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Taíde

Parish of the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso (Póvoa de Lanhoso), district of Braga.

Taíde had 1.683 residents in the 2021 Census, 20,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 3,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso.

Population (inh.)
  • 365 – 559
  • 589 – 608
  • 650 – 738
  • 742 – 983
  • 1.391 – 5.623
Density (inh./km²)
  • 64,9 – 74,1
  • 77,7 – 112,4
  • 126,4 – 147,3
  • 150,6 – 217,4
  • 252,3 – 986,5
Area (km²)
  • 2,1 – 3,9
  • 4,4 – 4,8
  • 5,1 – 6,1
  • 6,7 – 8,7
  • 10,1 – 11,1
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 22 parishes of Póvoa de Lanhoso

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Covelas4062,91139,5
2Ferreiros4104,4093,2
3Galegos5592,94190,1
4Garfe9835,44180,7
5Geraz do Minho5444,84112,4
6Lanhoso7666,06126,4
7Monsul7133,28217,4
8Póvoa de Lanhoso (Nossa Senhora do Amparo)5.6235,70986,5
9Rendufinho6508,3777,7
10Santo Emilião8252,14385,5
11Serzedelo73810,0673,4
12Sobradelo da Goma69510,1268,7
13São João de Rei3655,4666,9
14Taíde1.6836,67252,3
15Travassos6054,64130,4
16União das freguesias de Calvos e Frades7428,7285,1
17União das freguesias de Campos e Louredo1.3915,06274,9
18União das freguesias de Esperança e Brunhais6088,2174,1
19União das freguesias de Fonte Arcada e Oliveira1.62911,06147,3
20União das freguesias de Verim, Friande e Ajude65510,0964,9
21União das freguesias de Águas Santas e Moure5893,91150,6
22Vilela5964,58130,1
Code (DTMNFR)
030926
Resident population (2021)
1.683
Area
6,67 km²
Density
252,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
7,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 22

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
808 (48,0%)
Women
875 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
1.664 (98,9%)
Foreign nationality
19 (1,1%)
Ageing index
173,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
585
Average household size *
2,82 people
Dwellings
960
Classic family dwellings
959
Buildings
864
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,7% (159)
Unemployment rate *
8,47% (H 6,65% · M 10,41%)
Active / employed population
756 / 692

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 196 (11,6%); 15-24 years: 212 (12,6%); 25-64 years: 936 (55,6%); 65+ years: 339 (20,1%)0-14196 · 11,6%15-24212 · 12,6%25-64936 · 55,6%65+339 · 20,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.683).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years19610096
15-24 years212106106
25-64 years936459477
65+ years339143196

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 Fonte Arcada e Oliveira · União das freguesias de Arosa e Castelões (Guimarães) · Vilela · Garfe · Travassos

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso
3,7 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
1.836
Voters
1.201
Turnout
65,41% (2021: 66,67%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		79766,36%6
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Juntos Pela Nossa Terra		37531,22%3
Blank votes141,17%
Null votes151,25%

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 ouro, roda dentada de azul, entre dois ramos de tílias de verde, passados em aspa; campanha ondada de cinco peças de azul e prata. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «TAÍDE».

Flag: verde. Cordão e borlas de ouro e verde. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Taíde - Póvoa de Lanhoso».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 800/2011, Diário da República n.º 157/2011, Série II de 2011-08-17 (issuer: Freguesia de Taíde). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua do Arruado N.º 53
Taíde (PÓVOA DE LANHOSO)
4830-734 TAÍDE
Telephone
253941111
Fax
253943665
Email
jf.taide@gmail.com
Website
www.jf-taide.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,55847, -8,23068
Wikipedia
Taíde
Wikidata
Q2118718

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