FACT_Sheet.Municipalities, Arcos de Valdevez

Mayor
Francisco Rodrigues de Araújo

Address
Praça Municipal
4974-003

Tel. : +351 258 520 500
Fax : +351 258 520 509

Email : geral@cmav.pt
Web site : http://www.cmav.pt

Characteristics
NUT II: Norte
NUT III: Minho-Lima
Distrito: Viana do Castelo
Number of freguesias (parishes) : 51
Area (sqKm) : 447,6
Population density (hab/sqKm) : 51,0
Class: M1 (Medium-small, from 10.001 to 50.000 inhab.)




Population ^
Population, total (2011 Census) 22 847
Population, total (most recent projection) 22 847
Population [0-14] (most recent projection) 2 384
Percentage of population [0-14] (most recent projection) 10,4%
Population [15-24] (most recent projection) 3 289
Percentage of population [15-24] (most recent projection) 14,4%
Population [25-64] (most recent projection) 11 131
Percentage of population [25-64] (most recent projection) 48,7%
Population [65 +[ (most recent projection) 7 057
Percentage of population [65 +[ (most recent projection) 30,9%
Population growth (between 2 last Census) 8,4%
Population with no formal education 5 060
Percentage of population with no formal education 22,1%
Population that reached basic education level 12 656
Percentage of population that reached basic education level 55,4%
Population that reached secondary education level 2 038
Percentage of population that reached secondary education level 8,9%
Population that reached post-secondary education level 1 399
Percentage of population that reached post-secondary education level 6,1%
Quality of life ^
Purchasing power per capita 55,8
ATM (cashpoint) per 10.000 inhabitants 0,8
Libraries per 10.000 inhabitants 1,2
Sport halls per 10.000 inhabitants 0,8
Swimming pools per 10.000 inhabitants 0,4
Beds per 1000 inhabitants at health establishments of NUT III 0,0
Physicians per 1.000 inhabitants 1,6
Pharmacies per 1.000 inhabitants 0,3
Higher education places available in the distrito 1 201
Area of food retail super/hypermarkets per 1.000 inhabitants 0,0 m2
Area of non-food retail super/hypermarkets per 1.000 inhabitants 0,0 m2
Cost per sqm of housing 1 011 EUR
Employment and unemployment ^
Unemployment rate 13,7%
Employees, total 4 858
Employees in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 96
Percentage of employees in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 2,0%
Employees in mining and quarrying 4
Percentage of employees in mining and quarrying 0,1%
Employees in manufacturing 1 944
Percentage of employees in manufacturing 40,0%
Employees in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water 2
Percentage of employees in production and dirstribution of electricity, gas and water 0,0%
Employees in construction and public works 857
Percentage of employees in construction and public works 17,6%
Employees in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 906
Percentage of employees in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 18,6%
Employees in transport, storage and communications 151
Percentage of employees in transport, storage and communication 3,1%
Employees in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies 194
Percentage of employees in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies 4,0%
Employees in public administration, health and others 704
Percentage of employees in public administration, health and others 14,5%
Economic activity ^
Companies, total 764
Companies in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 66
Percentage of companies in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 8,6%
Companies in mining and quarrying 1
Percentage of companies in mining and quarrying 0,1%
Companies in manufacturing 79
Percentage of companies in manufacturing 10,3%
Companies in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water 0
Percentage of companies in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water 0,0%
Companies in construction and public works 178
Percentage of companies in construction and public works 23,3%
Companies in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 252
Percentage of companies in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 33,0%
Companies in transport, storage and communictaion 34
Percentage of companies in transport, storage and communication 4,5%
Companies in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies 57
Percentage of companies in financial activities, real estate and services to companies 7,5%
Companies in public administration, health and others 97
Percentage of companies in public administration, health and others 12,7%
Turnover of companies, total 182 M EUR
Turnover of companies, average 238 K EUR
Turnover of agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 716 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 0,4%
Turnover of mining and quarrying 114 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in mining and quarrying 0,1%
Turnover of manufacturing 62 212 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in manufacturing 34,3%
Turnover of production and distribution of electricity, gas and water 0 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in production and distribution of electricy, gas and water 0,0%
Turnover of construction and public works 23 736 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in construction and public works 13,1%
Turnover of commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 66 720 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 36,8%
Turnover of transport, storage and communication 5 278 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in transport, storage and communication 2,9%
Turnover of financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies 14 524 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in financial activities, real estate and services to companies 8,0%
Turnover of personal and social services 8 203 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in public administration, health and others 4,5%
Labour productivity in NUT III 19 K EUR
Percentage of companies exporting to EU 0,4%
Percentage of turnover on exports to EU 7,1%
Percentage of companies exporting to countries other than EU 1,6%
Percentage of turnover on exports to countries other than EU 6,8%
Services provided to companies ^
Bank branches per 1.000 companies 29,1
Insurance agencies per 1.000 companies 14,6
R&D units in NUT III 31
R&D units in S&T in NUT III 0
Accessibility and transport ^
Road density (national network) in distrito 0,2 Km
Travel time to Lisbon 243 min.
Travel time to Porto 72 min.
Heavy duty passenger vehicles per 1.000 inhabitants 2,9
Light passenger vehicles per 1.000 inhabitants 322,5
Light cargo vehicles per million euro turnover of companies 19,7
Heavy duty cargo vehicles per million euro turnover of companies 1,9
Petrol station per 1.000 vehicles 0,3
Sales of fuel per vehicle 0,5 ton.
Travel time to international airport 61 min.
Travel time to international seaport 63 min.
Taxes and public investment ^
Municipal surcharge over corporate tax 0,0%
Municipal investment per inhabitant 528 EUR
Municipal tax over property (urban) 0,400%