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

Gouvinhas had 220 residents in the 2021 Census, 33,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 2,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 7,8 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Sabrosa.

Population (inh.)
  • 201 – 237
  • 257 – 296
  • 318 – 439
  • 463 – 676
  • 948 – 1.130
Density (inh./km²)
  • 15,0 – 20,3
  • 25,2 – 26,4
  • 37,3 – 38,3
  • 39,6 – 44,9
  • 47,8 – 130,2
Area (km²)
  • 5,3 – 6,2
  • 8,7 – 9,2
  • 12,0 – 14,7
  • 17,1 – 18,4
  • 19,7 – 25,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 12 parishes of Sabrosa

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Celeirós2015,2538,3
2Covas do Douro36319,6818,5
3Gouvinhas22014,6615,0
4Parada de Pinhão2575,7244,9
5Paços67617,0939,6
6Sabrosa1.1308,68130,2
7Souto Maior4399,1847,8
8São Lourenço de Ribapinhão31812,0326,4
9Torre do Pinhão29614,6120,3
10União das freguesias de Provesende, Gouvães do Douro e São Cristóvão do Douro46318,3725,2
11União das freguesias de São Martinho de Antas e Paradela de Guiães94825,4537,3
12Vilarinho de São Romão2376,2038,2
Code (DTMNFR)
171004
Resident population (2021)
220
Area
14,66 km²
Density
15,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
11th of 12

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
109 (49,5%)
Women
111 (50,5%)
Portuguese nationality
220 (100,0%)
Foreign nationality
0 (0,0%)
Ageing index
304,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
94
Average household size *
2,34 people
Dwellings
215
Classic family dwellings
215
Buildings
212
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
2,0% (4)
Unemployment rate *
6,58% (H 4,17% · M 10,71%)
Active / employed population
76 / 71

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 24 (10,9%); 15-24 years: 11 (5,0%); 25-64 years: 112 (50,9%); 65+ years: 73 (33,2%)0-1424 · 10,9%15-2411 · 5,0%25-64112 · 50,9%65+73 · 33,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (220).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years241113
15-24 years1156
25-64 years1125755
65+ years733637

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

Covas do Douro · União das freguesias de São Martinho de Antas e Paradela de Guiães · Guiães (Vila Real) · União das freguesias de Galafura e Covelinhas (Peso da Régua) · Paços · União das freguesias de Vila Seca e Santo Adrião (Armamar) · Adorigo (Tabuaço)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Sabrosa
7,8 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
270
Voters
180
Turnout
66,67% (2021: 66,78%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		11865,56%5
PS
Partido Socialista		5631,11%2
Blank votes10,56%
Null votes52,78%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de prata, com uma faixa de três tiras ondadas de azul e prata, acompanhada de um ramo de oliveira de verde, frutado de negro e de um cacho de uvas de púrpura, folhado de verde. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro:"Gouvinhas".

Flag: verde, Cordão e borlas de prata e verde. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da Lei, com a legenda:"Junta de Freguesia de Gouvinhas - Sabrosa".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 846/2008, Diário da República n.º 155/2008, Série II de 2008-08-12 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Gouvinhas). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Edifício Junta de Freguesia
Gouvinhas (SABROSA)
5060-052 GOUVINHAS
Telephone
254920392
Fax
254920392
Email
freguesia.gouvinhasdouro@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,18528, -7,63472
Wikipedia
Gouvinhas
Wikidata
Q799317

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