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Morgade

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

Morgade had 195 residents in the 2021 Census, 46,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 10,5 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)
170616
Resident population (2021)
195
Area
21,15 km²
Density
9,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
15th of 25

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
93 (47,7%)
Women
102 (52,3%)
Portuguese nationality
193 (99,0%)
Foreign nationality
2 (1,0%)
Ageing index
600,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
90
Average household size *
2,17 people
Dwellings
213
Classic family dwellings
213
Buildings
208
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,8% (14)
Unemployment rate *
9,84% (H 6,45% · M 13,33%)
Active / employed population
61 / 55

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 15 (7,7%); 15-24 years: 9 (4,6%); 25-64 years: 81 (41,5%); 65+ years: 90 (46,2%)0-1415 · 7,7%15-249 · 4,6%25-6481 · 41,5%65+90 · 46,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (195).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years15510
15-24 years963
25-64 years814338
65+ years903951

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

Cervos · Negrões · Beça (Boticas) · Chã

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Montalegre
10,5 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
266
Voters
130
Turnout
48,87% (2021: 63,72%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
MMM
Movimento Mais Morgade		7255,38%7
Blank votes5643,08%
Null votes21,54%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: MMM.

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: de vermelho, dois carvalhos alinhados em faixa, o da dextra de ouro e o da sinistra de prata, folhados e arrancados do mesmo; em chefe, duas chaves cruzadas em aspa, uma de ouro e a outra de prata, atadas por um cordão de prata. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro: «MORGADE».

Flag: branca; cordões e borlas de prata e vermelho e verde. Haste e lança douradas.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei 53/91, com a legenda «Freguesia de Morgade».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 990/2016, Diário da República n.º 221/2016, Série II de 2016-11-17 (issuer: Freguesia de Morgade). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua da Principal, N.º 23
Morgade (MONTALEGRE)
5470-304 MORGADE
Telephone
276549378
Email
jf_morgade@hotmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,75472, -7,74750
Wikipedia
Morgade
Wikidata
Q198232

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