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Antas

Parish of the municipality of Esposende (Esposende), district of Braga.

Antas had 2.178 residents in the 2021 Census, 21,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 6,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Esposende.

Population (inh.)
  • 780 – 1.113
  • 1.255 – 1.838
  • 1.856 – 2.317
  • 2.646 – 4.152
  • 4.326 – 6.637
Density (inh./km²)
  • 147,7 – 181,8
  • 199,8 – 281,6
  • 286,0 – 342,8
  • 410,8 – 611,3
  • 636,3 – 2.400,0
Area (km²)
  • 1,7 – 4,3
  • 5,2 – 5,8
  • 6,6 – 8,3
  • 8,5 – 10,4
  • 10,4 – 10,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of Esposende

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Antas2.1789,07240,1
2Apúlia4.32610,53410,8
3Belinho1.8566,59281,6
4Curvos7804,29181,8
5Esposende4.1521,732.400,0
6Forjães2.6468,30318,8
7Fão3.5215,76611,3
8Gandra1.4735,15286,0
9Gemeses1.1135,57199,8
10Mar1.0402,36440,7
11Marinhas6.63710,43636,3
12Palmeira de Faro2.3176,76342,8
13União das freguesias de Fonte Boa e Rio Tinto1.83810,38177,1
14Vila Chã1.2558,50147,7
Code (DTMNFR)
030601
Resident population (2021)
2.178
Area
9,07 km²
Density
240,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th of 14

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
1.014 (46,6%)
Women
1.164 (53,4%)
Portuguese nationality
2.141 (98,3%)
Foreign nationality
37 (1,7%)
Ageing index
170,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
780
Average household size *
2,79 people
Dwellings
1.251
Classic family dwellings
1.249
Buildings
1.214
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,9% (264)
Unemployment rate *
2,76% (H 1,77% · M 3,76%)
Active / employed population
1.013 / 985

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 278 (12,8%); 15-24 years: 238 (10,9%); 25-64 years: 1.187 (54,5%); 65+ years: 475 (21,8%)0-14278 · 12,8%15-24238 · 10,9%25-641.187 · 54,5%65+475 · 21,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.178).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years278136142
15-24 years238112126
25-64 years1.187558629
65+ years475208267

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

Belinho · Castelo do Neiva (Viana do Castelo) · Forjães · São Romão de Neiva (Viana do Castelo) · Vila Chã

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Esposende
6,2 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
2.062
Voters
1.368
Turnout
66,34% (2021: 59,46%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		1.04576,39%8
PS
Partido Socialista		22716,59%1
Blank votes684,97%
Null votes282,05%

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
Rua Padre Apolinário Rios, N.º 3
Antas (ESPOSENDE)
4740-012 ANTAS
Telephone
253872160
Fax
253873177
Email
secretariajfantas@gmail.com
Website
www.jfantas.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,60167, -8,76528
Wikipedia
Antas (Esposende)
Wikidata
Q1228403

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