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Vila Nova de Cacela

Parish of the municipality of Vila Real de Santo António (Vila Real de Santo António), district of Faro.

Vila Nova de Cacela had 3.873 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 14,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 0,0 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vila Real de Santo António.

Population (inh.)
  • 3.197
  • 3.873
  • 11.754
Density (inh./km²)
  • 84,1
  • 757,6
  • 1.069,5
Area (km²)
  • 4,2
  • 11,0
  • 46,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 3 parishes of Vila Real de Santo António

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Monte Gordo3.1974,22757,6
2Vila Nova de Cacela3.87346,0384,1
3Vila Real de Santo António11.75410,991.069,5
Code (DTMNFR)
081601
Resident population (2021)
3.873
Area
46,03 km²
Density
84,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
20,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 3

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
1.866 (48,2%)
Women
2.007 (51,8%)
Portuguese nationality
3.322 (85,8%)
Foreign nationality
551 (14,2%)
Ageing index
259,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.593
Average household size *
2,35 people
Dwellings
5.954
Classic family dwellings
5.948
Buildings
3.871
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
14,0% (478)
Unemployment rate *
9,07% (H 9,57% · M 8,54%)
Active / employed population
1.533 / 1.394

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 448 (11,6%); 15-24 years: 332 (8,6%); 25-64 years: 1.930 (49,8%); 65+ years: 1.163 (30,0%)0-14448 · 11,6%15-24332 · 8,6%25-641.930 · 49,8%65+1.163 · 30,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.873).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years448230218
15-24 years332153179
25-64 years1.9309191.011
65+ years1.163564599

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

Conceição (Tavira) · Altura (Castro Marim) · Castro Marim (Castro Marim) · Azinhal (Castro Marim) · Cabanas de Tavira (Tavira)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Real de Santo António
0,0 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
3.385
Voters
1.968
Turnout
58,14% (2021: 53,30%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		82942,12%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS		45823,27%2
R.I.R.
Reagir Incluir Reciclar		25512,96%1
CH
CHEGA		25312,86%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		995,03%0
Blank votes391,98%
Null votes351,78%

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 de prata, um castelo vermelho aberto e iluminado de azul, entre duas cruzes da Ordem de Santiago, em chefe, um ramo de figueira frutado de ouro e folhado de verde, entre uma cabeça de carnação branca, coroada de ouro e uma cabeça de carnação negra, fotada de prata, campanha ondada de três tiras de verde e prata. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro:«VILA NOVA DE CACELA».

Flag: esquartelada de vermelho e branco. Cordão e borlas de prata e vermelho. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Vila Nova de Cacela-Vila Real de Santo António».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1198/2011, Diário da República n.º 233/2011, Série II de 2011-12-06 (issuer: Freguesia de Vila Nova de Cacela). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo Manuel Cabanas - Cacela
Vila Nova de Cacela (VILA REAL SANTO ANTÓNIO)
8900-067 VILA NOVA DE CACELA
Telephone
281951228
Email
jf-vncacela@sapo.pt
Website
www.jf-vilanovadecacela.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
37,15694, -7,54639
Wikipedia
Vila Nova de Cacela
Wikidata
Q1556707

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