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Curalha

Parish of the municipality of Chaves (Chaves), district of Vila Real.

Curalha had 416 residents in the 2021 Census, 28,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 8,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Chaves.

Population (inh.)
  • 164 – 254
  • 260 – 431
  • 444 – 515
  • 543 – 850
  • 1.323 – 11.408
Density (inh./km²)
  • 5,9 – 20,8
  • 21,1 – 25,4
  • 25,7 – 35,6
  • 36,7 – 70,3
  • 83,4 – 2.026,3
Area (km²)
  • 5,6 – 8,7
  • 9,2 – 12,5
  • 13,1 – 16,4
  • 16,7 – 20,2
  • 21,9 – 31,3
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 39 parishes of Chaves

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Anelhe44412,4935,6
2Bustelo4499,3548,0
3Cimo de Vila da Castanheira33816,4220,6
4Curalha4167,8253,2
5Ervededo59520,2129,4
6Faiões8318,09102,7
7Lama de Arcos29113,6921,3
8Mairos27111,6723,2
9Moreiras2169,2323,4
10Nogueira da Montanha46116,6727,7
11Oura51514,5135,5
12Outeiro Seco84915,2155,8
13Paradela2168,2226,3
14Planalto de Monforte (União das freguesias de Oucidres e Bobadela)26018,9813,7
15Redondelo45518,7124,3
16Sanfins20017,6911,3
17Santa Leocádia25413,1019,4
18Santa Maria Maior11.4085,632.026,3
19Santo António de Monforte39711,7833,7
20Santo Estêvão5438,6762,6
21São Pedro de Agostém1.32326,7049,6
22São Vicente18531,265,9
23Tronco2028,5423,7
24União das freguesias da Madalena e Samaiões2.41613,99172,7
25União das freguesias das Eiras, São Julião de Montenegro e Cela85022,7937,3
26União das freguesias de Calvão e Soutelinho da Raia43128,3615,2
27União das freguesias de Loivos e Póvoa de Agrações58619,0130,8
28União das freguesias de Santa Cruz/Trindade e Sanjurge3.38113,38252,7
29União das freguesias de Soutelo e Seara Velha46118,1225,4
30União das freguesias de Travancas e Roriz45421,8620,8
31Vale de Anta1.62510,18159,6
32Vidago (União das freguesias de Vidago, Arcossó, Selhariz e Vilarinho das Paranheiras)1.72824,5770,3
33Vila Verde da Raia8159,7783,4
34Vilar de Nantes1.8987,28260,7
35Vilarelho da Raia46418,0325,7
36Vilas Boas1646,8623,9
37Vilela Seca23814,0117,0
38Vilela do Tâmega3539,6136,7
39Águas Frias60728,7821,1
Code (DTMNFR)
170310
Resident population (2021)
416
Area
7,82 km²
Density
53,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
25th of 39

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
205 (49,3%)
Women
211 (50,7%)
Portuguese nationality
409 (98,3%)
Foreign nationality
7 (1,7%)
Ageing index
248,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
169
Average household size *
2,46 people
Dwellings
275
Classic family dwellings
275
Buildings
275
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,8% (25)
Unemployment rate *
8,11% (H 4,71% · M 12,70%)
Active / employed population
148 / 136

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 47 (11,3%); 15-24 years: 29 (7,0%); 25-64 years: 223 (53,6%); 65+ years: 117 (28,1%)0-1447 · 11,3%15-2429 · 7,0%25-64223 · 53,6%65+117 · 28,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (416).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years472621
15-24 years291514
25-64 years223113110
65+ years1175166

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

Redondelo · São Pedro de Agostém · Vale de Anta · Vilela do Tâmega · União das freguesias de Soutelo e Seara Velha

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Chaves
8,1 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
509
Voters
334
Turnout
65,62% (2021: 63,08%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		16649,70%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL
Chaves Mais		14844,31%3
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		133,89%0
Blank votes41,20%
Null votes30,90%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Lugar da Estrada, N.º 18
Curalha (CHAVES)
5400-620 CURALHA
Telephone
276406518
Email
freguesia.curalha@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,71722, -7,51750
Wikipedia
Curalha
Wikidata
Q195198

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