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Santa Comba de Vilariça

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

Santa Comba de Vilariça had 360 residents in the 2021 Census, 33,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 8,4 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)
041012
Resident population (2021)
360
Area
12,19 km²
Density
29,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th 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
179 (49,7%)
Women
181 (50,3%)
Portuguese nationality
333 (92,5%)
Foreign nationality
27 (7,5%)
Ageing index
413,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
145
Average household size *
2,37 people
Dwellings
284
Classic family dwellings
283
Buildings
277
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,6% (25)
Unemployment rate *
8,13% (H 6,52% · M 10,29%)
Active / employed population
160 / 147

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 29 (8,1%); 15-24 years: 32 (8,9%); 25-64 years: 179 (49,7%); 65+ years: 120 (33,3%)0-1429 · 8,1%15-2432 · 8,9%25-64179 · 49,7%65+120 · 33,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (360).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years291415
15-24 years322012
25-64 years1799188
65+ years1205466

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

Vilarelhos (Alfândega da Fé) · Trindade · Benlhevai · Vale Frechoso · União das freguesias de Assares e Lodões

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Flor
8,4 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
417
Voters
271
Turnout
64,99% (2021: 63,55%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		13650,18%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Acreditar		12345,39%3
Blank votes62,21%
Null votes62,21%

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

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 azul, chaminé de ouro, acompanhada nos flancos de um ramo de três galhos de oliveira, de prata, frutados de ouro; em campanha, duas géminas ondadas de prata. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "Santa Comba de Vilariça"

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

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: "Junta de Freguesia de Santa Comba de Vilariça - Vila Flor".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 294/2007, Diário da República n.º 75/2007, Série II de 2007-04-17 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Santa Comba de Vilariça). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo das Eiras, S/N
Santa Comba de Vilariça (VILA FLOR)
5360-170 SANTA COMBA DE VILARIÇA
Telephone
278535106
Fax
278535106
Email
scvilarica@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,36028, -7,06583
Wikipedia
Santa Comba de Vilariça
Wikidata
Q2119200

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