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Vila da Ponte

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

Vila da Ponte had 167 residents in the 2021 Census, 48,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 6,8 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)
170635
Resident population (2021)
167
Area
10,67 km²
Density
15,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
17th 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
90 (53,9%)
Women
77 (46,1%)
Portuguese nationality
167 (100,0%)
Foreign nationality
0 (0,0%)
Ageing index
1.157,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
77
Average household size *
2,17 people
Dwellings
166
Classic family dwellings
166
Buildings
166
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,8% (14)
Unemployment rate *
5,08% (H 2,86% · M 8,33%)
Active / employed population
59 / 56

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 7 (4,2%); 15-24 years: 8 (4,8%); 25-64 years: 71 (42,5%); 65+ years: 81 (48,5%)0-147 · 4,2%15-248 · 4,8%25-6471 · 42,5%65+81 · 48,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (167).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years743
15-24 years844
25-64 years713932
65+ years814338

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 Viade de Baixo e Fervidelas · Reigoso · União das freguesias de Venda Nova e Pondras · Alturas do Barroso e Cerdedo (Boticas)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Montalegre
6,8 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
262
Voters
171
Turnout
65,27% (2021: 61,03%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		12673,68%7
Blank votes4224,56%
Null votes31,75%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Praça Outeiro da Costa, N.º 2
Vila da Ponte (MONTALEGRE)
5470-543 VILA DA PONTE
Telephone
276 566 210
Email
freguesiadeviladaponte@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,71972, -7,89583
Wikipedia
Vila da Ponte (Montalegre)
Wikidata
Q198192

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