Junta de Freguesia de Vila Boa do Bispo

What Junta de Freguesia de Vila Boa do Bispo does

Junta de Freguesia de Vila Boa do Bispo is a Portuguese local parish council (autarquia local) serving the civil parish of Vila Boa do Bispo within the municipality of Marco de Canaveses, Portugal. As the locally elected executive body of the parish, it functions as the statutory administrative interface between the municipal government and parish residents, providing civil documentation (attestations, certificates, declarations), canine and feline licensing, cemetery services, public procurement, and community event coordination. The council's current president, Maria de Fátima Teixeira Cerqueira, is identified as the first woman to hold the position. The parish itself has historical roots dating to the Carta de Couto granted by King D. Afonso Henriques in 1141, marking 885 years of territorial administration.

The council's core technology footprint consists of digital citizen services built on the GESAutarquia municipal management platform. This includes the Balcão Virtual (Virtual Counter) web portal for online attestations, certificates, declarations, and licensing; the GESAutarquia mobile application available on Google Play and Apple App Store providing 24/7 service access; the GES Toponímia online street-naming consultation tool; and the GES Incidente public-road incident reporting system. These digital channels complement the physical service counter at the parish headquarters on Rua Dona Carlota Pereira de Almeida 46, operating Monday to Friday 9h00–16h00.

The business and operating model is that of a public administrative entity rather than a commercial venture: services are delivered to citizens without transactional fees, funding flows from state and municipal transfers, and no revenue figures are publicly disclosed. The council's only customer segment is the residents of Vila Boa do Bispo, addressed on a single-country (Portugal), geography-based vertical. Its go-to-market is non-commercial, relying on the official website (jf-vilaboadobispo.pt), social media presence on Facebook, the GESAutarquia mobile app, and a recruitment and public-procurement publication function for community engagement. Strategically, the council's recent activity is concentrated in EU-funded international cooperation projects (SUSRUD with France, Bulgaria, and Turkey; L-Democracy with Greece, Spain, and Italy) rather than commercial expansion.

Name

Junta de Freguesia de Vila Boa do Bispo

Legal name

Junta de Freguesia de Vila Boa do Bispo

Website

https://jf-vilaboadobispo.pt

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Junta de Freguesia de Vila Boa do Bispo is a Portuguese local parish council (autarquia local) providing statutory administrative services—certificates, attestations, canine/feline licensing, cemetery, and public procurement—to residents of Vila Boa do Bispo parish within Marco de Canaveses municipality, via in-person office and digital channels including the Balcão Virtual and GESAutarquia mobile app.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Administration

NAICS

Other General Government Support (921190), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAB

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

Keywords

• Local government services
• Parish administration
• Citizen services portal
• Civil documentation
• Public administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Vila Boa do Bispo

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Junta de Freguesia de Vila Boa do Bispo is the locally elected executive body of the civil parish of Vila Boa do Bispo within the municipality of Marco de Canaveses, Portugal. It delivers statutory local administrative services to residents, including attestations, certificates, declarations, canine and feline licensing, cemetery management, public procurement, and civil registration, both in person at the parish headquarters and digitally through the Balcão Virtual portal and the GESAutarquia mobile application.

Product overview

The Junta de Freguesia de Vila Boa do Bispo operates as a local parish council offering digital and traditional municipal services. Its core digital products include the Balcão Virtual (Virtual Counter) for citizen self-service, the APP GESAutarquia mobile application, GES Toponímia for toponymy services, and GES Incidente for incident reporting. These services are complemented by traditional administrative functions including public contracting, cemetery management, council documents (minutes, activity plans, notices, edicts, regulations, accounts), and citizen recruitment. The digital services are built on the GESAutarquia platform, a municipal management software solution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Balcão Virtual (Virtual Counter) Online self-service portal providing residents of Vila Boa do Bispo 24-hour access to attestations, certificates, declarations, and licensing of canine and feline animals.
• APP GESAutarquia Mobile application enabling citizens to access municipal services 24 hours a day, connecting the population with the local authority on Android and iOS devices.
• GES Toponímia Online toponymy consultation service allowing citizens to view and search the street names and addressing system of the Vila Boa do Bispo parish.
• GES Incidente Public incident reporting service enabling citizens to report occurrences or incidents on public roads to alert the Vila Boa do Bispo local authority.
• Cemitério (Cemetery Services) Parish-level cemetery management and interment services provided to residents of Vila Boa do Bispo as part of the council's statutory administrative function.
• Contratação Pública (Public Procurement) Public procurement and contracting notices published by the Junta de Freguesia de Vila Boa do Bispo in accordance with Portuguese public-sector procurement rules.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RURENERcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 May 2026RURENER from France is a partner in the SUSRUD - Sustainable Rural Development Supported by Biomass Energy project, an Erasmus+ KA210-VET Small-scale Partnership. The project promotes sustainable rural development through energy valorization of biomass from agricultural residues, contributing to reducing energy costs in agriculture and supporting the green transition in Europe.
• Green Solutions Lab (Bulgaria)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 May 2026Green Solutions Lab from Bulgaria is a partner in the SUSRUD project. Each partner contributes complementary skills in rural energy transition, educational innovation, vocational training, environmental sustainability, and local community engagement.
• IGEA (Turkey)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 May 2026IGEA from Turkey is a partner in the SUSRUD project, contributing expertise in rural energy transition and sustainable development practices.
• Municipality of Serifos (Greece)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 February 2026The Municipality of Serifos, Greece, is a partner in the L-Democracy - Network of Towns project, co-funded by the CERV Programme of the European Union. The project aims to promote democratic involvement, intercultural dialogue, and local governance practices.
• Ayuntamiento de Rafelguaraf (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 February 2026The municipality of Rafelguaraf, Spain, participates in the L-Democracy Network of Towns project, focusing on youth engagement and civic participation at the local level.
• Comune di Affi (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 February 2026The municipality of Affi, Italy, is a partner in the L-Democracy project, contributing to the network of European towns working together to strengthen democratic participation and local governance.
• Camara Municipal de Marco de CanavesescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2026The Municipal Council of Marco de Canaveses collaborates with the parish council on local governance matters. The Vice-President Dr. Nuno Pinto received international L-Democracy project participants and presented the municipal structure and youth participation mechanisms.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Junta de Freguesia de Alvalade: One of the largest Juntas de Freguesia in Lisbon, providing the same statutory local-administrative services (attestations, certificates, licensing, cemetery, citizen counter) to its residents. Highly comparable operating model, though materially larger in resident population and budget.
• Junta de Freguesia de Benfica: Large Lisbon parish council delivering identical categories of local citizen services. Comparable in legal mandate and service scope; differs mainly in scale and urban setting.
• Junta de Freguesia de Arroios: Lisbon parish council with the same executive mandate, digital citizen counter, and administrative documentation services. Direct functional peer within the same national legal framework.
• Junta de Freguesia de Santo António (Lisboa): Central Lisbon parish executing the same local-government functions (civil documentation, attestations, community programs). Shares the Portuguese Junta de Freguesia legal status and service taxonomy.

Broad incumbents

• Câmara Municipal de Marco de Canaveses: The municipal council to which Vila Boa do Bispo's parish belongs. Operates one administrative tier above the Junta, providing overlapping citizen services and supervising parish activities, including the recent L-Democracy project visit noted in the data.
• Câmara Municipal de Penafiel: Neighboring municipality in the same district of Porto with analogous local-government responsibilities. Comparable broader incumbent operating in the same regional context.

Others

• GESAutarquia (Medidata / GESAutarquia platform): Provider of the digital citizen-services platform (Balcão Virtual, mobile app, toponymy, incident reporting) that Vila Boa do Bispo relies on. Functions as the technology enabler for the parish's digital service delivery.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/junta-de-freguesia-de-vila-boa-do-bispo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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