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Vilar de Ferreiros

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

Vilar de Ferreiros had 888 residents in the 2021 Census, 29,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 1,8 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)
170508
Resident population (2021)
888
Area
27,89 km²
Density
31,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
13,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd 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
432 (48,6%)
Women
456 (51,4%)
Portuguese nationality
878 (98,9%)
Foreign nationality
10 (1,1%)
Ageing index
304,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
351
Average household size *
2,53 people
Dwellings
677
Classic family dwellings
677
Buildings
670
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,4% (51)
Unemployment rate *
7,12% (H 4,89% · M 10,07%)
Active / employed population
323 / 300

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 87 (9,8%); 15-24 years: 107 (12,0%); 25-64 years: 429 (48,3%); 65+ years: 265 (29,8%)0-1487 · 9,8%15-24107 · 12,0%25-64429 · 48,3%65+265 · 29,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (888).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years875235
15-24 years1075453
25-64 years429206223
65+ years265120145

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

Bilhó · São Cristóvão de Mondim de Basto · Atei · União das freguesias de Campanhó e Paradança · União das freguesias de Ermelo e Pardelhas · União das freguesias de Cerva e Limões (Ribeira de Pena)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Mondim de Basto
1,8 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
1.142
Voters
722
Turnout
63,22% (2021: 58,18%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		43259,83%6
PS
Partido Socialista		26536,70%3
CH
CHEGA		81,11%0
Blank votes111,52%
Null votes60,83%

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 azul, espiga de trigo de prata posta em pala, entre sete bigornas de ouro, realçadas de negro e postas em orla. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "Vilar de Ferreiros"

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 Vilar de Ferreiros - Mondim de Basto".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 498/2007, Diário da República n.º 114/2007, Série II de 2007-06-15 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Vilar de Ferreiros). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Cancela-Vilar Ferreiros
Vilar de Ferreiros (MONDIM DE BASTO)
4880-305 VILAR DE FERREIROS
Telephone
255382394
Email
freguesiavilardeferreiros@gmail.com
Website
www.vilardeferreiros.jfreguesia.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,40639, -7,90667
Wikipedia
Vilar de Ferreiros
Wikidata
Q198194

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