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União das freguesias de Vale de Frades e Avelanoso

Parish of the municipality of Vimioso (Vimioso), district of Bragança.

União das freguesias de Vale de Frades e Avelanoso had 293 residents in the 2021 Census, 57,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 10,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vimioso.

Population (inh.)
  • 116 – 211
  • 220 – 293
  • 296 – 330
  • 388 – 490
  • 560 – 1.245
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,2 – 4,7
  • 5,0 – 5,1
  • 5,6 – 6,7
  • 6,7 – 14,2
  • 19,0 – 22,5
Area (km²)
  • 23,4 – 27,3
  • 29,5 – 33,0
  • 44,5 – 49,4
  • 53,2 – 55,3
  • 69,4 – 96,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Vimioso

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Argozelo56029,5319,0
2Carção38827,3414,2
3Matela21144,524,7
4Pinelo22032,996,7
5Santulhão33049,386,7
6União das freguesias de Algoso, Campo de Víboras e Uva49096,535,1
7União das freguesias de Caçarelhos e Angueira29653,165,6
8União das freguesias de Vale de Frades e Avelanoso29369,384,2
9Vilar Seco11623,425,0
10Vimioso1.24555,3422,5
Code (DTMNFR)
041117
Resident population (2021)
293
Area
69,38 km²
Density
4,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
7,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th of 10

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Vale de Frades e Avelanoso”.

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
147 (50,2%)
Women
146 (49,8%)
Portuguese nationality
288 (98,3%)
Foreign nationality
5 (1,7%)
Ageing index
1.690,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
136
Average household size *
2,00 people
Dwellings
447
Classic family dwellings
446
Buildings
447
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,0% (34)
Unemployment rate *
0,00% (H 0,00% · M 0,00%)
Active / employed population
81 / 81

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 10 (3,4%); 15-24 years: 12 (4,1%); 25-64 years: 102 (34,8%); 65+ years: 169 (57,7%)0-1410 · 3,4%15-2412 · 4,1%25-64102 · 34,8%65+169 · 57,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (293).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1028
15-24 years1266
25-64 years1026042
65+ years1697990

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 Vimioso
10,1 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
418
Voters
288
Turnout
68,90% (2021: 58,78%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
14450,00%4
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
13647,22%3
Blank votes51,74%
Null votes31,04%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo S. Pedro
Avelanoso (VIMIOSO)
5230-080 AVELANOSO
Email
uf.valedefrades.avelanoso1@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,64155, -6,45603
Wikipedia
Vale de Frades e Avelanoso
Wikidata
Q20061655

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