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Parish of the municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão (Vila Nova de Famalicão), district of Braga.

Esmeriz had 2.170 residents in the 2021 Census, 18,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 15,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 3,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão.

Population (inh.)
  • 857 – 1.651
  • 1.660 – 2.179
  • 2.212 – 3.019
  • 3.141 – 3.884
  • 3.895 – 20.928
Density (inh./km²)
  • 176,6 – 399,8
  • 400,3 – 549,4
  • 565,6 – 669,7
  • 695,6 – 961,4
  • 1.027,8 – 2.340,9
Area (km²)
  • 1,5 – 2,8
  • 2,8 – 3,5
  • 3,6 – 4,5
  • 4,7 – 7,9
  • 8,4 – 16,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 39 parishes of Vila Nova de Famalicão

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Avidos1.6602,80592,9
2Bairro3.1963,35954,0
3Brufe2.2942,49921,3
4Cabeçudos1.4463,31436,9
5Castelões2.0833,53590,1
6Cavalões1.5995,45293,4
7Cruz1.6514,13399,8
8Delães3.9802,621.519,1
9Esmeriz2.1703,95549,4
10Fradelos3.89516,80231,9
11Gavião3.8844,04961,4
12Gondifelos2.6757,93337,3
13Joane7.9467,321.085,5
14Lagoa8771,87469,0
15Landim2.8384,51629,3
16Louro2.2124,98444,2
17Lousado3.8845,80669,7
18Mogege1.8742,87653,0
19Nine3.0194,34695,6
20Novais1.1291,45778,6
21Oliveira (Santa Maria)3.2794,52725,4
22Oliveira (São Mateus)2.4182,021.197,0
23Outiz8573,32258,1
24Pedome1.9972,63759,3
25Pousada de Saramagos2.1792,121.027,8
26Requião3.1977,42430,9
27Riba de Ave3.1912,761.156,2
28Ribeirão9.06110,31878,9
29Ruivães1.6783,10541,3
30União das freguesias de Antas e Abade de Vermoim8.1955,441.506,4
31União das freguesias de Arnoso (Santa Maria e Santa Eulália) e Sezures3.5278,81400,3
32União das freguesias de Carreira e Bente2.3523,58657,0
33União das freguesias de Lemenhe, Mouquim e Jesufrei3.1419,83319,5
34União das freguesias de Seide1.5142,85531,2
35União das freguesias de Vale (São Cosme), Telhado e Portela5.24013,69382,8
36União das freguesias de Vila Nova de Famalicão e Calendário20.9288,942.340,9
37Vale (São Martinho)2.0363,60565,6
38Vermoim2.9474,71625,7
39Vilarinho das Cambas1.4858,41176,6
Code (DTMNFR)
031264
Resident population (2021)
2.170
Area
3,95 km²
Density
549,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
25th of 39

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
1.071 (49,4%)
Women
1.099 (50,6%)
Portuguese nationality
2.142 (98,7%)
Foreign nationality
28 (1,3%)
Ageing index
131,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
754
Dwellings
908
Classic family dwellings
907
Buildings
685
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
15,7% (292)
Unemployment rate †
6,54%
Active / employed population
1.101 / 1.029

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 305 (14,1%); 15-24 years: 263 (12,1%); 25-64 years: 1.200 (55,3%); 65+ years: 402 (18,5%)0-14305 · 14,1%15-24263 · 12,1%25-641.200 · 55,3%65+402 · 18,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.170).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years305165140
15-24 years263132131
25-64 years1.200594606
65+ years402180222

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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 Nova de Famalicão e Calendário · Lousado · Cabeçudos · União das freguesias de Antas e Abade de Vermoim

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão
3,7 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
2.212
Voters
1.609
Turnout
72,74%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
MAIS AÇÃO. MAIS FAMALICÃO		75146,67%5
PS
Partido Socialista		70643,88%4
CH
CHEGA		986,09%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		150,93%0
Blank votes251,55%
Null votes140,87%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Jorge Silva, N.º 286
Esmeriz
4760-480 Esmeriz VNF
Email
info@jf-esmeriz.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