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Coura

Parish of the municipality of Paredes de Coura (Paredes de Coura), district of Viana do Castelo.

Coura had 330 residents in the 2021 Census, 41,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 7,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Paredes de Coura.

Population (inh.)
  • 218 – 278
  • 330 – 393
  • 412 – 459
  • 493 – 637
  • 734 – 2.011
Density (inh./km²)
  • 22,3 – 46,0
  • 46,8 – 49,4
  • 50,1 – 54,3
  • 61,9 – 70,1
  • 82,1 – 344,4
Area (km²)
  • 3,4 – 5,9
  • 5,9 – 6,6
  • 6,7 – 7,8
  • 9,1 – 10,0
  • 11,7 – 19,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 16 parishes of Paredes de Coura

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Agualonga2635,3249,4
2Castanheira6377,7682,1
3Coura3306,5950,1
4Cunha4599,9846,0
5Infesta4135,8970,1
6Mozelos3433,36102,1
7Padornelo4126,6661,9
8Parada2785,9047,1
9Romarigães2247,1331,4
10Rubiães4939,0854,3
11União das freguesias de Bico e Cristelo73411,6862,8
12União das freguesias de Cossourado e Linhares5099,6452,8
13União das freguesias de Formariz e Ferreira91519,5446,8
14União das freguesias de Insalde e Porreiras39317,5922,3
15União das freguesias de Paredes de Coura e Resende2.0115,84344,4
16Vascões2186,2235,1
Code (DTMNFR)
160505
Resident population (2021)
330
Area
6,59 km²
Density
50,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
12th of 16

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
152 (46,1%)
Women
178 (53,9%)
Portuguese nationality
321 (97,3%)
Foreign nationality
9 (2,7%)
Ageing index
415,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
141
Average household size *
2,34 people
Dwellings
312
Classic family dwellings
312
Buildings
309
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,1% (24)
Unemployment rate *
3,88% (H 5,66% · M 2,00%)
Active / employed population
103 / 99

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 33 (10,0%); 15-24 years: 25 (7,6%); 25-64 years: 135 (40,9%); 65+ years: 137 (41,5%)0-1433 · 10,0%15-2425 · 7,6%25-64135 · 40,9%65+137 · 41,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (330).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years331419
15-24 years25916
25-64 years1356768
65+ years1376275

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

Covas (Vila Nova de Cerveira) · Rubiães · Romarigães · Mentrestido (Vila Nova de Cerveira) · Cabração e Moreira do Lima (Ponte de Lima)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Paredes de Coura
7,6 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
353
Voters
251
Turnout
71,10% (2021: 58,45%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		17268,53%5
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		6827,09%2
Blank votes114,38%
Null votes00,00%

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 azul, três marcos miliários de prata, entre miltra episcopal de ouro com fanhões do mesmo, realçada de vermelho e campanha diminuta ondada de prata e azul de três tiras, a do meio carregada de uma truta de prata. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro "COURA - PAREDES DE COURA"

Flag: amarela. Cordão e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança do ouro

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda "Junta de Freguesia de Coura - Paredes de Coura".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 371/2007, Diário da República n.º 88/2007, Série II de 2007-05-08 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Coura). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Lugar de Barreiros
Coura (PAREDES DE COURA)
4940-151 COURA
Telephone
251941249
Email
juntadecoura@gmail.com
Website
www.jf-smcoura.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,87445, -8,65500
Wikipedia
Coura (Paredes de Coura)
Wikidata
Q1137619

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