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Vilar de Nantes

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

Vilar de Nantes had 1.898 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 17,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 4,5 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)
170344
Resident population (2021)
1.898
Area
7,28 km²
Density
260,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th 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
892 (47,0%)
Women
1.006 (53,0%)
Portuguese nationality
1.871 (98,6%)
Foreign nationality
27 (1,4%)
Ageing index
317,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
760
Average household size *
2,38 people
Dwellings
1.191
Classic family dwellings
1.189
Buildings
923
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
17,6% (301)
Unemployment rate *
9,96% (H 9,56% · M 10,34%)
Active / employed population
793 / 714

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 185 (9,7%); 15-24 years: 186 (9,8%); 25-64 years: 940 (49,5%); 65+ years: 587 (30,9%)0-14185 · 9,7%15-24186 · 9,8%25-64940 · 49,5%65+587 · 30,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.898).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1859491
15-24 years1868997
25-64 years940442498
65+ years587267320

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

União das freguesias da Madalena e Samaiões · União das freguesias das Eiras, São Julião de Montenegro e Cela · Nogueira da Montanha

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Chaves
4,5 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
1.892
Voters
1.129
Turnout
59,67% (2021: 55,17%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		60353,41%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL
Chaves Mais		44539,42%4
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		343,01%0
Blank votes292,57%
Null votes181,59%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de vermelho, com duas chocolateiras de negro, realçadas de prata, alinhadas em faixa, com a asa para os flancos; em chefe, mundo crucífero de ouro e, em campanha, uma cesta de asa, de ouro, realçada de negro. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "Vilar de Nantes".

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

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: "Junta de Freguesia de Vilar de Nantes - Chaves".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1047/2012, Diário da República n.º 231/2012, Série II de 2012-11-29 (issuer: Freguesia de Vilar de Nantes). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Bairro da Sobreira
Vilar de Nantes (CHAVES)
5400-580 VILAR DE NANTES
Telephone
276323822
Fax
276323822
Email
juntavilardenantes@gmail.com
Website
www.vilardenantes.freguesias.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,71038, -7,44695
Wikipedia
Vilar de Nantes
Wikidata
Q194956

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