União das freguesias de Carreiras (São Miguel) e Carreiras (Santiago)

Parish of the municipality of Vila Verde (Vila Verde), district of Braga.

União das freguesias de Carreiras (São Miguel) e Carreiras (Santiago) had 832 residents in the 2021 Census, 24,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 5,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 4,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vila Verde.

Population (inh.)

424 – 521
526 – 744
823 – 1.104
1.189 – 1.866
1.973 – 7.376

Density (inh./km²)

24,2 – 114,0
118,5 – 135,4
163,0 – 189,1
216,4 – 357,4
509,4 – 980,9

Area (km²)

1,6 – 3,4
3,4 – 4,4
4,5 – 5,8
5,8 – 9,5
10,9 – 33,8

Quantile classes · current parish

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The 33 parishes of Vila Verde

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#	Parish	Population	Area (km²)	Inhab./km²
1	Aboim da Nóbrega e Gondomar	902	14,41	62,6
2	Atiães	547	4,04	135,4
3	Cabanelas	1.973	6,74	292,7
4	Cervães	1.856	10,89	170,4
5	Coucieiro	526	4,22	124,6
6	Dossãos	424	3,35	126,6
7	Freiriz	1.056	5,84	180,8
8	Gême	521	1,60	325,6
9	Lage	3.054	4,67	654,0
10	Lanhas	654	1,83	357,4
11	Loureira	1.104	1,76	627,3
12	Moure	1.378	4,50	306,2
13	Oleiros	1.189	3,78	314,6
14	Parada de Gatim	707	3,22	219,6
15	Pico	516	2,80	184,3
16	Ponte	452	3,41	132,6
17	Prado (São Miguel)	653	5,51	118,5
18	Sabariz	448	2,07	216,4
19	Soutelo	2.124	4,17	509,4
20	Turiz	1.866	3,62	515,5
21	União das freguesias da Ribeira do Neiva	3.360	33,76	99,5
22	União das freguesias de Carreiras (São Miguel) e Carreiras (Santiago)	832	4,40	189,1
23	União das freguesias de Escariz (São Mamede) e Escariz (São Martinho)	744	5,78	128,7
24	União das freguesias de Esqueiros, Nevogilde e Travassós	922	5,02	183,7
25	União das freguesias de Marrancos e Arcozelo	823	6,49	126,8
26	União das freguesias de Oriz (Santa Marinha) e Oriz (São Miguel)	509	6,06	84,0
27	União das freguesias de Pico de Regalados, Gondiães e Mós	1.553	9,53	163,0
28	União das freguesias de Sande, Vilarinho, Barros e Gomide	1.411	12,38	114,0
29	União das freguesias de Valbom (São Pedro), Passô e Valbom (São Martinho)	595	6,19	96,1
30	União das freguesias do Vade	1.453	15,64	92,9
31	Valdreu	434	17,96	24,2
32	Vila Verde e Barbudo	7.376	7,52	980,9
33	Vila de Prado	4.482	5,52	812,0

Code (DTMNFR): 031361
Resident population (2021): 832
Area: 4,40 km²
Density: 189,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population): 1,8%
Rank in the municipality (population): 18th of 33

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Carreiras (São Miguel) e Carreiras (Santiago)”.

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: 383 (46,0%)
Women: 449 (54,0%)
Portuguese nationality: 822 (98,8%)
Foreign nationality: 10 (1,2%)
Ageing index: 186,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households: 303
Average household size *: 2,75 people
Dwellings: 462
Classic family dwellings: 462
Buildings: 451
Buildings with 7 or more floors: 0
With higher education (15+): 5,9% (43)
Unemployment rate *: 7,42% (H 3,72% · M 12,08%)
Active / employed population: 337 / 312

Population by age group

Residents by age group and share of the total (832).

Age group	Total	Men	Women
0-14 years	107	46	61
15-24 years	111	58	53
25-64 years	414	195	219
65+ years	200	84	116

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

Moure · União das freguesias de Esqueiros, Nevogilde e Travassós · União das freguesias da Ribeira do Neiva · Freiriz · União das freguesias de Marrancos e Arcozelo

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Verde: 4,4 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: 893
Voters: 582
Turnout: 65,17% (2021: 62,35%)
Seats: 7

List	Votes	%	Seats
PPD/PSD Partido Social Democrata	453	77,84%	7
Blank votes	99	17,01%
Null votes	30	5,15%

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: Lugar de Cachada, N.º 72
Carreiras São Miguel (VILA VERDE)
4730-531 CARREIRAS SÃO MIGUEL
Email: ufcarreiras@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates: 41,66100, -8,48500
Wikipedia: Carreiras (São Miguel) e Carreiras (Santiago)
Wikidata: Q17294266

Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.

Services and territory

Education · Emergencies · Health · Fire services · Citizen desks · Climate · Rents · Codes · Bodies

Education

Infoescolas 2020 (DGEEC) lists 26 schools in the municipality of Vila Verde. The source names the municipality, not the parish.

Showing 15 of 26.

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There are no higher-education units (DGEEC) with an address in this municipality.

Bank branches are left out: there is no republishable national open list. NHS hospitals appear below when the official name includes the municipality. Fire services exist only for Lisbon (CML POI).

Emergency contacts

Linha SNS 24: 808 24 24 24
Número europeu de emergência: 112

National numbers, the same in every parish. Confirmado na página oficial de SNS 24. Source: SNS 24; INEM.

NHS hospitals

No NHS institution with this municipality in the official name. See the national list in the catalogue.

Fire services

No fire stations in this municipality in the open list we republish. Only Lisbon publishes a usable POI (CC0); INE series are counts, not directories. See what exists in the catalogue.

Citizen shops and desks

AMA service points in the municipality (rows linked to this parish first when the locality matches):

Espaço Cidadão da União das Freguesias de Valbom (São Pedro), Passô e Valbom (São Martinho) — Horário: 2ª a 6ª das 09:00 às 12:30 e das 14:00 às 17:00; Localidade na fonte: São Pedro - Valbom · Rua de São Bento 4730-560 Vila Verde 4730-560
Espaço Cidadão da Vila de Pico de Regalados — Horário: 2ª a 6ª das 09:00 às 12:30 e das 14:00 às 17:00; Localidade na fonte: Pico de Regalados · Rua das Cruzes, nº 30 4730-390 Vila Verde 4730-390
Espaço Cidadão de Vade — Horário: 2ª a 6ª das 09:00 às 14:00; Localidade na fonte: Atães · Avenida da Portela do Vade (Pavilhão gimnodesportivo do Vade) 4730-030 Vila Verde 4730-030

There are 7 in the municipality in total.

See all in the catalogue

Source: AMA / dados.gov.pt (CC BY).

Climate

1991–2020 climate normals for the station Braga / Merelim (IPMA no. 622), 9,8 km in a straight line from the geometric centre of the parish. Temperature and precipitation are those of the station.

Bars: precipitation (mm, left scale). Line: mean daily temperature (°C, right scale).

Month	Mean temp. (°C)	Maximum (°C)	Minimum (°C)	Precipitation (mm)
Jan	8,6	14,1	3,1	179,5
Feb	9,5	15,5	3,4	111,1
Mar	11,9	17,8	5,9	150,1
Apr	13,7	19,6	7,8	127,9
May	16,7	23,0	10,4	89,8
Jun	19,7	26,1	13,2	40,6
Jul	21,2	28,2	14,3	27,9
Aug	21,4	28,7	14,0	34,6
Sep	19,7	26,9	12,4	67,6
Oct	16,1	22,2	10,1	197,8
Nov	11,5	17,0	6,0	170,1
Dec	9,3	14,9	3,7	190,3
Year	14,9	—	—	1.387,3

Source: IPMA, ficha da normal climatológica, período 1991-2020. Climate region: Entre Douro e Minho e Beira Litoral. Station altitude: 68,4 m. Distance calculated between the CAOP2025 centroid and the coordinates published by IPMA.

Rent and cost of living

INE does not publish the median rent for this parish (indicator 0014773, 2025 geography).

In the municipality of Vila Verde the median value in 2025 is 5,85 €/m². This figure is for the municipality.

The consumer price index is national, not by parish. Year-on-year change in Agosto de 2026: 3,3% (INE 0014648).

Source: INE, indicador 0014773 (CC BY 4.0), Local housing rent statistics, 2026 methodology. Reference year 2025. IPC: indicator 0014648.

Postcodes and telephone

Postcode of the parish-council address: 4730-531 (Lugar de Cachada, N.º 72, Carreiras São Miguel (VILA VERDE), 4730-531 CARREIRAS SÃO MIGUEL).

Geographic telephone code of the district/region seat (Braga): 253. It is not exclusive to this parish.

We do not republish the full CTT postcode database.

Public bodies

Junta de União das freguesias de Carreiras (São Miguel) e Carreiras (Santiago) — Lugar de Cachada, N.º 72, Carreiras São Miguel (VILA VERDE), 4730-531 CARREIRAS SÃO MIGUEL · 4730-531 · [email protected]

Câmara Municipal de Vila Verde — Presidente: Júlia Maria Caridade Rodrigues Fernandes · Praça do Município, 4730-733 Vila Verde · 4730-733 · 253310500 · [email protected] · https://www.cm-vilaverde.pt

Other parish councils of the municipality in the catalogue · Catalogue filtered by Vila Verde

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026