Melgaço is once again the most family-friendly municipality in Alto Minho for the third consecutive year.

In 2015, 2019 and 2020, the municipality of Melgaço won the same position.

In benefit of the social and economic development, Melgaço has been investing in a series of initiatives based on a strategy of sustainable development of the municipality and improvement of the quality of life of its residents.

In 2022, the municipality of Melgaço once again continued the Sustainable and Solidary-Based Development Plan. The transversal plan with 12 support measures, created in 2008, aimed at improving the living conditions of the population.