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União das freguesias de Cambeses do Rio, Donões e Mourilhe

Parish of the municipality of Montalegre (Montalegre), district of Vila Real.

União das freguesias de Cambeses do Rio, Donões e Mourilhe had 273 residents in the 2021 Census, 43,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 4,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 6,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Montalegre.

Population (inh.)
  • 110 – 149
  • 150 – 186
  • 195 – 265
  • 273 – 463
  • 512 – 1.772
Density (inh./km²)
  • 2,7 – 6,5
  • 6,7 – 7,5
  • 7,9 – 9,2
  • 12,2 – 15,4
  • 15,7 – 55,1
Area (km²)
  • 10,7 – 17,0
  • 17,2 – 21,2
  • 21,6 – 33,0
  • 33,5 – 45,3
  • 48,3 – 78,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 25 parishes of Montalegre

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Cabril51276,566,7
2Cervos22732,956,9
3Chã70150,9813,8
4Covelo do Gerês16610,7615,4
5Ferral29315,2819,2
6Gralhas18621,598,6
7Morgade19521,159,2
8Negrões13220,616,4
9Outeiro14352,322,7
10Pitões das Junias15133,494,5
11Reigoso13017,237,5
12Salto1.26378,5516,1
13Santo André14918,967,9
14Sarraquinhos30033,499,0
15Solveira15012,3412,2
16Tourém11017,036,5
17União das freguesias de Cambeses do Rio, Donões e Mourilhe27345,306,0
18União das freguesias de Meixedo e Padornelos26535,767,4
19União das freguesias de Montalegre e Padroso1.77232,1555,1
20União das freguesias de Paradela, Contim e Fiães24530,867,9
21União das freguesias de Sezelhe e Covelães22932,947,0
22União das freguesias de Venda Nova e Pondras34419,1318,0
23União das freguesias de Viade de Baixo e Fervidelas69548,3114,4
24União das freguesias de Vilar de Perdizes e Meixide46337,0412,5
25Vila da Ponte16710,6715,7
Code (DTMNFR)
170636
Resident population (2021)
273
Area
45,30 km²
Density
6,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
10th of 25

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Cambeses do Rio, Donões e Mourilhe”.

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
127 (46,5%)
Women
146 (53,5%)
Portuguese nationality
272 (99,6%)
Foreign nationality
1 (0,4%)
Ageing index
561,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
128
Average household size *
2,13 people
Dwellings
415
Classic family dwellings
415
Buildings
413
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
4,4% (11)
Unemployment rate *
6,41% (H 6,82% · M 5,88%)
Active / employed population
78 / 73

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 21 (7,7%); 15-24 years: 24 (8,8%); 25-64 years: 110 (40,3%); 65+ years: 118 (43,2%)0-1421 · 7,7%15-2424 · 8,8%25-64110 · 40,3%65+118 · 43,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (273).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years21813
15-24 years241014
25-64 years1105456
65+ years1185563

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 Montalegre e Padroso · União das freguesias de Sezelhe e Covelães · União das freguesias de Paradela, Contim e Fiães · União das freguesias de Viade de Baixo e Fervidelas · Chã

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Montalegre
6,5 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
577
Voters
245
Turnout
42,46% (2021: 32,80%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		11948,57%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
RENOVAR MONTALEGRE, HONRAR BARROSO		11346,12%3
Blank votes72,86%
Null votes62,45%

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 ouro um maço de vermelho encabado de negro e cajado de vermelho passados em aspa entre um crescente de vermelho, em chefe, e uma gavela de espigas de milho e trigo de verde atada de vermelho, em ponta. Coroa mural de prata de três torres aparentes. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas: "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE CAMBESES DO RIO, DONÕES E MOURILHE".

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

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18.º da Lei 53/91, com a legenda "União das Freguesias de Cambeses do Rio, Donões e Mourilhe".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1004/2015, Diário da República n.º 218/2015, Série II de 2015-11-06 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Cambeses do Rio, Donões e Mourilhe). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua do Fundo de Vila, N.º 4
Cambeses do Rio (MONTALEGRE)
5470-041 CAMBESES DO RIO
Email
joaopaulocambeses@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,83910, -7,83545
Wikipedia
Cambeses do Rio, Donões e Mourilhe
Wikidata
Q25441005

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