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Loureiro

Parish of the municipality of Peso da Régua (Peso da Régua), district of Vila Real.

Loureiro had 892 residents in the 2021 Census, 34,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 3,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Peso da Régua.

Population (inh.)
  • 517 – 630
  • 675 – 705
  • 729 – 737
  • 750 – 892
  • 8.905
Density (inh./km²)
  • 34,1 – 44,5
  • 54,9 – 57,7
  • 58,6 – 93,3
  • 183,5 – 195,1
  • 879,1
Area (km²)
  • 3,2 – 4,9
  • 7,9 – 10,1
  • 12,3 – 12,6
  • 12,8 – 15,2
  • 15,9
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 9 parishes of Peso da Régua

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Canelas51715,1634,1
2Fontelas6303,23195,1
3Loureiro8924,86183,5
4Poiares67512,3054,9
5Sedielos72912,6357,7
6União das freguesias de Galafura e Covelinhas70515,8544,5
7União das freguesias de Moura Morta e Vinhós75012,8058,6
8União das freguesias de Peso da Régua e Godim8.90510,13879,1
9Vilarinho dos Freires7377,9093,3
Code (DTMNFR)
170805
Resident population (2021)
892
Area
4,86 km²
Density
183,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 9

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
422 (47,3%)
Women
470 (52,7%)
Portuguese nationality
890 (99,8%)
Foreign nationality
2 (0,2%)
Ageing index
416,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
367
Average household size *
2,43 people
Dwellings
669
Classic family dwellings
669
Buildings
662
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,4% (69)
Unemployment rate *
11,53% (H 9,60% · M 14,09%)
Active / employed population
347 / 307

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 74 (8,3%); 15-24 years: 61 (6,8%); 25-64 years: 449 (50,3%); 65+ years: 308 (34,5%)0-1474 · 8,3%15-2461 · 6,8%25-64449 · 50,3%65+308 · 34,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (892).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years743638
15-24 years613328
25-64 years449223226
65+ years308130178

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Peso da Régua
3,5 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
888
Voters
549
Turnout
61,82% (2021: 60,52%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
43679,42%6
PS
Partido Socialista
10619,31%1
Blank votes20,36%
Null votes50,91%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Lugar do Olival
Loureiro (PESO DA RÉGUA)
5050-310 LOUREIRO
Telephone
254336772
Fax
254336772
Email
geral@jf-loureiro.pt
Website
www.jf-loureiro.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,18583, -7,80944
Wikipedia
Loureiro (Peso da Régua)
Wikidata
Q250587

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