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União das freguesias de Fonte Boa e Rio Tinto

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

União das freguesias de Fonte Boa e Rio Tinto had 1.838 residents in the 2021 Census, 23,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 5,7 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)
030619
Resident population (2021)
1.838
Area
10,38 km²
Density
177,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th of 14

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Fonte Boa e Rio Tinto”.

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
895 (48,7%)
Women
943 (51,3%)
Portuguese nationality
1.809 (98,4%)
Foreign nationality
29 (1,6%)
Ageing index
179,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
563
Average household size *
3,26 people
Dwellings
733
Classic family dwellings
733
Buildings
718
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,8% (157)
Unemployment rate *
5,13% (H 6,18% · M 3,97%)
Active / employed population
897 / 851

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 235 (12,8%); 15-24 years: 216 (11,8%); 25-64 years: 965 (52,5%); 65+ years: 422 (23,0%)0-14235 · 12,8%15-24216 · 11,8%25-64965 · 52,5%65+422 · 23,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.838).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years235128107
15-24 years21611997
25-64 years965461504
65+ years422187235

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

Gemeses · Apúlia · Barqueiros (Barcelos) · Fão · Vila Seca (Barcelos) · Fornelos (Barcelos) · Cristelo (Barcelos) · Gandra

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Esposende
5,7 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
1.668
Voters
1.362
Turnout
81,65% (2021: 77,85%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
M
MUDANÇA POR TODOS		74954,99%5
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		58442,88%4
Blank votes161,17%
Null votes130,95%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: M.

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 da Escola, N.º 14
Fonte Boa (ESPOSENDE)
4740-419 FONTE BOA
Telephone
253982800
Fax
253982526
Email
secretariafb@uf-fonteboa-riotinto.pt
Website
www.uf-fonteboa-riotinto.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,50120, -8,73380
Official website
uf-fonteboa-riotinto.pt
Wikipedia
Fonte Boa e Rio Tinto
Wikidata
Q18479127

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