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Parish of the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros (Macedo de Cavaleiros), district of Bragança.

Arcas had 215 residents in the 2021 Census, 45,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 15,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros.

Population (inh.)
  • 143 – 191
  • 192 – 238
  • 239 – 271
  • 284 – 386
  • 400 – 6.137
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,9 – 7,8
  • 8,0 – 10,1
  • 10,2 – 13,7
  • 14,4 – 23,5
  • 24,3 – 411,6
Area (km²)
  • 6,5 – 13,9
  • 14,4 – 17,0
  • 17,4 – 19,6
  • 22,1 – 35,1
  • 35,3 – 64,1
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 Macedo de Cavaleiros

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Amendoeira40015,7225,5
2Arcas21523,029,3
3Carrapatas1536,5123,5
4Chacim22719,4311,7
5Cortiços23724,259,8
6Corujas1439,9114,4
7Ferreira19219,649,8
8Grijó3518,9139,4
9Lagoa27135,117,7
10Lamalonga33916,9720,0
11Lamas2387,7930,6
12Lombo30414,4021,1
13Macedo de Cavaleiros6.13714,91411,6
14Morais53052,1610,2
15Olmos14918,708,0
16Peredo19122,088,7
17Salselas28436,317,8
18Sezulfe27115,2217,8
19Talhas25643,805,8
20União das freguesias de Ala e Vilarinho do Monte41240,7710,1
21União das freguesias de Bornes e Burga34226,0513,1
22União das freguesias de Castelãos e Vilar do Monte45718,8424,3
23União das freguesias de Espadanedo, Edroso, Murçós e Soutelo Mourisco38664,136,0
24União das freguesias de Podence e Santa Combinha25819,4613,3
25União das freguesias de Talhinhas e Bagueixe26235,257,4
26Vale Benfeito15915,1410,5
27Vale da Porca23917,4313,7
28Vale de Prados47210,3745,5
29Vilarinho de Agrochão21613,8515,6
30Vinhas16033,024,9
Code (DTMNFR)
040503
Resident population (2021)
215
Area
23,02 km²
Density
9,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
23rd 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
108 (50,2%)
Women
107 (49,8%)
Portuguese nationality
213 (99,1%)
Foreign nationality
2 (0,9%)
Ageing index
606,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
104
Average household size *
2,07 people
Dwellings
212
Classic family dwellings
212
Buildings
210
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,0% (16)
Unemployment rate *
6,98% (H 10,00% · M 0,00%)
Active / employed population
43 / 40

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 16 (7,4%); 15-24 years: 7 (3,3%); 25-64 years: 95 (44,2%); 65+ years: 97 (45,1%)0-1416 · 7,4%15-247 · 3,3%25-6495 · 44,2%65+97 · 45,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (215).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years16115
15-24 years743
25-64 years955045
65+ years974354

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 Ala e Vilarinho do Monte · Vilarinho de Agrochão · Ferreira · União das freguesias de Espadanedo, Edroso, Murçós e Soutelo Mourisco · Torre de Dona Chama (Mirandela) · Corujas

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros
15,9 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
338
Voters
226
Turnout
66,86% (2021: 58,73%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
SOMOS TODOS MACEDO - PPD/PSD - CDS/PP		12153,54%4
PS
Partido Socialista		10245,13%3
Blank votes10,44%
Null votes20,88%

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 S. Caetano, Nº 4
Arcas (MACEDO DE CAVALEIROS)
5340-031 ARCAS
Telephone
278401325
Fax
278401325
Email
geral@jf-arcas.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,64611, -7,03500
Official website
arcas.jfreguesia.com
Wikipedia
Arcas (Macedo de Cavaleiros)
Wikidata
Q631728

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