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Parish of the municipality of Vimioso (Vimioso), district of Bragança.

Matela had 211 residents in the 2021 Census, 60,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 3,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 11,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vimioso.

Population (inh.)
  • 116 – 211
  • 220 – 293
  • 296 – 330
  • 388 – 490
  • 560 – 1.245
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,2 – 4,7
  • 5,0 – 5,1
  • 5,6 – 6,7
  • 6,7 – 14,2
  • 19,0 – 22,5
Area (km²)
  • 23,4 – 27,3
  • 29,5 – 33,0
  • 44,5 – 49,4
  • 53,2 – 55,3
  • 69,4 – 96,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Vimioso

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Argozelo56029,5319,0
2Carção38827,3414,2
3Matela21144,524,7
4Pinelo22032,996,7
5Santulhão33049,386,7
6União das freguesias de Algoso, Campo de Víboras e Uva49096,535,1
7União das freguesias de Caçarelhos e Angueira29653,165,6
8União das freguesias de Vale de Frades e Avelanoso29369,384,2
9Vilar Seco11623,425,0
10Vimioso1.24555,3422,5
Code (DTMNFR)
041108
Resident population (2021)
211
Area
44,52 km²
Density
4,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th of 10

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
101 (47,9%)
Women
110 (52,1%)
Portuguese nationality
207 (98,1%)
Foreign nationality
4 (1,9%)
Ageing index
3.200,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
118
Average household size *
1,79 people
Dwellings
284
Classic family dwellings
284
Buildings
281
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
3,4% (7)
Unemployment rate *
6,67% (H 5,26% · M 9,09%)
Active / employed population
30 / 28

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 4 (1,9%); 15-24 years: 9 (4,3%); 25-64 years: 70 (33,2%); 65+ years: 128 (60,7%)0-144 · 1,9%15-249 · 4,3%25-6470 · 33,2%65+128 · 60,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (211).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years440
15-24 years936
25-64 years703436
65+ years1286068

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 Algoso, Campo de Víboras e Uva · Santulhão · Talhas (Macedo de Cavaleiros) · São Martinho do Peso (Mogadouro) · União das freguesias de Talhinhas e Bagueixe (Macedo de Cavaleiros)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vimioso
11,4 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
278
Voters
136
Turnout
48,92% (2021: 57,19%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		8159,56%4
PS
Partido Socialista		5238,24%3
Blank votes10,74%
Null votes21,47%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de prata, ramo de videira de verde posto em faixa, com cinco cachos de púrpura, entre buzina de vermelho cordoada de negro, em chefe e campanha ondada de azul, carregada de uma tira ondada de prata onde nadam dois peixes de vermelho, animados de ouro. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «matela - vimioso».

Flag: púrpura. Cordão e borlas de prata e púrpura. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Matela - Vimioso».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 681/2011, Diário da República n.º 129/2011, Série II de 2011-07-07 (issuer: Freguesia de Matela). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua da Igreja, N.º 4
Matela (VIMIOSO)
5230-153 MATELA
Telephone
273579427
Fax
273579427
Email
jfmatela.vimioso@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,51028, -6,62861
Wikipedia
Matela (Vimioso)
Wikidata
Q1908203

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