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Parish of the municipality of Vila Flor (Vila Flor), district of Bragança.

Samões had 338 residents in the 2021 Census, 31,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 3,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vila Flor.

Population (inh.)
  • 116 – 148
  • 154 – 222
  • 235 – 338
  • 360 – 525
  • 527 – 2.351
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,7 – 9,7
  • 12,2 – 15,2
  • 15,9 – 20,7
  • 22,1 – 29,5
  • 41,4 – 58,4
Area (km²)
  • 8,6 – 10,0
  • 11,4 – 13,5
  • 14,3 – 15,3
  • 18,6 – 34,7
  • 40,3 – 43,0
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 Vila Flor

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Benlhevai23511,3520,7
2Freixiel52734,7415,2
3Roios14815,309,7
4Sampaio1378,6215,9
5Samões33813,4825,1
6Santa Comba de Vilariça36012,1929,5
7Seixo de Manhoses4049,7541,4
8Trindade11614,987,7
9União das freguesias de Assares e Lodões21414,2615,0
10União das freguesias de Candoso e Carvalho de Egas22210,0422,1
11União das freguesias de Valtorno e Mourão31918,5817,2
12União das freguesias de Vila Flor e Nabo2.35140,2658,4
13União das freguesias de Vilas Boas e Vilarinho das Azenhas52542,9612,2
14Vale Frechoso15419,308,0
Code (DTMNFR)
041010
Resident population (2021)
338
Area
13,48 km²
Density
25,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th 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
176 (52,1%)
Women
162 (47,9%)
Portuguese nationality
336 (99,4%)
Foreign nationality
2 (0,6%)
Ageing index
233,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
145
Average household size *
2,33 people
Dwellings
279
Classic family dwellings
279
Buildings
274
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,9% (29)
Unemployment rate *
8,59% (H 2,74% · M 16,36%)
Active / employed population
128 / 117

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 45 (13,3%); 15-24 years: 26 (7,7%); 25-64 years: 162 (47,9%); 65+ years: 105 (31,1%)0-1445 · 13,3%15-2426 · 7,7%25-64162 · 47,9%65+105 · 31,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (338).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years452817
15-24 years261313
25-64 years1628478
65+ years1055154

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 Vila Flor e Nabo · União das freguesias de Vilas Boas e Vilarinho das Azenhas · União das freguesias de Candoso e Carvalho de Egas · Freixiel · Seixo de Manhoses

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Flor
3,1 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
364
Voters
262
Turnout
71,98% (2021: 67,65%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Acreditar		15358,40%4
PS
Partido Socialista		10339,31%3
Blank votes31,15%
Null votes31,15%

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

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 negro, dois ramos de oliveira de ouro, frutados do mesmo, alinhados em faixa; em chefe, cruz da Ordem de Malta e, em campanha, fonte heráldica de prata e azul. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro "Samões".

Flag: branca. Cordão e borlas de prata e negro. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda "Junta de Freguesia de Samões - Vila Flor".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 159/2007, Diário da República n.º 35/2007, Série II de 2007-02-19 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Samões). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Estrada Nacional 214
Samões (VILA FLOR)
5360-150 SAMÕES
Telephone
278512017
Email
jfsamoes@sapo.pt

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

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026