FACT_Sheet.Municipalities, Vila Verde

Mayor
António Fernando Nogueira Cerqueira Vilela

Address
Praça do Município
4730-733

Tel. : +351 253 310 500
Fax : +351 253 312 036

Email : geral@cm-vilaverde.pt
Web site : http://www.cm-vilaverde.pt

Characteristics
NUT II: Norte
NUT III: Cávado
Distrito: Braga
Number of freguesias (parishes) : 58
Area (sqKm) : 228,7
Population density (hab/sqKm) : 209,4
Class: M1 (Medium-small, from 10.001 to 50.000 inhab.)




Population ^
Population, total (2011 Census) 47 888
Population, total (most recent projection) 47 888
Population [0-14] (most recent projection) 7 410
Percentage of population [0-14] (most recent projection) 15,5%
Population [15-24] (most recent projection) 9 669
Percentage of population [15-24] (most recent projection) 20,2%
Population [25-64] (most recent projection) 25 595
Percentage of population [25-64] (most recent projection) 53,4%
Population [65 +[ (most recent projection) 8 301
Percentage of population [65 +[ (most recent projection) 17,3%
Population growth (between 2 last Census) -2,7%
Population with no formal education 5 661
Percentage of population with no formal education 11,8%
Population that reached basic education level 28 720
Percentage of population that reached basic education level 60,0%
Population that reached secondary education level 5 100
Percentage of population that reached secondary education level 10,6%
Population that reached post-secondary education level 3 107
Percentage of population that reached post-secondary education level 6,5%
Quality of life ^
Purchasing power per capita 95,5
ATM (cashpoint) per 10.000 inhabitants 0,9
Libraries per 10.000 inhabitants 1,3
Sport halls per 10.000 inhabitants 0,0
Swimming pools per 10.000 inhabitants 0,2
Beds per 1000 inhabitants at health establishments of NUT III 0,0
Physicians per 1.000 inhabitants 1,0
Pharmacies per 1.000 inhabitants 0,2
Higher education places available in the distrito 4 072
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 820 EUR
Employment and unemployment ^
Unemployment rate 14,9%
Employees, total 10 272
Employees in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 338
Percentage of employees in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 3,3%
Employees in mining and quarrying 66
Percentage of employees in mining and quarrying 0,6%
Employees in manufacturing 3 112
Percentage of employees in manufacturing 30,3%
Employees in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water 42
Percentage of employees in production and dirstribution of electricity, gas and water 0,4%
Employees in construction and public works 2 925
Percentage of employees in construction and public works 28,5%
Employees in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 1 970
Percentage of employees in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 19,2%
Employees in transport, storage and communications 180
Percentage of employees in transport, storage and communication 1,8%
Employees in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies 490
Percentage of employees in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies 4,8%
Employees in public administration, health and others 1 149
Percentage of employees in public administration, health and others 11,2%
Economic activity ^
Companies, total 1 717
Companies in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 217
Percentage of companies in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 12,6%
Companies in mining and quarrying 8
Percentage of companies in mining and quarrying 0,5%
Companies in manufacturing 247
Percentage of companies in manufacturing 14,4%
Companies in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water 1
Percentage of companies in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water 0,1%
Companies in construction and public works 437
Percentage of companies in construction and public works 25,5%
Companies in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 518
Percentage of companies in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 30,2%
Companies in transport, storage and communictaion 45
Percentage of companies in transport, storage and communication 2,6%
Companies in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies 120
Percentage of companies in financial activities, real estate and services to companies 7,0%
Companies in public administration, health and others 124
Percentage of companies in public administration, health and others 7,2%
Turnover of companies, total 475 M EUR
Turnover of companies, average 277 K EUR
Turnover of agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 5 009 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 1,1%
Turnover of mining and quarrying 2 395 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in mining and quarrying 0,5%
Turnover of manufacturing 117 074 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in manufacturing 24,7%
Turnover of production and distribution of electricity, gas and water 1 129 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in production and distribution of electricy, gas and water 0,2%
Turnover of construction and public works 119 073 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in construction and public works 25,1%
Turnover of commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 202 895 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 42,7%
Turnover of transport, storage and communication 8 661 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in transport, storage and communication 1,8%
Turnover of financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies 13 138 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in financial activities, real estate and services to companies 2,8%
Turnover of personal and social services 5 508 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in public administration, health and others 1,2%
Labour productivity in NUT III 22 K EUR
Percentage of companies exporting to EU 1,7%
Percentage of turnover on exports to EU 4,3%
Percentage of companies exporting to countries other than EU 2,0%
Percentage of turnover on exports to countries other than EU 0,1%
Services provided to companies ^
Bank branches per 1.000 companies 18,9
Insurance agencies per 1.000 companies 13,7
R&D units in NUT III 129
R&D units in S&T in NUT III 18
Accessibility and transport ^
Road density (national network) in distrito 0,3 Km
Travel time to Lisbon 230 min.
Travel time to Porto 57 min.
Heavy duty passenger vehicles per 1.000 inhabitants 0,7
Light passenger vehicles per 1.000 inhabitants 348,7
Light cargo vehicles per million euro turnover of companies 11,9
Heavy duty cargo vehicles per million euro turnover of companies 1,1
Petrol station per 1.000 vehicles 0,2
Sales of fuel per vehicle 0,4 ton.
Travel time to international airport 52 min.
Travel time to international seaport 59 min.
Taxes and public investment ^
Municipal surcharge over corporate tax 1,5%
Municipal investment per inhabitant 216 EUR
Municipal tax over property (urban) 0,300%