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Vizela (São Paio)

Parish of the municipality of Vizela (Vizela), district of Braga.

Vizela (São Paio) had 1.598 residents in the 2021 Census, 11,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 3,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vizela.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.598 – 1.762
  • 1.811
  • 2.264
  • 5.389
  • 11.072
Density (inh./km²)
  • 582,3 – 636,1
  • 644,4
  • 752,2
  • 955,5
  • 1.441,7
Area (km²)
  • 2,5 – 2,8
  • 3,0
  • 3,1
  • 5,6
  • 7,7
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Vizela

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Infias1.8113,11582,3
2Santa Eulália5.3895,64955,5
3Tagilde1.7622,77636,1
4União das freguesias de Caldas de Vizela (São Miguel e São João)11.0727,681.441,7
5Vizela (Santo Adrião)2.2643,01752,2
6Vizela (São Paio)1.5982,48644,4
Code (DTMNFR)
031411
Resident population (2021)
1.598
Area
2,48 km²
Density
644,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th of 6

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
800 (50,1%)
Women
798 (49,9%)
Portuguese nationality
1.581 (98,9%)
Foreign nationality
17 (1,1%)
Ageing index
73,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
548
Dwellings
605
Classic family dwellings
605
Buildings
468
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,3% (98)
Unemployment rate †
6,65%
Active / employed population
872 / 814

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 259 (16,2%); 15-24 years: 213 (13,3%); 25-64 years: 937 (58,6%); 65+ years: 189 (11,8%)0-14259 · 16,2%15-24213 · 13,3%25-64937 · 58,6%65+189 · 11,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.598).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years259141118
15-24 years213111102
25-64 years937459478
65+ years18989100

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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 Abação e Gémeos (Guimarães) · União das freguesias de Vila Fria e Vizela (São Jorge) (Felgueiras) · São Faustino (Guimarães) · Tagilde · Regilde (Felgueiras)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vizela
3,4 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
1.456
Voters
1.136
Turnout
78,02%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
MVS-IND
MOVIMENTO VIZELA SEMPRE		98486,62%9
PPD/PSD.IL.CDS-PP
Mais Vizela		887,75%0
CH
CHEGA		312,73%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		90,79%0
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda		00,00%0
Blank votes201,76%
Null votes40,35%

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

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
Rua João da Silva Monteiro n.º 55
São Paio Vizela
4815-572 São Paio Vizela
Email
jf.vizelaspaio@hotmail.com

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

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