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

Podame had 265 residents in the 2021 Census, 49,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 4,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Monção.

Population (inh.)
  • 191 – 255
  • 265 – 381
  • 454 – 572
  • 596 – 863
  • 864 – 3.817
Density (inh./km²)
  • 13,6 – 30,3
  • 40,9 – 61,6
  • 61,8 – 102,6
  • 114,7 – 149,8
  • 153,4 – 377,5
Area (km²)
  • 2,1 – 3,7
  • 3,8 – 6,0
  • 6,9 – 8,3
  • 8,7 – 14,0
  • 14,1 – 28,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 24 parishes of Monção

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Abedim1917,7224,7
2Barbeita9236,88134,2
3Barroças e Taias2792,72102,6
4Bela5963,79157,3
5Cambeses4964,02123,4
6Lara2554,9351,7
7Longos Vales86314,0061,6
8Merufe86428,5130,3
9Moreira5723,73153,4
10Pias76311,1268,6
11Pinheiros3192,13149,8
12Podame2653,6572,6
13Portela2028,1224,9
14Riba de Mouro80214,0557,1
15Segude3202,37135,0
16Tangil62922,8827,5
17Trute2466,0240,9
18União das freguesias de Anhões e Luzio19614,3813,6
19União das freguesias de Ceivães e Badim5538,9561,8
20União das freguesias de Mazedo e Cortes3.81712,13314,7
21União das freguesias de Messegães, Valadares e Sá5538,2567,0
22União das freguesias de Monção e Troviscoso3.2778,68377,5
23União das freguesias de Sago, Lordelo e Parada3818,3345,7
24União das freguesias de Troporiz e Lapela4543,96114,7
Code (DTMNFR)
160422
Resident population (2021)
265
Area
3,65 km²
Density
72,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
19th of 24

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
107 (40,4%)
Women
158 (59,6%)
Portuguese nationality
265 (100,0%)
Foreign nationality
0 (0,0%)
Ageing index
825,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
102
Average household size *
2,30 people
Dwellings
225
Classic family dwellings
224
Buildings
225
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,0% (20)
Unemployment rate *
4,76% (H 2,50% · M 6,82%)
Active / employed population
84 / 80

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 16 (6,0%); 15-24 years: 18 (6,8%); 25-64 years: 99 (37,4%); 65+ years: 132 (49,8%)0-1416 · 6,0%15-2418 · 6,8%25-6499 · 37,4%65+132 · 49,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (265).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1679
15-24 years18711
25-64 years995049
65+ years1324389

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

Tangil · Merufe · Segude · União das freguesias de Ceivães e Badim

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Monção
4,7 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
258
Voters
199
Turnout
77,13% (2021: 76,19%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PA
Podame Ativo		10251,26%4
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		9447,24%3
Blank votes10,50%
Null votes21,01%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PA.

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
Lugar do Tarendo
Podame (MONÇÃO)
4950-670 PODAME
Telephone
251531928
Fax
251531928
Email
jfpodame@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
42,04167, -8,37472
Wikipedia
Podame
Wikidata
Q1022209

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