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Parish of the municipality of Amarante (Amarante), district of Porto.

Telões had 3.939 residents in the 2021 Census, 20,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 6,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Amarante.

Population (inh.)
  • 267 – 586
  • 630 – 825
  • 827 – 1.594
  • 1.663 – 2.849
  • 3.451 – 11.564
Density (inh./km²)
  • 17,1 – 47,5
  • 48,8 – 137,7
  • 154,3 – 231,5
  • 233,2 – 304,0
  • 334,4 – 760,3
Area (km²)
  • 2,5 – 6,7
  • 7,5 – 8,7
  • 8,8 – 12,0
  • 12,1 – 15,2
  • 15,7 – 30,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 26 parishes of Amarante

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Ansiães51627,1919,0
2Candemil58612,0148,8
3Fregim2.73010,37263,3
4Fridão6647,8784,4
5Gondar1.5369,64159,3
6Gouveia (São Simão)57712,4946,2
7Jazente5173,35154,3
8Lomba8203,63225,9
9Louredo6303,60175,0
10Lufrei1.5946,45247,1
11Mancelos2.82912,13233,2
12Padronelo7542,48304,0
13Rebordelo26715,6617,1
14Salvador do Monte8947,48119,5
15Telões3.93914,47272,2
16Travanca2.0128,69231,5
17União das freguesias de Aboadela, Sanche e Várzea1.44730,4547,5
18União das freguesias de Amarante (São Gonçalo), Madalena, Cepelos e Gatão11.56415,21760,3
19União das freguesias de Bustelo, Carneiro e Carvalho de Rei82723,4335,3
20União das freguesias de Figueiró (Santiago e Santa Cristina)3.6348,11448,1
21União das freguesias de Freixo de Cima e de Baixo3.4518,82391,3
22União das freguesias de Olo e Canadelo43419,5122,3
23União das freguesias de Vila Garcia, Aboim e Chapa1.66312,08137,7
24Vila Caiz2.8498,52334,4
25Vila Chã do Marão8256,71123,0
26Vila Meã4.55710,96415,8
Code (DTMNFR)
130135
Resident population (2021)
3.939
Area
14,47 km²
Density
272,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
7,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 26

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
1.903 (48,3%)
Women
2.036 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
3.893 (98,8%)
Foreign nationality
46 (1,2%)
Ageing index
171,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.492
Average household size *
2,64 people
Dwellings
2.153
Classic family dwellings
2.153
Buildings
1.700
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,3% (359)
Unemployment rate *
10,65% (H 6,13% · M 15,94%)
Active / employed population
1.878 / 1.678

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 463 (11,8%); 15-24 years: 510 (12,9%); 25-64 years: 2.173 (55,2%); 65+ years: 793 (20,1%)0-14463 · 11,8%15-24510 · 12,9%25-642.173 · 55,2%65+793 · 20,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.939).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years463250213
15-24 years510250260
25-64 years2.1731.0541.119
65+ years793349444

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 Freixo de Cima e de Baixo · União das freguesias de Vila Cova da Lixa e Borba de Godim (Felgueiras) · União das freguesias de Vila Garcia, Aboim e Chapa · União das freguesias de Amarante (São Gonçalo), Madalena, Cepelos e Gatão · Fervença (Celorico de Basto) · Fregim · Agilde (Celorico de Basto)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Amarante
6,6 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
3.802
Voters
2.440
Turnout
64,18% (2021: 59,33%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Afirmar Amarante		1.29152,91%5
PS
Partido Socialista		1.01941,76%4
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		542,21%0
Blank votes461,89%
Null votes301,23%

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 do Mosteiro, N.º 141
Telões (AMARANTE)
4600-757 TELÕES
Telephone
255449370
Fax
255449326
Email
jfteloes@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,31178, -8,10445
Wikipedia
Telões (Amarante)
Wikidata
Q1023368

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