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Freixiel

Parish of the municipality of Vila Flor (Vila Flor), district of Bragança.

Freixiel had 527 residents in the 2021 Census, 47,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 9 parishes and its centroid is 7,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vila Flor.

Population (inh.)
  • 116 – 148
  • 154 – 222
  • 235 – 338
  • 360 – 525
  • 527 – 2.351
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,7 – 9,7
  • 12,2 – 15,2
  • 15,9 – 20,7
  • 22,1 – 29,5
  • 41,4 – 58,4
Area (km²)
  • 8,6 – 10,0
  • 11,4 – 13,5
  • 14,3 – 15,3
  • 18,6 – 34,7
  • 40,3 – 43,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of Vila Flor

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Benlhevai23511,3520,7
2Freixiel52734,7415,2
3Roios14815,309,7
4Sampaio1378,6215,9
5Samões33813,4825,1
6Santa Comba de Vilariça36012,1929,5
7Seixo de Manhoses4049,7541,4
8Trindade11614,987,7
9União das freguesias de Assares e Lodões21414,2615,0
10União das freguesias de Candoso e Carvalho de Egas22210,0422,1
11União das freguesias de Valtorno e Mourão31918,5817,2
12União das freguesias de Vila Flor e Nabo2.35140,2658,4
13União das freguesias de Vilas Boas e Vilarinho das Azenhas52542,9612,2
14Vale Frechoso15419,308,0
Code (DTMNFR)
041005
Resident population (2021)
527
Area
34,74 km²
Density
15,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
8,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 14

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
258 (49,0%)
Women
269 (51,0%)
Portuguese nationality
519 (98,5%)
Foreign nationality
8 (1,5%)
Ageing index
1.037,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
241
Average household size *
2,10 people
Dwellings
536
Classic family dwellings
535
Buildings
530
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,0% (35)
Unemployment rate *
7,56% (H 4,85% · M 11,59%)
Active / employed population
172 / 159

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 24 (4,6%); 15-24 years: 34 (6,5%); 25-64 years: 220 (41,7%); 65+ years: 249 (47,2%)0-1424 · 4,6%15-2434 · 6,5%25-64220 · 41,7%65+249 · 47,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (527).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years24159
15-24 years341816
25-64 years220113107
65+ years249112137

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 Flor
7,7 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
630
Voters
412
Turnout
65,40% (2021: 65,38%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Acreditar
25261,17%5
PS
Partido Socialista
14835,92%2
Blank votes40,97%
Null votes81,94%

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
Largo Pelourinho
Freixiel (VILA FLOR)
5360-062 FREIXIEL
Telephone
278549103
Email
geral@freixiel.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,31528, -7,24944
Wikipedia
Freixiel
Wikidata
Q1417063

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