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Silvares (São Martinho)

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

Silvares (São Martinho) had 1.256 residents in the 2021 Census, 28,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 7,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Fafe.

Population (inh.)
  • 545 – 747
  • 773 – 1.208
  • 1.256 – 1.540
  • 1.543 – 1.940
  • 2.024 – 15.455
Density (inh./km²)
  • 28,9 – 97,0
  • 109,9 – 160,5
  • 177,4 – 247,6
  • 260,5 – 392,4
  • 430,6 – 1.939,2
Area (km²)
  • 2,5 – 4,1
  • 4,7 – 5,6
  • 5,7 – 7,4
  • 8,0 – 10,6
  • 11,5 – 28,1
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 25 parishes of Fafe

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Armil6874,65147,7
2Arões (Santa Cristina)1.5503,95392,4
3Arões (São Romão)3.2935,72575,7
4Estorãos1.5405,90261,0
5Fafe15.4557,971.939,2
6Fornelos1.3522,45551,8
7Golães2.0244,70430,6
8Medelo1.5432,52612,3
9Paços1.0154,10247,6
10Quinchães2.17110,61204,6
11Regadas1.5375,90260,5
12Revelhe7884,91160,5
13Ribeiros5454,96109,9
14Silvares (São Martinho)1.2566,29199,7
15São Gens1.64314,80111,0
16Travassós1.4448,14177,4
17União de freguesias de Aboim, Felgueiras, Gontim e Pedraído77326,7128,9
18União de freguesias de Agrela e Serafão1.2089,19131,5
19União de freguesias de Antime e Silvares (São Clemente)1.9405,57348,3
20União de freguesias de Ardegão, Arnozela e Seidões9499,7897,0
21União de freguesias de Cepães e Fareja2.1527,39291,2
22União de freguesias de Freitas e Vila Cova74711,4865,1
23União de freguesias de Monte e Queimadela65920,3732,4
24União de freguesias de Moreira do Rei e Várzea Cova1.65628,1458,9
25Vinhós5702,88197,9
Code (DTMNFR)
030729
Resident population (2021)
1.256
Area
6,29 km²
Density
199,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
15th of 25

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
580 (46,2%)
Women
676 (53,8%)
Portuguese nationality
1.242 (98,9%)
Foreign nationality
14 (1,1%)
Ageing index
242,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
463
Average household size *
2,61 people
Dwellings
642
Classic family dwellings
641
Buildings
589
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,1% (112)
Unemployment rate *
10,20% (H 8,96% · M 11,43%)
Active / employed population
559 / 502

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 147 (11,7%); 15-24 years: 127 (10,1%); 25-64 years: 626 (49,8%); 65+ years: 356 (28,3%)0-14147 · 11,7%15-24127 · 10,1%25-64626 · 49,8%65+356 · 28,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.256).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1477473
15-24 years1275671
25-64 years626304322
65+ years356146210

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

Regadas · União de freguesias de Antime e Silvares (São Clemente) · Armil · Jugueiros (Felgueiras) · Quinchães · Sendim (Felgueiras) · União de freguesias de Ardegão, Arnozela e Seidões

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Fafe
7,5 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
1.283
Voters
941
Turnout
73,34% (2021: 73,75%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		45748,57%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.NC.MPT
Por Fafe, Sempre!		42745,38%4
CH
CHEGA		333,51%0
Blank votes111,17%
Null votes131,38%

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
Urbanização 25 de Abril, N.º 38
Silvares (São Martinho) (FAFE)
4820-713 SILVARES (SÃO MARTINHO)
Telephone
253451535
Email
freguesia.silvares@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,40778, -8,15861
Wikipedia
São Martinho de Silvares
Wikidata
Q1022688

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