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Vila Nova do Campo

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Parish of the municipality of Santo Tirso (Santo Tirso), district of Porto.

Vila Nova do Campo had 6.315 residents in the 2021 Census, 21,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 8,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Santo Tirso.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.427 – 1.567
  • 2.040 – 3.130
  • 3.308 – 3.755
  • 3.848 – 6.369
  • 7.946 – 20.590
Density (inh./km²)
  • 126,3 – 212,6
  • 215,0 – 285,4
  • 536,1 – 618,4
  • 657,8 – 743,5
  • 816,4 – 1.300,5
Area (km²)
  • 4,2 – 5,3
  • 6,1 – 6,2
  • 7,0 – 9,6
  • 10,3 – 12,9
  • 16,8 – 25,2
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of Santo Tirso

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Agrela1.4866,99212,6
2Aves7.9466,111.300,5
3Monte Córdova3.84816,80229,1
4Negrelos (São Tomé)3.7556,12613,6
5Rebordões3.1304,21743,5
6Reguenga1.4275,00285,4
7Roriz3.3086,17536,1
8União das freguesias de Areias, Sequeiró, Lama e Palmeira6.36910,30618,4
9União das freguesias de Carreira e Refojos de Riba de Ave2.0409,49215,0
10União das freguesias de Lamelas e Guimarei1.56712,41126,3
11União das freguesias de Santo Tirso, Couto (Santa Cristina e São Miguel) e Burgães20.59025,22816,4
12Vila Nova do Campo6.3159,60657,8
13Vilarinho3.5875,27680,7
14Água Longa2.34112,87181,9
Code (DTMNFR)
131434
Resident population (2021)
6.315
Area
9,60 km²
Density
657,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
9,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 14

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
3.052 (48,3%)
Women
3.263 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
6.223 (98,5%)
Foreign nationality
92 (1,5%)
Ageing index
231,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.364
Average household size *
2,66 people
Dwellings
2.736
Classic family dwellings
2.734
Buildings
1.978
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,0% (569)
Unemployment rate *
6,00% (H 5,50% · M 6,50%)
Active / employed population
3.135 / 2.947

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 600 (9,5%); 15-24 years: 718 (11,4%); 25-64 years: 3.611 (57,2%); 65+ years: 1.386 (21,9%)0-14600 · 9,5%15-24718 · 11,4%25-643.611 · 57,2%65+1.386 · 21,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (6.315).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years600310290
15-24 years718364354
25-64 years3.6111.7571.854
65+ years1.386621765

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

Roriz · Vilarinho · Lordelo (Guimarães) · Codessos (Paços de Ferreira) · Lustosa (Lousada) · Moreira de Cónegos (Guimarães)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Santo Tirso
8,3 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
5.802
Voters
4.213
Turnout
72,61% (2021: 62,96%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		2.10549,96%7
PPD/PSD.IL
JUNTOS POR SANTO TIRSO		1.62738,62%6
CH
CHEGA		2686,36%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1002,37%0
Blank votes681,61%
Null votes451,07%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de verde com globo crucífero de ouro, guarnecido de vermelho; em cada um dos cantões do chefe um cacho de uvas de ouro folhado de prata; em campanha, movente dos flancos e da ponta, ponte de três arcos de prata, lavrada de negro. Listel de prata ondulado com a legenda em negras maiúsculas: "VILA NOVA DO CAMPO". Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres.

Flag: esquartelada de amarelo e verde. Cordões e borlas de ouro e verde. Haste e lança douradas.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei 53/91, com a legenda "Freguesia de Vila Nova do Campo".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 960/2015, Diário da República n.º 208/2015, Série II de 2015-10-23 (issuer: Freguesia de Vila Nova do Campo). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Avenida Manuel Dias Machado, N.º 66
Campo (S. Martinho) (SANTO TIRSO)
4795-445 SÃO MARTINHO CAMPO
Telephone
252841268
Fax
252841268
Email
geral@vilanovadocampo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,36100, -8,36800
Wikipedia
Vila Nova do Campo
Wikidata
Q18374469

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