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (818).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years995049
15-24 years1074958
25-64 years444223221
65+ years1687395

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

Ribas · União das freguesias de Veade, Gagos e Molares · União das freguesias de Canedo de Basto e Corgo · União das freguesias de Caçarilhe e Infesta · União das freguesias de Britelo, Gémeos e Ourilhe · Rego · Faia (Cabeceiras de Basto) · Basto (Cabeceiras de Basto) · Basto (São Clemente)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Celorico de Basto
5,1 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
690
Voters
437
Turnout
63,33% (2021: 64,98%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		30970,71%5
PS.NC
JUNTOS POR CELORICO		11927,23%2
Blank votes40,92%
Null votes51,14%

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, calçado de negro, com um frasco de perfume de vermelho. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «Vale de Bouro».

Flag: vermelha. Cordão e borlas de ouro e vermelho. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da Lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Vale de Bouro - Celorico de Basto».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 701/2011, Diário da República n.º 135/2011, Série II de 2011-07-15 (issuer: Freguesia de Vale de Bouro). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Raposeira
Vale de Bouro (CELORICO DE BASTO)
4890-551 VALE DE BOURO
Telephone
255368110
Email
j.f.valedebouro@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,45111, -8,00250
Wikipedia
Vale de Bouro
Wikidata
Q2450126

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