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Castelo do Neiva

Parish of the municipality of Viana do Castelo (Viana do Castelo), district of Viana do Castelo.

Castelo do Neiva had 2.719 residents in the 2021 Census, 26,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 11,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Viana do Castelo.

Population (inh.)
  • 231 – 1.048
  • 1.060 – 1.422
  • 1.433 – 2.064
  • 2.250 – 3.044
  • 3.447 – 25.157
Density (inh./km²)
  • 20,1 – 81,0
  • 116,6 – 159,7
  • 172,0 – 270,3
  • 273,9 – 342,3
  • 391,8 – 1.756,8
Area (km²)
  • 3,3 – 6,2
  • 6,3 – 7,2
  • 7,4 – 9,6
  • 11,8 – 14,2
  • 14,3 – 27,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 30 parishes of Viana do Castelo

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Afife1.51913,03116,6
2Alvarães2.4629,11270,3
3Amonde2316,2537,0
4Anha2.2579,40240,1
5Areosa4.69814,11333,0
6Barroselas3.7236,59565,0
7Cardielos1.2084,41273,9
8Carreço1.73714,20122,3
9Carvoeiro97812,0881,0
10Castelo do Neiva2.7196,94391,8
11Chafé3.4477,85439,1
12Darque8.0029,01888,1
13Freixieiro de Soutelo46511,7839,5
14Lanheses1.5179,60158,0
15Mazarefes1.2524,06308,4
16Montaria45022,4320,1
17Mujães1.4224,90290,2
18Outeiro1.06018,8356,3
19Perre2.77213,09211,8
20Santa Marta de Portuzelo3.9017,41526,5
21Serreleis9423,27288,1
22São Romão de Neiva1.0487,02149,3
23União das freguesias de Geraz do Lima (Santa Maria, Santa Leocádia e Moreira) e Deão3.04419,06159,7
24União das freguesias de Nogueira, Meixedo e Vilar de Murteda1.43327,4152,3
25União das freguesias de Subportela, Deocriste e Portela Susã2.25017,10131,6
26União das freguesias de Torre e Vila Mou1.0926,35172,0
27União das freguesias de Viana do Castelo (Santa Maria Maior e Monserrate) e Meadela25.15714,321.756,8
28Vila Franca1.6867,15235,8
29Vila Fria1.2426,23199,4
30Vila de Punhe2.0646,03342,3
Code (DTMNFR)
160910
Resident population (2021)
2.719
Area
6,94 km²
Density
391,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th of 30

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
1.275 (46,9%)
Women
1.444 (53,1%)
Portuguese nationality
2.662 (97,9%)
Foreign nationality
57 (2,1%)
Ageing index
237,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.029
Average household size *
2,64 people
Dwellings
1.814
Classic family dwellings
1.814
Buildings
1.703
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,7% (210)
Unemployment rate *
4,23% (H 1,78% · M 6,90%)
Active / employed population
1.183 / 1.133

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 303 (11,1%); 15-24 years: 285 (10,5%); 25-64 years: 1.412 (51,9%); 65+ years: 719 (26,4%)0-14303 · 11,1%15-24285 · 10,5%25-641.412 · 51,9%65+719 · 26,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.719).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years303150153
15-24 years285146139
25-64 years1.412689723
65+ years719290429

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 Viana do Castelo
11,1 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
3.088
Voters
1.729
Turnout
55,99% (2021: 46,41%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
LICN
Lista Independente por Castelo do Neiva
75143,44%5
JCN
Juntos por Castelo do Neiva
41023,71%2
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS
39923,08%2
CH
CHEGA
1086,25%0
Blank votes181,04%
Null votes432,49%

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

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 de azul, um castelo de ouro, aberto, frestado e lavrado de negro, movente de uma campanha ondeada de prata e azul; em chefe, duas vieiras de prata, realçadas de negro. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «Castelo do Neiva»

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

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Castelo do Neiva - Viana do Castelo».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital, Diário da República n.º 157/2006, Parte Especial, Série II de 2006-08-16 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Castelo do Neiva). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua da Escola, N.º 49
Castelo do Neiva (VIANA DO CASTELO)
4935-573 CASTELO DO NEIVA
Telephone
258028256
Fax
258871301
Email
geral@jf-castelodoneiva.com
Website
www.jf-castelodoneiva.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,62444, -8,79500
Wikipedia
Castelo do Neiva
Wikidata
Q1049003

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