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Parish of the municipality of São Pedro do Sul (São Pedro do Sul), district of Viseu.

Valadares had 660 residents in the 2021 Census, 41,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 10,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of São Pedro do Sul.

Population (inh.)
  • 258 – 466
  • 508 – 654
  • 660 – 872
  • 878 – 1.384
  • 1.413 – 5.497
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,8 – 16,8
  • 23,9 – 32,3
  • 47,8 – 49,1
  • 67,3 – 85,4
  • 114,4 – 243,8
Area (km²)
  • 3,2 – 11,9
  • 13,2 – 14,7
  • 20,8 – 23,9
  • 28,9 – 43,7
  • 52,4 – 53,7
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 São Pedro do Sul

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Bordonhos5085,9585,4
2Figueiredo de Alva72114,6949,1
3Manhouce46640,4111,5
4Pindelo dos Milagres57123,9023,9
5Pinho65413,6448,0
6Serrazes89013,2367,3
7Sul87852,4116,8
8São Félix3653,19114,4
9União das freguesias de Carvalhais e Candal1.41343,7332,3
10União das freguesias de Santa Cruz da Trapa e São Cristóvão de Lafões1.38428,9447,8
11União das freguesias de São Martinho das Moitas e Covas do Rio25853,684,8
12União das freguesias de São Pedro do Sul, Várzea e Baiões5.49722,55243,8
13Valadares66020,7631,8
14Vila Maior87211,8773,5
Code (DTMNFR)
181617
Resident population (2021)
660
Area
20,76 km²
Density
31,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
8th 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
296 (44,8%)
Women
364 (55,2%)
Portuguese nationality
654 (99,1%)
Foreign nationality
6 (0,9%)
Ageing index
647,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
282
Average household size *
2,27 people
Dwellings
623
Classic family dwellings
622
Buildings
618
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,4% (46)
Unemployment rate *
9,31% (H 6,31% · M 12,90%)
Active / employed population
204 / 185

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 42 (6,4%); 15-24 years: 46 (7,0%); 25-64 years: 300 (45,5%); 65+ years: 272 (41,2%)0-1442 · 6,4%15-2446 · 7,0%25-64300 · 45,5%65+272 · 41,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (660).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years421824
15-24 years462224
25-64 years300157143
65+ years27299173

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 Oliveira de Frades, Souto de Lafões e Sejães (Oliveira de Frades) · São João da Serra (Oliveira de Frades) · União das freguesias de Santa Cruz da Trapa e São Cristóvão de Lafões · Manhouce · Arcozelo das Maias (Oliveira de Frades)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of São Pedro do Sul
10,9 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
626
Voters
493
Turnout
78,75% (2021: 74,10%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		24048,68%4
PS
Partido Socialista		23948,48%3
Blank votes61,22%
Null votes81,62%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Caminho da Igreja, N.º 18
Valadares (SÃO PEDRO DO SUL)
3660-673 VALADARES
Telephone
232798036
Email
geral@freguesiavaladares.pt
Website
www.freguesiavaladares.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,75667, -8,20056
Wikipedia
Valadares (São Pedro do Sul)
Wikidata
Q111432

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