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Barão de São Miguel

Parish of the municipality of Vila do Bispo (Vila do Bispo), district of Faro.

Barão de São Miguel had 586 residents in the 2021 Census, 22,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 21,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 7,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vila do Bispo.

Population (inh.)
  • 586
  • 1.380
  • 1.857
  • 1.894
Density (inh./km²)
  • 16,4
  • 39,4
  • 40,7
  • 55,1
Area (km²)
  • 14,9
  • 34,4
  • 45,6
  • 84,2
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 4 parishes of Vila do Bispo

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Barão de São Miguel58614,8739,4
2Budens1.85745,6040,7
3Sagres1.89434,3755,1
4Vila do Bispo e Raposeira1.38084,2216,4
Code (DTMNFR)
081501
Resident population (2021)
586
Area
14,87 km²
Density
39,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
10,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 4

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
287 (49,0%)
Women
299 (51,0%)
Portuguese nationality
286 (48,8%)
Foreign nationality
300 (51,2%)
Ageing index
132,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
274
Average household size *
2,14 people
Dwellings
573
Classic family dwellings
537
Buildings
507
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
21,0% (102)
Unemployment rate *
8,21% (H 8,08% · M 8,33%)
Active / employed population
207 / 190

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 101 (17,2%); 15-24 years: 55 (9,4%); 25-64 years: 296 (50,5%); 65+ years: 134 (22,9%)0-14101 · 17,2%15-2455 · 9,4%25-64296 · 50,5%65+134 · 22,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (586).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1014853
15-24 years553124
25-64 years296134162
65+ years1347460

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 Vila do Bispo
7,6 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
348
Voters
224
Turnout
64,37% (2021: 65,02%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
LUP
Lista Unitária do Progresso
15066,96%5
CH
CHEGA
3214,29%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
2712,05%1
Blank votes135,80%
Null votes20,89%

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

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 verde, espada com lâmina flamejante, de ouro, alçada e sustendo uma balança de pratos, de prata; em chefe, coronel de barão, de ouro com sua pedraria; em campanha, dois ramos de amendoeira de ouro, floridos de prata com os pés passados em aspa. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "Barão de S. Miguel".

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

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda «Junta de Freguesia de Barão de S. Miguel - Vila do Bispo».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 145/2012, Diário da República n.º 26/2012, Série II de 2012-02-06 (issuer: Freguesia de Barão de São Miguel). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Estrada Municipal Norte nº 21
Barão de São Miguel (VILA DO BISPO)
8650-452 BARÃO DE SÃO MIGUEL
Telephone
282695423
Email
geral@jf-baraosaomiguel.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
37,10750, -8,79528
Wikipedia
Barão de São Miguel
Wikidata
Q2183488

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