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União das freguesias de Gandra e Taião

Parish of the municipality of Valença (Valença), district of Viana do Castelo.

União das freguesias de Gandra e Taião had 1.391 residents in the 2021 Census, 27,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 0,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Valença.

Population (inh.)
  • 185 – 513
  • 573 – 600
  • 685 – 1.207
  • 1.243 – 1.391
  • 1.550 – 5.258
Density (inh./km²)
  • 23,2 – 68,9
  • 73,4 – 74,7
  • 82,5 – 123,6
  • 127,5 – 135,5
  • 159,6 – 554,1
Area (km²)
  • 4,2 – 7,8
  • 8,0 – 8,2
  • 9,2 – 9,5
  • 9,5 – 17,7
  • 18,8 – 20,2
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 parishes of Valença

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Boivão1857,9723,2
2Cerdal1.55018,7882,5
3Fontoura6859,1774,7
4Friestas5134,15123,6
5Ganfei1.2079,47127,5
6São Pedro da Torre1.2437,79159,6
7União das freguesias de Gandra e Taião1.39120,1968,9
8União das freguesias de Gondomil e Sanfins41817,7223,6
9União das freguesias de São Julião e Silva6008,1873,4
10União das freguesias de Valença, Cristelo Covo e Arão5.2589,49554,1
11Verdoejo5734,23135,5
Code (DTMNFR)
160817
Resident population (2021)
1.391
Area
20,19 km²
Density
68,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
10,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 11

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Gandra e Taião”.

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
669 (48,1%)
Women
722 (51,9%)
Portuguese nationality
1.330 (95,6%)
Foreign nationality
61 (4,4%)
Ageing index
219,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
543
Average household size *
2,56 people
Dwellings
827
Classic family dwellings
827
Buildings
760
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,4% (115)
Unemployment rate *
7,68% (H 6,41% · M 8,95%)
Active / employed population
625 / 577

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 171 (12,3%); 15-24 years: 124 (8,9%); 25-64 years: 721 (51,8%); 65+ years: 375 (27,0%)0-14171 · 12,3%15-24124 · 8,9%25-64721 · 51,8%65+375 · 27,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.391).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years17110467
15-24 years1245767
25-64 years721339382
65+ years375169206

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 Valença
0,5 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
1.279
Voters
828
Turnout
64,74% (2021: 66,94%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
57769,69%7
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
21626,09%2
Blank votes172,05%
Null votes182,17%

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 uma lisonja de vermelho carregada de sol de ouro entre duas torres de negro abertas, frestadas e lavradas de prata; em campanha, monte de três cômoros de verde, carregado de uma flor de linho de prata botonada de azul. Coroa mural de prata de três torres aparentes. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas: «UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE GANDRA E TAIÃO».

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

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18.º da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda «União das Freguesias de Gandra e Taião».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 74/2015, Diário da República n.º 15/2015, Série II de 2015-01-22 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Gandra e Taião). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Lugar de Real
Gandra (VALENÇA)
4930-311 GANDRA
Telephone
251822012
Email
uniaodasfreguesiasdegandraetaiao@sapo.pt
Website
www.gandra-taiao.com

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

More information

Coordinates
42,00060, -8,60140
Official website
gandra-taiao.com
Wikipedia
Gandra e Taião
Wikidata
Q25440396

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