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Sanhoane

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

Sanhoane had 295 residents in the 2021 Census, 24,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 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)
171115
Resident population (2021)
295
Area
3,59 km²
Density
82,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th 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
144 (48,8%)
Women
151 (51,2%)
Portuguese nationality
294 (99,7%)
Foreign nationality
1 (0,3%)
Ageing index
229,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
120
Dwellings
254
Classic family dwellings
254
Buildings
246
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,1% (16)
Unemployment rate †
9,17%
Active / employed population
120 / 109

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 31 (10,5%); 15-24 years: 28 (9,5%); 25-64 years: 165 (55,9%); 65+ years: 71 (24,1%)0-1431 · 10,5%15-2428 · 9,5%25-64165 · 55,9%65+71 · 24,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (295).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years311318
15-24 years281513
25-64 years1658877
65+ years712843

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

Medrões · Lobrigos (São Miguel) · Loureiro (Peso da Régua) · Lobrigos (São João Baptista)

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
321
Voters
222
Turnout
69,16%
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		12757,21%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
A FORÇA DA MUDANÇA		9241,44%3
Blank votes10,45%
Null votes20,90%

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, com dois ramos de oliveira de verde, frutados de negro, postos em aspa, entre quatro cachos de uvas de púrpura, folhados e sustidos de verde. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negros: " SANHOANE - Santa Marta de Penaguião".

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 Sanhoane - Santa Marta de Penaguião».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 885/2010, Diário da República n.º 169/2010, Série II de 2010-08-31 (issuer: Freguesia de Sanhoane). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua de Passeio Alegre, n.º 43, Edificio da Junta de Freguesia
Sanhoane
5030-368 Santa Marta de Penaguião
Email
sanhoanejf@gmail.com

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