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Vila Franca

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

Vila Franca had 1.686 residents in the 2021 Census, 28,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 3,9 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)
160935
Resident population (2021)
1.686
Area
7,15 km²
Density
235,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
15th 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
823 (48,8%)
Women
863 (51,2%)
Portuguese nationality
1.664 (98,7%)
Foreign nationality
22 (1,3%)
Ageing index
244,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
580
Average household size *
2,86 people
Dwellings
813
Classic family dwellings
811
Buildings
787
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,9% (207)
Unemployment rate *
4,07% (H 4,13% · M 4,00%)
Active / employed population
737 / 707

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 195 (11,6%); 15-24 years: 163 (9,7%); 25-64 years: 852 (50,5%); 65+ years: 476 (28,2%)0-14195 · 11,6%15-24163 · 9,7%25-64852 · 50,5%65+476 · 28,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.686).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years19510788
15-24 years1638677
25-64 years852411441
65+ years476219257

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

União das freguesias de Subportela, Deocriste e Portela Susã · Mazarefes · Vila Fria · Vila de Punhe · Serreleis · Santa Marta de Portuzelo

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Viana do Castelo
3,9 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
1.625
Voters
1.146
Turnout
70,52% (2021: 65,89%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS		51745,11%5
PS
Partido Socialista		41436,13%4
CH
CHEGA		917,94%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		736,37%0
Blank votes232,01%
Null votes282,44%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.

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 Souto da Barrosa, N.º 123
Vila Franca (VIANA DO CASTELO)
4935-702 VILA FRANCA
Telephone
258332008
Email
geral@jf-vilafranca.com
Website
www.jf-vilafranca.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,68324, -8,74472
Wikipedia
Vila Franca (Viana do Castelo)
Wikidata
Q1261599

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