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Parish of the municipality of Vila Verde (Vila Verde), district of Braga.

Cabanelas had 1.973 residents in the 2021 Census, 18,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 11,0 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vila Verde.

Population (inh.)
  • 424 – 521
  • 526 – 744
  • 823 – 1.104
  • 1.189 – 1.866
  • 1.973 – 7.376
Density (inh./km²)
  • 24,2 – 114,0
  • 118,5 – 135,4
  • 163,0 – 189,1
  • 216,4 – 357,4
  • 509,4 – 980,9
Area (km²)
  • 1,6 – 3,4
  • 3,4 – 4,4
  • 4,5 – 5,8
  • 5,8 – 9,5
  • 10,9 – 33,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 33 parishes of Vila Verde

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Aboim da Nóbrega e Gondomar90214,4162,6
2Atiães5474,04135,4
3Cabanelas1.9736,74292,7
4Cervães1.85610,89170,4
5Coucieiro5264,22124,6
6Dossãos4243,35126,6
7Freiriz1.0565,84180,8
8Gême5211,60325,6
9Lage3.0544,67654,0
10Lanhas6541,83357,4
11Loureira1.1041,76627,3
12Moure1.3784,50306,2
13Oleiros1.1893,78314,6
14Parada de Gatim7073,22219,6
15Pico5162,80184,3
16Ponte4523,41132,6
17Prado (São Miguel)6535,51118,5
18Sabariz4482,07216,4
19Soutelo2.1244,17509,4
20Turiz1.8663,62515,5
21União das freguesias da Ribeira do Neiva3.36033,7699,5
22União das freguesias de Carreiras (São Miguel) e Carreiras (Santiago)8324,40189,1
23União das freguesias de Escariz (São Mamede) e Escariz (São Martinho)7445,78128,7
24União das freguesias de Esqueiros, Nevogilde e Travassós9225,02183,7
25União das freguesias de Marrancos e Arcozelo8236,49126,8
26União das freguesias de Oriz (Santa Marinha) e Oriz (São Miguel)5096,0684,0
27União das freguesias de Pico de Regalados, Gondiães e Mós1.5539,53163,0
28União das freguesias de Sande, Vilarinho, Barros e Gomide1.41112,38114,0
29União das freguesias de Valbom (São Pedro), Passô e Valbom (São Martinho)5956,1996,1
30União das freguesias do Vade1.45315,6492,9
31Valdreu43417,9624,2
32Vila Verde e Barbudo7.3767,52980,9
33Vila de Prado4.4825,52812,0
Code (DTMNFR)
031308
Resident population (2021)
1.973
Area
6,74 km²
Density
292,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th of 33

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
951 (48,2%)
Women
1.022 (51,8%)
Portuguese nationality
1.958 (99,2%)
Foreign nationality
15 (0,8%)
Ageing index
127,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
677
Average household size *
2,91 people
Dwellings
873
Classic family dwellings
836
Buildings
774
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,1% (137)
Unemployment rate *
8,52% (H 7,90% · M 9,22%)
Active / employed population
904 / 827

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 285 (14,4%); 15-24 years: 247 (12,5%); 25-64 years: 1.079 (54,7%); 65+ years: 362 (18,3%)0-14285 · 14,4%15-24247 · 12,5%25-641.079 · 54,7%65+362 · 18,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.973).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years285145140
15-24 years247104143
25-64 years1.079542537
65+ years362160202

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

Cervães · Oleiros · Ucha (Barcelos) · Vila de Prado · Mire de Tibães (Braga) · Padim da Graça (Braga) · União das freguesias de Merelim (São Paio), Panoias e Parada de Tibães (Braga)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Verde
11,0 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
1.897
Voters
1.264
Turnout
66,63% (2021: 67,41%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		85067,25%7
PS
Partido Socialista		27121,44%2
CH
CHEGA		957,52%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		151,19%0
Blank votes201,58%
Null votes131,03%

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
Av. da Igreja, N.º 71
Cabanelas (VILA VERDE)
4730-088 CABANELAS
Fax
253924589
Email
freguesiacabanelas@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,58389, -8,50222
Wikipedia
Cabanelas (Vila Verde)
Wikidata
Q1024725

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