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Mazarefes

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

Mazarefes had 1.252 residents in the 2021 Census, 29,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 4,0 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)
160952
Resident population (2021)
1.252
Area
4,06 km²
Density
308,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
20th 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
596 (47,6%)
Women
656 (52,4%)
Portuguese nationality
1.241 (99,1%)
Foreign nationality
11 (0,9%)
Ageing index
295,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
466
Dwellings
612
Classic family dwellings
612
Buildings
597
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,6% (153)
Unemployment rate †
7,77%
Active / employed population
579 / 534

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 123 (9,8%); 15-24 years: 122 (9,7%); 25-64 years: 644 (51,4%); 65+ years: 363 (29,0%)0-14123 · 9,8%15-24122 · 9,7%25-64644 · 51,4%65+363 · 29,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.252).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1236261
15-24 years1225963
25-64 years644314330
65+ years363161202

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

Vila Franca · Darque · Vila Fria · Santa Marta de Portuzelo · Anha

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Viana do Castelo
4,0 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
1.249
Voters
875
Turnout
70,06%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS		34539,43%4
PS
Partido Socialista		26530,29%3
MUDAR
Unir, Desenvolver, Agir, Renovar		23326,63%2
Blank votes202,29%
Null votes121,37%

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 Maria Júlia Bourbon nº 3
Mazarefes
4935-466 Mazarefes
Email
geral@jf-mazarefes.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