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Montaria

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

Montaria had 450 residents in the 2021 Census, 44,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 5,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 10,0 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)
160920
Resident population (2021)
450
Area
22,43 km²
Density
20,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
0,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
29th 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
193 (42,9%)
Women
257 (57,1%)
Portuguese nationality
448 (99,6%)
Foreign nationality
2 (0,4%)
Ageing index
638,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
179
Average household size *
2,51 people
Dwellings
322
Classic family dwellings
322
Buildings
321
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
5,5% (23)
Unemployment rate *
4,35% (H 2,74% · M 6,15%)
Active / employed population
138 / 132

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 31 (6,9%); 15-24 years: 33 (7,3%); 25-64 years: 188 (41,8%); 65+ years: 198 (44,0%)0-1431 · 6,9%15-2433 · 7,3%25-64188 · 41,8%65+198 · 44,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (450).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years311417
15-24 years331221
25-64 years1889098
65+ years19877121

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

União das freguesias de Arga (Baixo, Cima e São João) (Caminha) · União das freguesias de Nogueira, Meixedo e Vilar de Murteda · Amonde · União das freguesias de Gondar e Orbacém (Caminha) · Dem (Caminha) · Estorãos (Ponte de Lima) · São Pedro d'Arcos (Ponte de Lima)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Viana do Castelo
10,0 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
510
Voters
324
Turnout
63,53% (2021: 57,66%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
UM
Unidos pela Montaria		26481,48%7
Blank votes3410,49%
Null votes268,02%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: UM.

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
Largo do Souto
Montaria (VIANA DO CASTELO)
4925-490 MONTARIA
Telephone
258733363
Email
jfmontaria@gmail.com
Website
www.jf-montaria.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,78972, -8,73333
Wikipedia
Montaria
Wikidata
Q1945628

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