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Capeludos

Parish of the municipality of Vila Pouca de Aguiar (Vila Pouca de Aguiar), district of Vila Real.

Capeludos had 363 residents in the 2021 Census, 51,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 4,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 11,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vila Pouca de Aguiar.

Population (inh.)
  • 288 – 341
  • 357 – 446
  • 548 – 602
  • 774 – 1.328
  • 1.933 – 3.118
Density (inh./km²)
  • 6,1 – 14,6
  • 17,0 – 18,0
  • 19,8 – 29,4
  • 32,0 – 42,6
  • 62,5 – 136,1
Area (km²)
  • 8,8 – 14,9
  • 17,4 – 21,4
  • 22,9 – 45,2
  • 45,4 – 47,3
  • 53,1 – 55,9
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 Pouca de Aguiar

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alfarela de Jales35713,7526,0
2Alvão77453,0714,6
3Bornes de Aguiar1.93345,4342,6
4Bragado44626,1317,1
5Capeludos36321,4217,0
6Sabroso de Aguiar5488,7762,5
7Soutelo de Aguiar60217,3734,7
8Telões1.32845,2229,4
9Tresminas34155,926,1
10União das freguesias de Pensalvos e Parada de Monteiros28847,176,1
11Valoura29514,9119,8
12Vila Pouca de Aguiar3.11822,91136,1
13Vreia de Bornes56717,7332,0
14Vreia de Jales85247,2818,0
Code (DTMNFR)
171305
Resident population (2021)
363
Area
21,42 km²
Density
17,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
10th 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
168 (46,3%)
Women
195 (53,7%)
Portuguese nationality
361 (99,4%)
Foreign nationality
2 (0,6%)
Ageing index
1.246,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
174
Average household size *
2,09 people
Dwellings
445
Classic family dwellings
445
Buildings
445
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
4,0% (14)
Unemployment rate *
7,89% (H 0,00% · M 20,00%)
Active / employed population
76 / 70

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 15 (4,1%); 15-24 years: 14 (3,9%); 25-64 years: 147 (40,5%); 65+ years: 187 (51,5%)0-1415 · 4,1%15-2414 · 3,9%25-64147 · 40,5%65+187 · 51,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (363).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years15105
15-24 years1459
25-64 years1477473
65+ years18779108

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

Bragado · Codessoso, Curros e Fiães do Tâmega (Boticas) · Pinho (Boticas) · Vidago (União das freguesias de Vidago, Arcossó, Selhariz e Vilarinho das Paranheiras) (Chaves) · Oura (Chaves)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Pouca de Aguiar
11,9 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
480
Voters
314
Turnout
65,42% (2021: 61,35%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		16953,82%4
PS
Partido Socialista		14345,54%3
Blank votes10,32%
Null votes10,32%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.

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 Prof. Espírito Santo
Capeludos (VILA POUCA DE AGUIAR)
5450-202 CAPELUDOS
Telephone
276908040
Email
juntacapeludos@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,62750, -7,63333
Wikipedia
Capeludos
Wikidata
Q2133849

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