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Longos Vales

Parish of the municipality of Monção (Monção), district of Viana do Castelo.

Longos Vales had 863 residents in the 2021 Census, 38,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 2,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Monção.

Population (inh.)
  • 191 – 255
  • 265 – 381
  • 454 – 572
  • 596 – 863
  • 864 – 3.817
Density (inh./km²)
  • 13,6 – 30,3
  • 40,9 – 61,6
  • 61,8 – 102,6
  • 114,7 – 149,8
  • 153,4 – 377,5
Area (km²)
  • 2,1 – 3,7
  • 3,8 – 6,0
  • 6,9 – 8,3
  • 8,7 – 14,0
  • 14,1 – 28,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 24 parishes of Monção

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Abedim1917,7224,7
2Barbeita9236,88134,2
3Barroças e Taias2792,72102,6
4Bela5963,79157,3
5Cambeses4964,02123,4
6Lara2554,9351,7
7Longos Vales86314,0061,6
8Merufe86428,5130,3
9Moreira5723,73153,4
10Pias76311,1268,6
11Pinheiros3192,13149,8
12Podame2653,6572,6
13Portela2028,1224,9
14Riba de Mouro80214,0557,1
15Segude3202,37135,0
16Tangil62922,8827,5
17Trute2466,0240,9
18União das freguesias de Anhões e Luzio19614,3813,6
19União das freguesias de Ceivães e Badim5538,9561,8
20União das freguesias de Mazedo e Cortes3.81712,13314,7
21União das freguesias de Messegães, Valadares e Sá5538,2567,0
22União das freguesias de Monção e Troviscoso3.2778,68377,5
23União das freguesias de Sago, Lordelo e Parada3818,3345,7
24União das freguesias de Troporiz e Lapela4543,96114,7
Code (DTMNFR)
160411
Resident population (2021)
863
Area
14,00 km²
Density
61,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th of 24

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
400 (46,3%)
Women
463 (53,7%)
Portuguese nationality
843 (97,7%)
Foreign nationality
20 (2,3%)
Ageing index
549,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
369
Average household size *
2,34 people
Dwellings
660
Classic family dwellings
660
Buildings
656
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,9% (71)
Unemployment rate *
3,65% (H 2,84% · M 4,58%)
Active / employed population
329 / 317

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 61 (7,1%); 15-24 years: 66 (7,6%); 25-64 years: 401 (46,5%); 65+ years: 335 (38,8%)0-1461 · 7,1%15-2466 · 7,6%25-64401 · 46,5%65+335 · 38,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (863).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years613427
15-24 years662838
25-64 years401193208
65+ years335145190

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 Sago, Lordelo e Parada · Bela · Merufe · União das freguesias de Monção e Troviscoso · Barbeita · Cambeses

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Monção
2,1 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
969
Voters
659
Turnout
68,01% (2021: 61,44%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		33450,68%4
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		30345,98%3
Blank votes60,91%
Null votes162,43%

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
Lugar do Mosteiro
Longos Vales (MONÇÃO)
4950-200 LONGOS VALES
Telephone
251653511
Email
junta.freguesia.longosvales@gmail.com
Website
www.jf-longosvales.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
42,04444, -8,44333
Wikipedia
Longos Vales
Wikidata
Q1869593

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