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Parish of the municipality of Celorico de Basto (Celorico de Basto), district of Braga.

Arnóia had 1.512 residents in the 2021 Census, 26,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 4,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Celorico de Basto.

Population (inh.)
  • 388 – 584
  • 818 – 942
  • 1.032 – 1.101
  • 1.116 – 1.381
  • 1.512 – 3.431
Density (inh./km²)
  • 36,3 – 60,1
  • 80,7 – 87,7
  • 89,6 – 95,1
  • 102,5 – 108,7
  • 128,6 – 199,8
Area (km²)
  • 6,1 – 8,3
  • 9,0 – 10,7
  • 10,9 – 12,1
  • 13,0 – 15,4
  • 17,2 – 18,7
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 15 parishes of Celorico de Basto

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Agilde1.1599,01128,6
2Arnóia1.51218,7380,7
3Basto (São Clemente)1.38115,4189,6
4Borba de Montanha1.11610,89102,5
5Codeçoso38810,7036,3
6Fervença1.05712,0587,7
7Moreira do Castelo5846,1495,1
8Rego1.03217,1860,1
9Ribas9008,28108,7
10União das freguesias de Britelo, Gémeos e Ourilhe3.43117,17199,8
11União das freguesias de Canedo de Basto e Corgo1.10113,2383,2
12União das freguesias de Carvalho e Basto (Santa Tecla)94210,0393,9
13União das freguesias de Caçarilhe e Infesta51011,3944,8
14União das freguesias de Veade, Gagos e Molares1.71212,99131,8
15Vale de Bouro8187,89103,7
Code (DTMNFR)
030502
Resident population (2021)
1.512
Area
18,73 km²
Density
80,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
8,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 15

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
729 (48,2%)
Women
783 (51,8%)
Portuguese nationality
1.500 (99,2%)
Foreign nationality
12 (0,8%)
Ageing index
245,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
547
Average household size *
2,63 people
Dwellings
1.012
Classic family dwellings
1.009
Buildings
986
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,7% (158)
Unemployment rate *
6,39% (H 4,72% · M 8,25%)
Active / employed population
642 / 601

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 163 (10,8%); 15-24 years: 146 (9,7%); 25-64 years: 803 (53,1%); 65+ years: 400 (26,5%)0-14163 · 10,8%15-24146 · 9,7%25-64803 · 53,1%65+400 · 26,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.512).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1639073
15-24 years1467472
25-64 years803391412
65+ years400174226

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 Britelo, Gémeos e Ourilhe · União das freguesias de Carvalho e Basto (Santa Tecla) · Codeçoso · Rebordelo (Amarante) · Moreira do Castelo · União das freguesias de Caçarilhe e Infesta · Fervença

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Celorico de Basto
4,5 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
1.442
Voters
1.036
Turnout
71,84% (2021: 70,60%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		64061,78%6
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		36935,62%3
Blank votes121,16%
Null votes151,45%

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 do Mosteiro N.º 96
Arnóia (CELORICO DE BASTO)
4890-027 ARNÓIA
Telephone
255323605
Email
juntafreguesiaarnoia@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,36722, -8,01583
Wikipedia
Arnoia
Wikidata
Q1023343

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