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Parish of the municipality of Montalegre (Montalegre), district of Vila Real.

Chã had 701 residents in the 2021 Census, 37,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 6,8 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Montalegre.

Population (inh.)
  • 110 – 149
  • 150 – 186
  • 195 – 265
  • 273 – 463
  • 512 – 1.772
Density (inh./km²)
  • 2,7 – 6,5
  • 6,7 – 7,5
  • 7,9 – 9,2
  • 12,2 – 15,4
  • 15,7 – 55,1
Area (km²)
  • 10,7 – 17,0
  • 17,2 – 21,2
  • 21,6 – 33,0
  • 33,5 – 45,3
  • 48,3 – 78,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 25 parishes of Montalegre

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Cabril51276,566,7
2Cervos22732,956,9
3Chã70150,9813,8
4Covelo do Gerês16610,7615,4
5Ferral29315,2819,2
6Gralhas18621,598,6
7Morgade19521,159,2
8Negrões13220,616,4
9Outeiro14352,322,7
10Pitões das Junias15133,494,5
11Reigoso13017,237,5
12Salto1.26378,5516,1
13Santo André14918,967,9
14Sarraquinhos30033,499,0
15Solveira15012,3412,2
16Tourém11017,036,5
17União das freguesias de Cambeses do Rio, Donões e Mourilhe27345,306,0
18União das freguesias de Meixedo e Padornelos26535,767,4
19União das freguesias de Montalegre e Padroso1.77232,1555,1
20União das freguesias de Paradela, Contim e Fiães24530,867,9
21União das freguesias de Sezelhe e Covelães22932,947,0
22União das freguesias de Venda Nova e Pondras34419,1318,0
23União das freguesias de Viade de Baixo e Fervidelas69548,3114,4
24União das freguesias de Vilar de Perdizes e Meixide46337,0412,5
25Vila da Ponte16710,6715,7
Code (DTMNFR)
170604
Resident population (2021)
701
Area
50,98 km²
Density
13,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
7,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 25

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
348 (49,6%)
Women
353 (50,4%)
Portuguese nationality
698 (99,6%)
Foreign nationality
3 (0,4%)
Ageing index
451,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
277
Average household size *
2,39 people
Dwellings
777
Classic family dwellings
776
Buildings
773
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,2% (46)
Unemployment rate *
5,18% (H 4,58% · M 5,83%)
Active / employed population
251 / 238

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 58 (8,3%); 15-24 years: 69 (9,8%); 25-64 years: 312 (44,5%); 65+ years: 262 (37,4%)0-1458 · 8,3%15-2469 · 9,8%25-64312 · 44,5%65+262 · 37,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (701).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years584216
15-24 years693336
25-64 years312152160
65+ years262121141

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 Meixedo e Padornelos · União das freguesias de Montalegre e Padroso · Negrões · União das freguesias de Viade de Baixo e Fervidelas · Sarraquinhos · Cervos · Morgade · União das freguesias de Cambeses do Rio, Donões e Mourilhe

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Montalegre
6,8 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
1.047
Voters
506
Turnout
48,33% (2021: 46,64%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		28556,32%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
RENOVAR MONTALEGRE, HONRAR BARROSO		20440,32%4
Blank votes81,58%
Null votes91,78%

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
Travessa do Gonçalo, N.º 28
Chã (MONTALEGRE)
5470-071 CHÃ
Email
jfreguesiacha@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,78472, -7,78472
Wikipedia
Chã
Wikidata
Q198270

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