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Bilhó

Parish of the municipality of Mondim de Basto (Mondim de Basto), district of Vila Real.

Bilhó had 429 residents in the 2021 Census, 33,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 5,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Mondim de Basto.

Population (inh.)
  • 378 – 429
  • 600
  • 888
  • 1.144
  • 2.971
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,1 – 16,2
  • 20,0
  • 31,8
  • 46,4
  • 186,0
Area (km²)
  • 16,0 – 24,7
  • 26,6
  • 27,9
  • 30,0
  • 46,9
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Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Mondim de Basto

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Atei1.14424,6846,4
2Bilhó42926,5716,2
3São Cristóvão de Mondim de Basto2.97115,97186,0
4União das freguesias de Campanhó e Paradança60030,0320,0
5União das freguesias de Ermelo e Pardelhas37846,948,1
6Vilar de Ferreiros88827,8931,8
Code (DTMNFR)
170502
Resident population (2021)
429
Area
26,57 km²
Density
16,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th of 6

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
200 (46,6%)
Women
229 (53,4%)
Portuguese nationality
425 (99,1%)
Foreign nationality
4 (0,9%)
Ageing index
467,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
183
Average household size *
2,34 people
Dwellings
387
Classic family dwellings
387
Buildings
386
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,1% (44)
Unemployment rate *
5,04% (H 6,33% · M 3,33%)
Active / employed population
139 / 132

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 31 (7,2%); 15-24 years: 45 (10,5%); 25-64 years: 208 (48,5%); 65+ years: 145 (33,8%)0-1431 · 7,2%15-2445 · 10,5%25-64208 · 48,5%65+145 · 33,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (429).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years311516
15-24 years452223
25-64 years20896112
65+ years1456778

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 Cerva e Limões (Ribeira de Pena) · Vilar de Ferreiros · União das freguesias de Ermelo e Pardelhas · União das freguesias de Borbela e Lamas de Olo (Vila Real)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Mondim de Basto
5,2 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
586
Voters
383
Turnout
65,36% (2021: 60,28%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		21656,40%4
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		15440,21%3
CH
CHEGA		41,04%0
Blank votes51,31%
Null votes41,04%

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 azul, com três abelhas de ouro, realçadas de negro; em chefe, duas castanhas descascadas de ouro, realçadas de negro. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda, a negro, «Bilhó».

Flag: amarela. Cordão e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda «Junta de Freguesia de Bilhó - Mondim de Basto».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital, Diário da República n.º 223/2006, Parte Especial, Série II de 2006-11-20 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Bilhó). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Bairro da Rua, S/N
Bilhó (MONDIM DE BASTO)
4880-077 BILHÓ
Telephone
255381599
Fax
255381599
Email
juntadebilho@sapo.pt
Website
www.bilho.jfreguesia.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,40861, -7,85194
Wikipedia
Bilhó
Wikidata
Q198203

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