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Vila Maior

Parish of the municipality of São Pedro do Sul (São Pedro do Sul), district of Viseu.

Vila Maior had 872 residents in the 2021 Census, 38,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 6,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of São Pedro do Sul.

Population (inh.)
  • 258 – 466
  • 508 – 654
  • 660 – 872
  • 878 – 1.384
  • 1.413 – 5.497
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,8 – 16,8
  • 23,9 – 32,3
  • 47,8 – 49,1
  • 67,3 – 85,4
  • 114,4 – 243,8
Area (km²)
  • 3,2 – 11,9
  • 13,2 – 14,7
  • 20,8 – 23,9
  • 28,9 – 43,7
  • 52,4 – 53,7
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of São Pedro do Sul

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Bordonhos5085,9585,4
2Figueiredo de Alva72114,6949,1
3Manhouce46640,4111,5
4Pindelo dos Milagres57123,9023,9
5Pinho65413,6448,0
6Serrazes89013,2367,3
7Sul87852,4116,8
8São Félix3653,19114,4
9União das freguesias de Carvalhais e Candal1.41343,7332,3
10União das freguesias de Santa Cruz da Trapa e São Cristóvão de Lafões1.38428,9447,8
11União das freguesias de São Martinho das Moitas e Covas do Rio25853,684,8
12União das freguesias de São Pedro do Sul, Várzea e Baiões5.49722,55243,8
13Valadares66020,7631,8
14Vila Maior87211,8773,5
Code (DTMNFR)
181619
Resident population (2021)
872
Area
11,87 km²
Density
73,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th of 14

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
418 (47,9%)
Women
454 (52,1%)
Portuguese nationality
858 (98,4%)
Foreign nationality
14 (1,6%)
Ageing index
572,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
327
Average household size *
2,49 people
Dwellings
572
Classic family dwellings
571
Buildings
563
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,2% (59)
Unemployment rate *
11,36% (H 10,06% · M 13,18%)
Active / employed population
308 / 273

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 58 (6,7%); 15-24 years: 80 (9,2%); 25-64 years: 402 (46,1%); 65+ years: 332 (38,1%)0-1458 · 6,7%15-2480 · 9,2%25-64402 · 46,1%65+332 · 38,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (872).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years582929
15-24 years804337
25-64 years402198204
65+ years332148184

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

Pinho · Sul · São Félix · Figueiredo de Alva · União das freguesias de São Pedro do Sul, Várzea e Baiões · Pindelo dos Milagres

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of São Pedro do Sul
6,1 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
769
Voters
592
Turnout
76,98% (2021: 73,89%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		42070,95%6
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		13522,80%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		152,53%0
Blank votes122,03%
Null votes101,69%

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 Calvário, N.º 2
Vila Maior (SÃO PEDRO DO SUL)
3660-727 VILA MAIOR
Telephone
232723562
Email
juntavilamaior@sapo.pt
Website
www.jfvilamaior.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,78611, -8,03083
Official website
www.jfvilamaior.com
Wikipedia
Vila Maior (São Pedro do Sul)
Wikidata
Q111430

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