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União das freguesias de Vila Verde e Santão

Parish of the municipality of Felgueiras (Felgueiras), district of Porto.

União das freguesias de Vila Verde e Santão had 1.417 residents in the 2021 Census, 22,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 4,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Felgueiras.

Population (inh.)
  • 799 – 1.062
  • 1.099 – 1.220
  • 1.417 – 1.897
  • 2.073 – 3.287
  • 3.289 – 17.695
Density (inh./km²)
  • 163,8 – 239,9
  • 295,0 – 358,7
  • 365,9 – 431,0
  • 451,3 – 531,9
  • 551,5 – 1.014,6
Area (km²)
  • 2,8 – 3,1
  • 3,1 – 3,4
  • 3,6 – 5,0
  • 5,2 – 7,1
  • 7,5 – 17,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 20 parishes of Felgueiras

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Airães2.2924,01571,6
2Aião8282,78297,8
3Friande1.7503,29531,9
4Idães2.5507,11358,7
5Jugueiros1.2207,45163,8
6Penacova1.0623,00354,0
7Pinheiro1.0533,57295,0
8Pombeiro de Ribavizela2.0734,81431,0
9Refontoura1.8973,44551,5
10Regilde1.1823,08383,8
11Revinhade7993,33239,9
12Sendim1.5647,03222,5
13União das freguesias de Macieira da Lixa e Caramos3.6058,63417,7
14União das freguesias de Margaride (Santa Eulália), Várzea, Lagares, Varziela e Moure17.69517,441.014,6
15União das freguesias de Pedreira, Rande e Sernande3.2896,98471,2
16União das freguesias de Torrados e Sousa3.2875,21630,9
17União das freguesias de Unhão e Lordelo1.0994,96221,6
18União das freguesias de Vila Cova da Lixa e Borba de Godim6.08113,46451,8
19União das freguesias de Vila Fria e Vizela (São Jorge)1.1053,02365,9
20União das freguesias de Vila Verde e Santão1.4173,14451,3
Code (DTMNFR)
130341
Resident population (2021)
1.417
Area
3,14 km²
Density
451,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
12th of 20

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Vila Verde e Santão”.

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
682 (48,1%)
Women
735 (51,9%)
Portuguese nationality
1.403 (99,0%)
Foreign nationality
14 (1,0%)
Ageing index
217,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
522
Average household size *
2,71 people
Dwellings
756
Classic family dwellings
756
Buildings
656
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,4% (145)
Unemployment rate *
6,97% (H 4,03% · M 10,37%)
Active / employed population
646 / 601

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 145 (10,2%); 15-24 years: 178 (12,6%); 25-64 years: 779 (55,0%); 65+ years: 315 (22,2%)0-14145 · 10,2%15-24178 · 12,6%25-64779 · 55,0%65+315 · 22,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.417).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1458065
15-24 years1788692
25-64 years779380399
65+ years315136179

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Felgueiras
4,6 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
1.402
Voters
932
Turnout
66,48% (2021: 60,08%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
SI
SOMOS INDEPENDENTES
55659,66%6
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AGORA FELGUEIRAS
35137,66%3
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
00,00%0
Blank votes111,18%
Null votes141,50%

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

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 ouro, faixa de negro, adamascada de prata; em chefe, Cruz de Malta, perfilada de vermelho, entre dois cachos de uvas de púrpura, folhados de verde; em campanha, flor de linho de azul, botoada e realçada de prata. Coroa mural de prata com três torres aparentes. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro «UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE VILA VERDE E SANTÃO».

Flag: de verde. Cordões e borlas de ouro e verde. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei 53/91, com a legenda «União das Freguesias de Vila Verde e Santão».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 512/2015, Diário da República n.º 108/2015, Série II de 2015-06-04 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Vila Verde e Santão). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Padre Alexandre
Vila Verde (FELGUEIRAS)
4650-817 VILA VERDE FLG
Telephone
255488492
Fax
255491702
Email
juntafreguesiavilaverde@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,31230, -8,18240
Wikipedia
Vila Verde e Santão
Wikidata
Q20059629

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