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Sopo

Parish of the municipality of Vila Nova de Cerveira (Vila Nova de Cerveira), district of Viana do Castelo.

Sopo had 497 residents in the 2021 Census, 34,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 3,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Cerveira.

Population (inh.)
  • 273 – 330
  • 489 – 497
  • 603 – 834
  • 909 – 1.142
  • 1.751 – 1.780
Density (inh./km²)
  • 21,1 – 33,5
  • 49,1 – 58,1
  • 79,4 – 127,2
  • 132,5 – 161,9
  • 199,9 – 258,0
Area (km²)
  • 4,7 – 6,2
  • 6,7 – 6,9
  • 6,9 – 8,8
  • 9,0 – 10,8
  • 14,8 – 28,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 parishes of Vila Nova de Cerveira

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Cornes4896,1679,4
2Covas60328,6021,1
3Gondarém9096,86132,5
4Loivo8345,15161,9
5Mentrestido2734,7058,1
6Sapardos3306,7249,1
7Sopo49714,8233,5
8União das freguesias de Campos e Vila Meã1.7518,76199,9
9União das freguesias de Candemil e Gondar31310,8228,9
10União das freguesias de Reboreda e Nogueira1.1428,98127,2
11União das freguesias de Vila Nova de Cerveira e Lovelhe1.7806,90258,0
Code (DTMNFR)
161013
Resident population (2021)
497
Area
14,82 km²
Density
33,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th of 11

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
244 (49,1%)
Women
253 (50,9%)
Portuguese nationality
492 (99,0%)
Foreign nationality
5 (1,0%)
Ageing index
422,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
201
Average household size *
2,47 people
Dwellings
426
Classic family dwellings
425
Buildings
423
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,5% (34)
Unemployment rate *
5,97% (H 6,90% · M 4,71%)
Active / employed population
201 / 189

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 41 (8,2%); 15-24 years: 41 (8,2%); 25-64 years: 242 (48,7%); 65+ years: 173 (34,8%)0-1441 · 8,2%15-2441 · 8,2%25-64242 · 48,7%65+173 · 34,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (497).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years412615
15-24 years412318
25-64 years242125117
65+ years17370103

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

Covas · Gondarém · Vilar de Mouros (Caminha) · Lanhelas (Caminha) · União das freguesias de Arga (Baixo, Cima e São João) (Caminha)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Cerveira
3,6 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
556
Voters
369
Turnout
66,37% (2021: 68,29%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
MITS
Movimento Independente Todos Por Sopo		30081,30%7
Blank votes5715,45%
Null votes123,25%

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

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
Lugar de Cimo de Vila
Sopo (VILA NOVA DE CERVEIRA)
4920-130 SOPO
Telephone
251794740
Fax
251794740
Email
freguesiadesopo@sapo.pt
Website
www.jf-sopo.com

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

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata)
Santiago Maior
Coordinates
41,90111, -8,74417
Official website
www.jf-sopo.com
Wikipedia
Sopo
Wikidata
Q2302120

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