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União das freguesias de São Tomé do Castelo e Justes

Parish of the municipality of Vila Real (Vila Real), district of Vila Real.

União das freguesias de São Tomé do Castelo e Justes had 1.066 residents in the 2021 Census, 34,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 8,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vila Real.

Population (inh.)
  • 384 – 836
  • 948 – 1.226
  • 1.234 – 1.724
  • 1.730 – 2.890
  • 3.182 – 17.343
Density (inh./km²)
  • 25,7 – 44,8
  • 51,0 – 66,5
  • 67,1 – 85,5
  • 85,9 – 244,9
  • 366,4 – 2.446,1
Area (km²)
  • 2,9 – 7,0
  • 7,1 – 12,0
  • 14,4 – 20,5
  • 23,2 – 26,0
  • 32,2 – 41,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 20 parishes of Vila Real

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Abaças83618,8744,3
2Andrães1.37320,4767,1
3Arroios1.0592,89366,4
4Campeã1.22624,0551,0
5Folhadela2.16316,06134,7
6Guiães3848,5744,8
7Lordelo3.2275,16625,4
8Mateus3.5394,14854,8
9Mondrões94811,0485,9
10Parada de Cunhos1.7247,04244,9
11Torgueda1.23414,4385,5
12União das freguesias de Adoufe e Vilarinho de Samardã2.65837,7670,4
13União das freguesias de Borbela e Lamas de Olo2.89041,2870,0
14União das freguesias de Constantim e Vale de Nogueiras1.73026,0166,5
15União das freguesias de Mouçós e Lamares3.18232,2498,7
16União das freguesias de Nogueira e Ermida75911,9663,5
17União das freguesias de Pena, Quintã e Vila Cova71324,9828,5
18União das freguesias de São Tomé do Castelo e Justes1.06641,5625,7
19Vila Marim1.51723,2165,4
20Vila Real17.3437,092.446,1
Code (DTMNFR)
171437
Resident population (2021)
1.066
Area
41,56 km²
Density
25,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
14th of 20

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “São Tomé do Castelo e Justes”.

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
507 (47,6%)
Women
559 (52,4%)
Portuguese nationality
1.062 (99,6%)
Foreign nationality
4 (0,4%)
Ageing index
376,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
432
Average household size *
2,38 people
Dwellings
1.078
Classic family dwellings
1.076
Buildings
1.069
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,0% (97)
Unemployment rate *
7,61% (H 6,31% · M 9,30%)
Active / employed population
394 / 364

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 97 (9,1%); 15-24 years: 87 (8,2%); 25-64 years: 517 (48,5%); 65+ years: 365 (34,2%)0-1497 · 9,1%15-2487 · 8,2%25-64517 · 48,5%65+365 · 34,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.066).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years974651
15-24 years874542
25-64 years517258259
65+ years365158207

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

União das freguesias de Mouçós e Lamares · União das freguesias de Adoufe e Vilarinho de Samardã · Torre do Pinhão (Sabrosa) · Telões (Vila Pouca de Aguiar) · Parada de Pinhão (Sabrosa)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Real
8,7 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
1.338
Voters
849
Turnout
63,45% (2021: 57,80%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
USTJ
Unidos por São Tomé e Justes		47956,42%5
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		34941,11%4
Blank votes111,30%
Null votes101,18%

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

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
Largo da Igreja
São Tomé do Castelo (VILA REAL)
5000-731 SÃO TOMÉ DO CASTELO
Email
jfstcastelo@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,36148, -7,65255
Wikipedia
São Tomé do Castelo e Justes
Wikidata
Q17294251

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