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Vilarinho de Agrochão

Parish of the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros (Macedo de Cavaleiros), district of Bragança.

Vilarinho de Agrochão had 216 residents in the 2021 Census, 42,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 2,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 19,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros.

Population (inh.)
  • 143 – 191
  • 192 – 238
  • 239 – 271
  • 284 – 386
  • 400 – 6.137
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,9 – 7,8
  • 8,0 – 10,1
  • 10,2 – 13,7
  • 14,4 – 23,5
  • 24,3 – 411,6
Area (km²)
  • 6,5 – 13,9
  • 14,4 – 17,0
  • 17,4 – 19,6
  • 22,1 – 35,1
  • 35,3 – 64,1
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 30 parishes of Macedo de Cavaleiros

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Amendoeira40015,7225,5
2Arcas21523,029,3
3Carrapatas1536,5123,5
4Chacim22719,4311,7
5Cortiços23724,259,8
6Corujas1439,9114,4
7Ferreira19219,649,8
8Grijó3518,9139,4
9Lagoa27135,117,7
10Lamalonga33916,9720,0
11Lamas2387,7930,6
12Lombo30414,4021,1
13Macedo de Cavaleiros6.13714,91411,6
14Morais53052,1610,2
15Olmos14918,708,0
16Peredo19122,088,7
17Salselas28436,317,8
18Sezulfe27115,2217,8
19Talhas25643,805,8
20União das freguesias de Ala e Vilarinho do Monte41240,7710,1
21União das freguesias de Bornes e Burga34226,0513,1
22União das freguesias de Castelãos e Vilar do Monte45718,8424,3
23União das freguesias de Espadanedo, Edroso, Murçós e Soutelo Mourisco38664,136,0
24União das freguesias de Podence e Santa Combinha25819,4613,3
25União das freguesias de Talhinhas e Bagueixe26235,257,4
26Vale Benfeito15915,1410,5
27Vale da Porca23917,4313,7
28Vale de Prados47210,3745,5
29Vilarinho de Agrochão21613,8515,6
30Vinhas16033,024,9
Code (DTMNFR)
040536
Resident population (2021)
216
Area
13,85 km²
Density
15,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
22nd of 30

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
106 (49,1%)
Women
110 (50,9%)
Portuguese nationality
215 (99,5%)
Foreign nationality
1 (0,5%)
Ageing index
484,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
86
Average household size *
2,51 people
Dwellings
161
Classic family dwellings
161
Buildings
158
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
2,5% (5)
Unemployment rate *
2,27% (H 0,00% · M 5,88%)
Active / employed population
44 / 43

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 19 (8,8%); 15-24 years: 14 (6,5%); 25-64 years: 91 (42,1%); 65+ years: 92 (42,6%)0-1419 · 8,8%15-2414 · 6,5%25-6491 · 42,1%65+92 · 42,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (216).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years19910
15-24 years1477
25-64 years914843
65+ years924250

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

Arcas · Lamalonga · Agrochão (Vinhais) · Ervedosa (Vinhais) · União das freguesias de Espadanedo, Edroso, Murçós e Soutelo Mourisco · Torre de Dona Chama (Mirandela)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros
19,3 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
228
Voters
174
Turnout
76,32% (2021: 73,95%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
SOMOS TODOS MACEDO - PPD/PSD - CDS/PP		8951,15%4
PS
Partido Socialista		8247,13%3
Blank votes21,15%
Null votes10,57%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.

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 Moita
Vilarinho de Agrochão (MACEDO DE CAVALEIROS)
5340-510 VILARINHO DE AGROCHÃO
Telephone
278349111
Email
jfvilarinhodeagrochao@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,67472, -7,05861
Wikipedia
Vilarinho de Agrochão
Wikidata
Q1024368

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