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Alvarães

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

Alvarães had 2.462 residents in the 2021 Census, 27,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 9,0 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Viana do Castelo.

Population (inh.)
  • 231 – 1.048
  • 1.060 – 1.422
  • 1.433 – 2.064
  • 2.250 – 3.044
  • 3.447 – 25.157
Density (inh./km²)
  • 20,1 – 81,0
  • 116,6 – 159,7
  • 172,0 – 270,3
  • 273,9 – 342,3
  • 391,8 – 1.756,8
Area (km²)
  • 3,3 – 6,2
  • 6,3 – 7,2
  • 7,4 – 9,6
  • 11,8 – 14,2
  • 14,3 – 27,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 30 parishes of Viana do Castelo

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Afife1.51913,03116,6
2Alvarães2.4629,11270,3
3Amonde2316,2537,0
4Anha2.2579,40240,1
5Areosa4.69814,11333,0
6Barroselas3.7236,59565,0
7Cardielos1.2084,41273,9
8Carreço1.73714,20122,3
9Carvoeiro97812,0881,0
10Castelo do Neiva2.7196,94391,8
11Chafé3.4477,85439,1
12Darque8.0029,01888,1
13Freixieiro de Soutelo46511,7839,5
14Lanheses1.5179,60158,0
15Mazarefes1.2524,06308,4
16Montaria45022,4320,1
17Mujães1.4224,90290,2
18Outeiro1.06018,8356,3
19Perre2.77213,09211,8
20Santa Marta de Portuzelo3.9017,41526,5
21Serreleis9423,27288,1
22São Romão de Neiva1.0487,02149,3
23União das freguesias de Geraz do Lima (Santa Maria, Santa Leocádia e Moreira) e Deão3.04419,06159,7
24União das freguesias de Nogueira, Meixedo e Vilar de Murteda1.43327,4152,3
25União das freguesias de Subportela, Deocriste e Portela Susã2.25017,10131,6
26União das freguesias de Torre e Vila Mou1.0926,35172,0
27União das freguesias de Viana do Castelo (Santa Maria Maior e Monserrate) e Meadela25.15714,321.756,8
28Vila Franca1.6867,15235,8
29Vila Fria1.2426,23199,4
30Vila de Punhe2.0646,03342,3
Code (DTMNFR)
160902
Resident population (2021)
2.462
Area
9,11 km²
Density
270,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
10th of 30

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
1.167 (47,4%)
Women
1.295 (52,6%)
Portuguese nationality
2.437 (99,0%)
Foreign nationality
25 (1,0%)
Ageing index
220,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
901
Average household size *
2,68 people
Dwellings
1.349
Classic family dwellings
1.347
Buildings
1.307
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,8% (234)
Unemployment rate *
5,09% (H 3,93% · M 6,30%)
Active / employed population
1.001 / 950

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 303 (12,3%); 15-24 years: 258 (10,5%); 25-64 years: 1.234 (50,1%); 65+ years: 667 (27,1%)0-14303 · 12,3%15-24258 · 10,5%25-641.234 · 50,1%65+667 · 27,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.462).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years303157146
15-24 years258137121
25-64 years1.234584650
65+ years667289378

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

Vila de Punhe · São Romão de Neiva · Vila Fria · Forjães (Esposende) · Fragoso (Barcelos) · Chafé

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Viana do Castelo
9,0 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
2.545
Voters
1.543
Turnout
60,63% (2021: 54,16%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS		78650,94%5
PS
Partido Socialista		69344,91%4
Blank votes442,85%
Null votes201,30%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.

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
Rua de Alvarães, N.º 131
Alvarães (VIANA DO CASTELO)
4905-200 ALVARÃES
Telephone
258777483
Fax
258777525
Email
viladealvaraes@sapo.pt
Website
www.alvaraes.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,64278, -8,73822
Official website
www.alvaraes.pt/portal/v1.0
Wikipedia
Alvarães (Viana do Castelo)
Wikidata
Q448572

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