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Joane

Parish of the municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão (Vila Nova de Famalicão), district of Braga.

Joane had 7.946 residents in the 2021 Census, 17,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 14,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 7,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão.

Population (inh.)
  • 857 – 1.651
  • 1.660 – 2.179
  • 2.212 – 3.019
  • 3.141 – 3.884
  • 3.895 – 20.928
Density (inh./km²)
  • 176,6 – 399,8
  • 400,3 – 549,4
  • 565,6 – 669,7
  • 695,6 – 961,4
  • 1.027,8 – 2.340,9
Area (km²)
  • 1,5 – 2,8
  • 2,8 – 3,5
  • 3,6 – 4,5
  • 4,7 – 7,9
  • 8,4 – 16,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 39 parishes of Vila Nova de Famalicão

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Avidos1.6602,80592,9
2Bairro3.1963,35954,0
3Brufe2.2942,49921,3
4Cabeçudos1.4463,31436,9
5Castelões2.0833,53590,1
6Cavalões1.5995,45293,4
7Cruz1.6514,13399,8
8Delães3.9802,621.519,1
9Esmeriz2.1703,95549,4
10Fradelos3.89516,80231,9
11Gavião3.8844,04961,4
12Gondifelos2.6757,93337,3
13Joane7.9467,321.085,5
14Lagoa8771,87469,0
15Landim2.8384,51629,3
16Louro2.2124,98444,2
17Lousado3.8845,80669,7
18Mogege1.8742,87653,0
19Nine3.0194,34695,6
20Novais1.1291,45778,6
21Oliveira (Santa Maria)3.2794,52725,4
22Oliveira (São Mateus)2.4182,021.197,0
23Outiz8573,32258,1
24Pedome1.9972,63759,3
25Pousada de Saramagos2.1792,121.027,8
26Requião3.1977,42430,9
27Riba de Ave3.1912,761.156,2
28Ribeirão9.06110,31878,9
29Ruivães1.6783,10541,3
30União das freguesias de Antas e Abade de Vermoim8.1955,441.506,4
31União das freguesias de Arnoso (Santa Maria e Santa Eulália) e Sezures3.5278,81400,3
32União das freguesias de Carreira e Bente2.3523,58657,0
33União das freguesias de Lemenhe, Mouquim e Jesufrei3.1419,83319,5
34União das freguesias de Seide1.5142,85531,2
35União das freguesias de Vale (São Cosme), Telhado e Portela5.24013,69382,8
36União das freguesias de Vila Nova de Famalicão e Calendário20.9288,942.340,9
37Vale (São Martinho)2.0363,60565,6
38Vermoim2.9474,71625,7
39Vilarinho das Cambas1.4858,41176,6
Code (DTMNFR)
031219
Resident population (2021)
7.946
Area
7,32 km²
Density
1.085,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 39

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
3.856 (48,5%)
Women
4.090 (51,5%)
Portuguese nationality
7.862 (98,9%)
Foreign nationality
84 (1,1%)
Ageing index
139,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.869
Average household size *
2,75 people
Dwellings
3.416
Classic family dwellings
3.415
Buildings
2.137
Buildings with 7 or more floors
2
With higher education (15+)
14,2% (981)
Unemployment rate *
5,91% (H 4,89% · M 6,96%)
Active / employed population
4.160 / 3.914

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 1.016 (12,8%); 15-24 years: 962 (12,1%); 25-64 years: 4.550 (57,3%); 65+ years: 1.418 (17,8%)0-141.016 · 12,8%15-24962 · 12,1%25-644.550 · 57,3%65+1.418 · 17,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (7.946).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1.016514502
15-24 years962494468
25-64 years4.5502.2122.338
65+ years1.418636782

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 Nova de Famalicão
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
7.164
Voters
4.868
Turnout
67,95% (2021: 64,25%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
2.09943,12%6
STJOANE
Somos Todos Joane
1.53331,49%5
IL
Iniciativa Liberal
54411,18%1
CH
CHEGA
3417,00%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
1683,45%0
Blank votes1112,28%
Null votes721,48%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Dr. Bernardino Machado N.º 176
Joane (VILA NOVA DE FAMALICÃO)
4770-202 JOANE
Telephone
252928575
Fax
252928575
Email
secretaria@jf-joane.pt
Website
www.jf-joane.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,43333, -8,41667
Wikipedia
Joane
Wikidata
Q1690801

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