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Palaçoulo

Parish of the municipality of Miranda do Douro (Miranda do Douro), district of Bragança.

Palaçoulo had 566 residents in the 2021 Census, 32,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 10,0 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Miranda do Douro.

Population (inh.)
  • 152 – 164
  • 230 – 239
  • 259 – 275
  • 330 – 566
  • 1.240 – 2.064
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,2 – 5,2
  • 6,0 – 7,3
  • 8,1 – 9,9
  • 11,2 – 13,4
  • 21,0 – 58,1
Area (km²)
  • 19,4 – 27,7
  • 29,5 – 36,3
  • 36,8 – 40,6
  • 42,4 – 44,7
  • 49,9 – 58,9
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 13 parishes of Miranda do Douro

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Duas Igrejas55849,9011,2
2Genísio15229,475,2
3Malhadas27527,679,9
4Miranda do Douro2.06435,5258,1
5Palaçoulo56642,3713,4
6Picote23019,4311,8
7Póvoa16422,547,3
8São Martinho de Angueira23936,776,5
9União das freguesias de Constantim e Cicouro15336,334,2
10União das freguesias de Ifanes e Paradela23344,705,2
11União das freguesias de Sendim e Atenor1.24058,9321,0
12União das freguesias de Silva e Águas Vivas33040,618,1
13Vila Chã de Braciosa25942,946,0
Code (DTMNFR)
040609
Resident population (2021)
566
Area
42,37 km²
Density
13,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
8,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 13

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
280 (49,5%)
Women
286 (50,5%)
Portuguese nationality
534 (94,3%)
Foreign nationality
32 (5,7%)
Ageing index
531,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
208
Average household size *
2,51 people
Dwellings
329
Classic family dwellings
327
Buildings
326
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,6% (51)
Unemployment rate *
4,56% (H 4,61% · M 4,50%)
Active / employed population
263 / 251

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 35 (6,2%); 15-24 years: 58 (10,2%); 25-64 years: 287 (50,7%); 65+ years: 186 (32,9%)0-1435 · 6,2%15-2458 · 10,2%25-64287 · 50,7%65+186 · 32,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (566).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years351718
15-24 years583028
25-64 years287141146
65+ years1869294

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

União das freguesias de Sendim e Atenor · União das freguesias de Silva e Águas Vivas · Vila Chã de Braciosa · União das freguesias de Algoso, Campo de Víboras e Uva (Vimioso) · Picote

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Miranda do Douro
10,0 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
457
Voters
275
Turnout
60,18% (2021: 77,82%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		16158,55%7
Blank votes9534,55%
Null votes196,91%

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

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
Largo da Cruz, s/n
Palaçoulo (MIRANDA DO DOURO)
5225-032 PALAÇOULO
Telephone
273459186
Fax
273459186
Email
jfpalacoulo@jfreguesia.com
Website
www.palacoulo.jfreguesia.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,45944, -6,44556
Wikipedia
Palaçoulo
Wikidata
Q1024818

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