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União das freguesias de Peso da Régua e Godim

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

União das freguesias de Peso da Régua e Godim had 8.905 residents in the 2021 Census, 23,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 17,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 2,6 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)
170815
Resident population (2021)
8.905
Area
10,13 km²
Density
879,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
61,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 9

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Peso da Régua e Godim”.

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
4.169 (46,8%)
Women
4.736 (53,2%)
Portuguese nationality
8.827 (99,1%)
Foreign nationality
78 (0,9%)
Ageing index
195,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
3.509
Average household size *
2,50 people
Dwellings
4.868
Classic family dwellings
4.863
Buildings
2.279
Buildings with 7 or more floors
37
With higher education (15+)
17,6% (1.374)
Unemployment rate *
9,76% (H 9,65% · M 9,87%)
Active / employed population
3.966 / 3.579

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 1.082 (12,2%); 15-24 years: 938 (10,5%); 25-64 years: 4.767 (53,5%); 65+ years: 2.118 (23,8%)0-141.082 · 12,2%15-24938 · 10,5%25-644.767 · 53,5%65+2.118 · 23,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (8.905).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1.082555527
15-24 years938470468
25-64 years4.7672.2732.494
65+ years2.1188711.247

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

Lobrigos (São João Baptista) (Santa Marta de Penaguião) · Fontelas · Cambres (Lamego) · Loureiro · Vilarinho dos Freires · Canelas · União das freguesias de Parada do Bispo e Valdigem (Lamego) · Samodães (Lamego)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Peso da Régua
2,6 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
8.451
Voters
5.097
Turnout
60,31% (2021: 58,72%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		2.81755,27%8
PS
Partido Socialista		1.50229,47%4
CH
CHEGA		53110,42%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1172,30%0
Blank votes911,79%
Null votes390,77%

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
Rua Dr. José de Sousa
Peso da Régua (PESO DA RÉGUA)
5050-275 PESO DA RÉGUA
Telephone
254313929
Email
geral@freg-reguagodim.pt
Website
www.freg-reguagodim.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,16378, -7,79336
Official website
www.freg-reguagodim.pt
Wikipedia
Peso da Régua e Godim
Wikidata
Q25438945

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