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União das freguesias de Provesende, Gouvães do Douro e São Cristóvão do Douro

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

União das freguesias de Provesende, Gouvães do Douro e São Cristóvão do Douro had 463 residents in the 2021 Census, 36,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 5,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Sabrosa.

Population (inh.)
  • 201 – 237
  • 257 – 296
  • 318 – 439
  • 463 – 676
  • 948 – 1.130
Density (inh./km²)
  • 15,0 – 20,3
  • 25,2 – 26,4
  • 37,3 – 38,3
  • 39,6 – 44,9
  • 47,8 – 130,2
Area (km²)
  • 5,3 – 6,2
  • 8,7 – 9,2
  • 12,0 – 14,7
  • 17,1 – 18,4
  • 19,7 – 25,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 12 parishes of Sabrosa

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Celeirós2015,2538,3
2Covas do Douro36319,6818,5
3Gouvinhas22014,6615,0
4Parada de Pinhão2575,7244,9
5Paços67617,0939,6
6Sabrosa1.1308,68130,2
7Souto Maior4399,1847,8
8São Lourenço de Ribapinhão31812,0326,4
9Torre do Pinhão29614,6120,3
10União das freguesias de Provesende, Gouvães do Douro e São Cristóvão do Douro46318,3725,2
11União das freguesias de São Martinho de Antas e Paradela de Guiães94825,4537,3
12Vilarinho de São Romão2376,2038,2
Code (DTMNFR)
171016
Resident population (2021)
463
Area
18,37 km²
Density
25,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
8,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 12

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Provesende, Gouvães do Douro e São Cristóvão do Douro”.

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
208 (44,9%)
Women
255 (55,1%)
Portuguese nationality
462 (99,8%)
Foreign nationality
1 (0,2%)
Ageing index
463,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
193
Average household size *
2,40 people
Dwellings
499
Classic family dwellings
499
Buildings
492
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,7% (33)
Unemployment rate *
5,00% (H 3,37% · M 7,04%)
Active / employed population
160 / 152

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 36 (7,8%); 15-24 years: 49 (10,6%); 25-64 years: 211 (45,6%); 65+ years: 167 (36,1%)0-1436 · 7,8%15-2449 · 10,6%25-64211 · 45,6%65+167 · 36,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (463).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years361224
15-24 years492128
25-64 years211104107
65+ years1677196

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 Sabrosa
5,4 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
499
Voters
341
Turnout
68,34% (2021: 65,99%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
24371,26%7
Blank votes6619,35%
Null votes329,38%

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
Largo da Praça
Provesende (SABROSA)
5060-031 PROVESENDE
Telephone
254731031
Email
jfprovesende@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,21130, -7,56650
Wikipedia
Provesende, Gouvães do Douro e São Cristóvão do Douro
Wikidata
Q25439423

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