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Lobrigos (São Miguel)

Parish of the municipality of Santa Marta de Penaguião (Santa Marta de Penaguião), district of Vila Real.

Lobrigos (São Miguel) had 1.183 residents in the 2021 Census, 23,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 2,8 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Santa Marta de Penaguião.

Population (inh.)
  • 295 – 405
  • 433 – 520
  • 581 – 662
  • 1.006 – 1.015
  • 1.183
Density (inh./km²)
  • 42,3 – 42,7
  • 82,2 – 84,1
  • 90,9 – 93,3
  • 94,2 – 155,2
  • 257,7
Area (km²)
  • 3,6 – 4,3
  • 4,6 – 5,2
  • 6,2 – 6,5
  • 11,1 – 12,2
  • 15,7
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 Santa Marta de Penaguião

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alvações do Corgo4054,3493,3
2Cumieira1.00611,0790,9
3Fontes66215,6742,3
4Lobrigos (São João Baptista)1.0156,54155,2
5Lobrigos (São Miguel)1.1834,59257,7
6Medrões4335,1584,1
7Sanhoane2953,5982,2
8Sever5816,1794,2
9União das freguesias de Louredo e Fornelos52012,1742,7
Code (DTMNFR)
171114
Resident population (2021)
1.183
Area
4,59 km²
Density
257,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
19,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st 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
562 (47,5%)
Women
621 (52,5%)
Portuguese nationality
1.163 (98,3%)
Foreign nationality
20 (1,7%)
Ageing index
184,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
443
Dwellings
727
Classic family dwellings
725
Buildings
497
Buildings with 7 or more floors
3
With higher education (15+)
13,9% (144)
Unemployment rate †
7,27%
Active / employed population
523 / 485

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 150 (12,7%); 15-24 years: 125 (10,6%); 25-64 years: 632 (53,4%); 65+ years: 276 (23,3%)0-14150 · 12,7%15-24125 · 10,6%25-64632 · 53,4%65+276 · 23,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.183).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1507674
15-24 years1256758
25-64 years632297335
65+ years276122154

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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) · Sever · Sanhoane · Alvações do Corgo · Medrões

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Santa Marta de Penaguião
2,8 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
1.288
Voters
914
Turnout
70,96%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		60265,86%7
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
A FORÇA DA MUDANÇA		24827,13%2
CH
CHEGA		363,94%0
Blank votes131,42%
Null votes151,64%

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 púrpura, parreira arrancada de ouro, frutada de quatro cachos de uvas do mesmo; em chefe, Agnus Dei de prata, realçado de negro, nimbado de ouro, sustendo haste crucífera de ouro, com lábaro de prata carregado de cruz firmada de vermelho. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «LOBRIGOS - S. JOÃO BAPTISTA»

Flag: branca. Cordão e borlas de prata e púrpura. Hastes e lança de ouro

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Lobrigos - S. João Baptista - Santa Marta de Penaguião».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital, Diário da República n.º 247/2006, Parte Especial, Série II de 2006-12-27 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Lobrigos (São João Baptista)). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Alameda 13 de Janeiro S/N
Lobrigos (São Miguel)
5030-470 Santa Marta de Penaguião
Email
geral@jfsmiguel.pt

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

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026