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São Cristóvão de Mondim de Basto

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

São Cristóvão de Mondim de Basto had 2.971 residents in the 2021 Census, 26,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 4,7 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)
170505
Resident population (2021)
2.971
Area
15,97 km²
Density
186,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
46,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st 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
1.421 (47,8%)
Women
1.550 (52,2%)
Portuguese nationality
2.923 (98,4%)
Foreign nationality
48 (1,6%)
Ageing index
247,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.126
Average household size *
2,52 people
Dwellings
1.792
Classic family dwellings
1.788
Buildings
1.338
Buildings with 7 or more floors
1
With higher education (15+)
12,2% (324)
Unemployment rate *
8,86% (H 7,03% · M 10,92%)
Active / employed population
1.264 / 1.152

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 312 (10,5%); 15-24 years: 347 (11,7%); 25-64 years: 1.540 (51,8%); 65+ years: 772 (26,0%)0-14312 · 10,5%15-24347 · 11,7%25-641.540 · 51,8%65+772 · 26,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.971).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years312167145
15-24 years347182165
25-64 years1.540749791
65+ years772323449

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 Britelo, Gémeos e Ourilhe (Celorico de Basto) · Vilar de Ferreiros · União das freguesias de Campanhó e Paradança · União das freguesias de Veade, Gagos e Molares (Celorico de Basto) · Atei · União das freguesias de Canedo de Basto e Corgo (Celorico de Basto)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Mondim de Basto
4,7 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
3.067
Voters
2.051
Turnout
66,87% (2021: 64,38%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		90043,88%5
PS
Partido Socialista		71534,86%3
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		31815,50%1
CH
CHEGA		562,73%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		200,98%0
Blank votes130,63%
Null votes291,41%

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 prata, monte de verde, firmado e movente dos flancos, sainte de campanha ondada de três burelas ondadas de prata e azul entre duas torres de azul lavradas e iluminadas do campo, tendo, em chefe, bastão de S. Cristóvão de vermelho, posto em palaL. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel de prata com a legenda em letras negras maiúsculas: "SÃO CRISTÓVÃO DE MONDIM DE BASTO".

Flag: vermelha. Cordões e borlas de prata e vermelho. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda "Freguesia de São Cristóvão de Mondim de Basto".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 986/2018, Diário da República n.º 203/2018, Série II de 2018-10-22 (issuer: Freguesia de São Cristóvão de Mondim de Basto). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Avenida Dr. Augusto de Brito
Mondim de Basto
4880-139 MONDIM DE BASTO
Telephone
255382741
Fax
255382734
Email
geral@freguesiamondim.pt
Website
www.freguesiamondim.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,40365, -7,95021
Wikipedia
São Cristóvão de Mondim de Basto
Wikidata
Q2451233

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