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Mesão Frio (Santo André)

Parish of the municipality of Mesão Frio (Mesão Frio), district of Vila Real.

Mesão Frio (Santo André) had 1.615 residents in the 2021 Census, 26,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 1,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Mesão Frio.

Population (inh.)
  • 131
  • 349
  • 537
  • 915
  • 1.615
Density (inh./km²)
  • 50,6
  • 101,5
  • 107,0
  • 115,2
  • 218,0
Area (km²)
  • 2,6
  • 3,4
  • 4,7
  • 7,4
  • 8,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 5 parishes of Mesão Frio

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Barqueiros5374,66115,2
2Cidadelhe1312,5950,6
3Mesão Frio (Santo André)1.6157,41218,0
4Oliveira3493,44101,5
5Vila Marim9158,55107,0
Code (DTMNFR)
170408
Resident population (2021)
1.615
Area
7,41 km²
Density
218,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
45,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 5

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
738 (45,7%)
Women
877 (54,3%)
Portuguese nationality
1.607 (99,5%)
Foreign nationality
8 (0,5%)
Ageing index
261,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
598
Average household size *
2,58 people
Dwellings
957
Classic family dwellings
950
Buildings
818
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,0% (159)
Unemployment rate *
8,40% (H 5,57% · M 11,57%)
Active / employed population
714 / 654

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 164 (10,2%); 15-24 years: 173 (10,7%); 25-64 years: 849 (52,6%); 65+ years: 429 (26,6%)0-14164 · 10,2%15-24173 · 10,7%25-64849 · 52,6%65+429 · 26,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.615).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1649074
15-24 years1738786
25-64 years849406443
65+ years429155274

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

Vila Marim · Gestaçô (Baião) · União das freguesias de Teixeira e Teixeiró (Baião) · Barqueiros · Penajóia (Lamego) · União das freguesias de Loivos da Ribeira e Tresouras (Baião) · Barrô (Resende)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Mesão Frio
1,3 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
1.495
Voters
1.165
Turnout
77,93% (2021: 73,44%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		58149,87%5
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		51744,38%4
CH
CHEGA		393,35%0
Blank votes121,03%
Null votes161,37%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de ouro, monte de três cômoros de negro, com os cabeços de neve de sua cor, movente de um pé ondado de prata e azul de três peças; em chefe, cruz de Santo André de azul, mitra episcopal de vermelho e pipo do mesmo posto em pala, com aros de prata e cravos de negro, tudo disposto em roquete. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel de Prata com a legenda a negro "Mesão Frio (Santo André)".

Flag: de azul; cordões e borlas de amarelo e azul. Haste e lanças douradas.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18.º da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda: "Freguesia de Mesão Frio (Santo André)".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 449/2014, Diário da República n.º 99/2014, Série II de 2014-05-23 (issuer: Freguesia de Mesão Frio (Santo André)). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Praça do Pelourinho, nº 45-B
Mesão Frio (Santo André)
5040-314 MESÃO FRIO
Telephone
254891927
Fax
254891927
Email
freguesiasantoandre@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,16630, -7,88560
Wikipedia
Mesão Frio (Santo André)
Wikidata
Q25445135

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