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União das freguesias de Ermelo e Pardelhas

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

União das freguesias de Ermelo e Pardelhas had 378 residents in the 2021 Census, 45,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 1,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 4,4 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
Quantile classes · current parish
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)
170510
Resident population (2021)
378
Area
46,94 km²
Density
8,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th of 6

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Ermelo e Pardelhas”.

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
179 (47,4%)
Women
199 (52,6%)
Portuguese nationality
375 (99,2%)
Foreign nationality
3 (0,8%)
Ageing index
905,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
184
Average household size *
2,05 people
Dwellings
507
Classic family dwellings
507
Buildings
504
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
1,9% (7)
Unemployment rate *
8,06% (H 5,71% · M 11,11%)
Active / employed population
62 / 57

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 19 (5,0%); 15-24 years: 21 (5,6%); 25-64 years: 166 (43,9%); 65+ years: 172 (45,5%)0-1419 · 5,0%15-2421 · 5,6%25-64166 · 43,9%65+172 · 45,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (378).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years19811
15-24 years21147
25-64 years1668680
65+ years17271101

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Mondim de Basto
4,4 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
557
Voters
328
Turnout
58,89% (2021: 65,04%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
16650,61%4
PS
Partido Socialista
14142,99%3
CH
CHEGA
113,35%0
Blank votes20,61%
Null votes82,44%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de vermelho, monte de dois cômoros de ouro movente dos flancos e de ponta ondulada de azul e prata de três tiras onduladas; em chefe, Agnus Dei de prata nimbado de ouro e sustendo haste crucífera de ouro, com lábaro de prata, carregado de uma cruz de vermelho, e uma águia de ouro realçada de negro, alinhados em faixa. Coroa mural de quatro torres. Listel de prata com legenda a negro, em maiúsculas em faixa. "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE ERMELO E PARDELHAS"

Flag: esquartelada de vermelho e branco. Cordões de prata e vermelho. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18.º da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda: "União das Freguesias de Ermelo e Pardelhas".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital (extrato) n.º 155/2015, Diário da República n.º 41/2015, Série II de 2015-02-27 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Ermelo e Pardelhas). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Principal nº 527
Ermelo (MONDIM DE BASTO)
4880-132 ERMELO
Telephone
255381495
Email
ermeloepardelhas@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,35170, -7,87530
Wikipedia
Ermelo e Pardelhas
Wikidata
Q25441001

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