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Loureira

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

Loureira had 1.104 residents in the 2021 Census, 21,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 16,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 5,6 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
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 33 parishes of Vila Verde

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Aboim da Nóbrega e Gondomar90214,4162,6
2Atiães5474,04135,4
3Cabanelas1.9736,74292,7
4Cervães1.85610,89170,4
5Coucieiro5264,22124,6
6Dossãos4243,35126,6
7Freiriz1.0565,84180,8
8Gême5211,60325,6
9Lage3.0544,67654,0
10Lanhas6541,83357,4
11Loureira1.1041,76627,3
12Moure1.3784,50306,2
13Oleiros1.1893,78314,6
14Parada de Gatim7073,22219,6
15Pico5162,80184,3
16Ponte4523,41132,6
17Prado (São Miguel)6535,51118,5
18Sabariz4482,07216,4
19Soutelo2.1244,17509,4
20Turiz1.8663,62515,5
21União das freguesias da Ribeira do Neiva3.36033,7699,5
22União das freguesias de Carreiras (São Miguel) e Carreiras (Santiago)8324,40189,1
23União das freguesias de Escariz (São Mamede) e Escariz (São Martinho)7445,78128,7
24União das freguesias de Esqueiros, Nevogilde e Travassós9225,02183,7
25União das freguesias de Marrancos e Arcozelo8236,49126,8
26União das freguesias de Oriz (Santa Marinha) e Oriz (São Miguel)5096,0684,0
27União das freguesias de Pico de Regalados, Gondiães e Mós1.5539,53163,0
28União das freguesias de Sande, Vilarinho, Barros e Gomide1.41112,38114,0
29União das freguesias de Valbom (São Pedro), Passô e Valbom (São Martinho)5956,1996,1
30União das freguesias do Vade1.45315,6492,9
31Valdreu43417,9624,2
32Vila Verde e Barbudo7.3767,52980,9
33Vila de Prado4.4825,52812,0
Code (DTMNFR)
031325
Resident population (2021)
1.104
Area
1,76 km²
Density
627,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
14th of 33

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
528 (47,8%)
Women
576 (52,2%)
Portuguese nationality
1.066 (96,6%)
Foreign nationality
38 (3,4%)
Ageing index
152,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
391
Average household size *
2,82 people
Dwellings
547
Classic family dwellings
547
Buildings
503
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
16,3% (155)
Unemployment rate *
9,44% (H 9,13% · M 9,77%)
Active / employed population
519 / 470

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 153 (13,9%); 15-24 years: 130 (11,8%); 25-64 years: 588 (53,3%); 65+ years: 233 (21,1%)0-14153 · 13,9%15-24130 · 11,8%25-64588 · 53,3%65+233 · 21,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.104).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1538271
15-24 years1306664
25-64 years588282306
65+ years23398135

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

Vila Verde e Barbudo · Rendufe (Amares) · Soutelo · Turiz · Lago (Amares) · Bico (Amares)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Verde
5,6 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
1.090
Voters
692
Turnout
63,49% (2021: 60,52%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
L
MAIS LOUREIRA		48870,52%8
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		10114,60%1
Blank votes8412,14%
Null votes192,75%

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

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 verde, com uma ponte gradeada de quatro arcos, de prata, lavrada de negro, firmada nos flancos e saínte de campanha diminuta de três burelas ondeadas de prata e azul; em chefe, coroa de dois ramos de loureiro de ouro, com os pés passados em aspa. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro «Loureira».

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

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda «Junta de Freguesia de Loureira - Vila Verde».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital, Diário da República n.º 221/2006, Parte Especial, Série II de 2006-11-16 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia da Loureira). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Avenida 1º de Maio
Loureira (VILA VERDE)
4730-270 LOUREIRA
Email
geral@freguesialoureira.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,63096, -8,42762
Wikipedia
Loureira
Wikidata
Q691083

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