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União das freguesias de Pensalvos e Parada de Monteiros

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

União das freguesias de Pensalvos e Parada de Monteiros had 288 residents in the 2021 Census, 47,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 3,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 7,4 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)
171320
Resident population (2021)
288
Area
47,17 km²
Density
6,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
14th of 14

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Pensalvos e Parada de Monteiros”.

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
134 (46,5%)
Women
154 (53,5%)
Portuguese nationality
285 (99,0%)
Foreign nationality
3 (1,0%)
Ageing index
985,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
141
Average household size *
2,04 people
Dwellings
380
Classic family dwellings
380
Buildings
377
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
3,3% (9)
Unemployment rate *
8,33% (H 2,94% · M 15,38%)
Active / employed population
60 / 55

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 14 (4,9%); 15-24 years: 17 (5,9%); 25-64 years: 119 (41,3%); 65+ years: 138 (47,9%)0-1414 · 4,9%15-2417 · 5,9%25-64119 · 41,3%65+138 · 47,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (288).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1486
15-24 years17611
25-64 years1196059
65+ years1386078

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 Pouca de Aguiar
7,4 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
375
Voters
250
Turnout
66,67% (2021: 55,91%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
11847,20%4
PS
Partido Socialista
9437,60%3
MAI
MOVIMENTO AGUIARENSE INDEPENDENTE
2710,80%0
Blank votes41,60%
Null votes72,80%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de verde, faixa ondada de três tiras ondadas de prata e azul acompanhada em chefe de duas croças de ouro realçadas de negro alinhadas em faixa, e em ponta de javali de ouro realçado, armado e ungulado de negro e animado de vermelho. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel de prata com legenda em letras a negro maiúsculas - "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE PENSALVOS E PARADA DE MONTEIROS".

Flag: amarela. Cordões e borlas de ouro e verde. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei 53/91, com a legenda "União das Freguesias de Pensalvos e Parada de Monteiros".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 236/2015, Diário da República n.º 59/2015, Série II de 2015-03-25 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Pensalvos e Parada de Monteiros). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua do Calvário, N.º 4
Pensalvos (VILA POUCA DE AGUIAR)
5450-231 PENSALVOS
Telephone
259434400
Email
juntafreguesiapensalvos@sapo.pt
Website
www.ufppm.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,55803, -7,69833
Official website
cm-vpaguiar.pt/municipio/freguesias/uniao-de-freguesias-de-pensalvos-e-parada-de-monteiros
Wikipedia
Pensalvos e Parada de Monteiros
Wikidata
Q17294223

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