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

Vila Caiz had 2.849 residents in the 2021 Census, 17,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 8,9 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)
130138
Resident population (2021)
2.849
Area
8,52 km²
Density
334,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th 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
1.333 (46,8%)
Women
1.516 (53,2%)
Portuguese nationality
2.835 (99,5%)
Foreign nationality
14 (0,5%)
Ageing index
146,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.025
Average household size *
2,78 people
Dwellings
1.360
Classic family dwellings
1.359
Buildings
1.209
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,1% (253)
Unemployment rate *
8,89% (H 3,99% · M 15,71%)
Active / employed population
1.293 / 1.178

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 348 (12,2%); 15-24 years: 384 (13,5%); 25-64 years: 1.609 (56,5%); 65+ years: 508 (17,8%)0-14348 · 12,2%15-24384 · 13,5%25-641.609 · 56,5%65+508 · 17,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.849).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years348153195
15-24 years384184200
25-64 years1.609771838
65+ years508225283

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

Santo Isidoro e Livração (Marco de Canaveses) · Banho e Carvalhosa (Marco de Canaveses) · Louredo · Salvador do Monte · Várzea, Aliviada e Folhada (Marco de Canaveses) · Constance (Marco de Canaveses) · Fregim

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Amarante
8,9 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
2.586
Voters
1.918
Turnout
74,17% (2021: 69,54%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Afirmar Amarante		1.01753,02%5
PS
Partido Socialista		81442,44%4
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		331,72%0
Blank votes251,30%
Null votes291,51%

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
Rua D. Eduarda Matos, N.º 996
Vila Caiz (AMARANTE)
4600-789 VILA CAIZ
Telephone
255739611
Fax
255739611
Email
junta@vilacaiz.pt
Website
www.vilacaiz.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,23208, -8,13820
Wikipedia
Vila Caiz
Wikidata
Q1023350

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