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Abrantes

Municipality of the district of Santarém (District of Santarém), region Oeste e Vale do Tejo (NUTS III: Médio Tejo).

Abrantes had 34.329 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 31,1% were aged 65 or over; 14,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

34.329inhabitants (2021 Census)
243district-seat telephone code
1town hall13parish councils19schools

Mayor: Manuel Jorge Séneca da Luz Valamatos dos Reis · Tel. 241330100 · Email: geral@cm-abrantes.pt · www.cm-abrantes.pt more contacts

Summary for arrivals. The telephone code is that of the district/region seat (ANACOM numbering plan), not exclusive to this municipality. School, parish-council and town-hall counts come from the official lists already on this site. Hospitals are NHS institutions whose official name includes the municipality.

Population (inh.)
  • 469 – 531
  • 676 – 1.265
  • 1.459 – 1.480
  • 1.771 – 2.836
  • 4.104 – 16.123
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,8 – 15,1
  • 16,5 – 28,6
  • 30,3 – 42,3
  • 47,5 – 69,6
  • 117,7 – 250,1
Area (km²)
  • 17,1 – 20,0
  • 24,1 – 35,0
  • 36,1 – 44,8
  • 58,9 – 75,9
  • 104,9 – 187,5
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 13 parishes of Abrantes

Sorted by resident population (2021 Census, 2025 geography). Click a header to sort; hover a row to highlight it on the map.

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1União das freguesias de Abrantes (São Vicente e São João) e Alferrarede16.12364,47250,1
2União das freguesias de São Miguel do Rio Torto e Rossio ao Sul do Tejo4.10458,9469,6
3Tramagal2.83624,10117,7
4Pego2.17536,0560,3
5União das freguesias de Alvega e Concavada1.77175,8523,4
6Mouriscas1.48035,0242,3
7Bemposta1.459187,457,8
8União das freguesias de São Facundo e Vale das Mós1.265104,9112,1
9Rio de Moinhos95220,0347,5
10União das freguesias de Aldeia do Mato e Souto67644,7715,1
11Carvalhal53117,5430,3
12Martinchel48817,0728,6
13Fontes46928,4916,5
INE code (DTMN)
1401
Resident population
34.329
Area
714,69 km²
Density
48,0 inh./km²
Parishes
13
Share of district population
8,1%
Rank in the district (population)
4th of 21
National rank (population)
79th of 308
National rank (density)
180th of 308
National rank (area)
22nd of 308

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)

2021 Census in detail

Men
16.434 (47,9%)
Women
17.895 (52,1%)
Portuguese nationality
33.758 (98,3%)
Foreign nationality
571 (1,7%)
Ageing index
304,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
14.798
Average household size
2,28 people
Dwellings
25.180
Buildings
19.977
With higher education (15+)
14,1% (4.344)
Unemployment rate
7,69%

Population by age group

0-143.514 · 10,2%15-243.207 · 9,3%25-6416.921 · 49,3%65+10.687 · 31,1%
Residents by age group (34.329 in total).

Source: INE, Censos 2021 (API de indicadores) — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012328, 0012481, 0014632, licence CC BY 4.0.

2025 local elections

Municipal council

Registered
30.803
Voters
18.966 (61,57%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)9.06947,82%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP5.30127,95%2
CH2.64413,94%1
PCP-PEV7964,20%0
ALTERNATIVAcom7013,70%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
30.803
Voters
18.969 (61,58%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS8.53244,98%10
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP5.02726,50%6
CH3.12716,48%3
PCP-PEV9224,86%1
ALTERNATIVAcom8594,53%1

Source: SGMAI — resultados oficiais das Autárquicas 2025. Official results; only the list that elects the council president is marked (the person’s name is not in these results).

Contacts

Mayor
Manuel Jorge Séneca da Luz Valamatos dos Reis
Address
Praça Raimundo Soares, 2200-366 Abrantes
Telephone
241330100
Email
geral@cm-abrantes.pt
Website
www.cm-abrantes.pt

Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).

On the web

Q331191 · Wikipedia · www.cm-abrantes.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Chamusca (25,7 km) · Constância (11,5 km) · Gavião (22,6 km) · Mação (25,3 km) · Ponte de Sor (27,3 km) · Sardoal (15,3 km) · Tomar (27,8 km) · Vila Nova da Barquinha (21,7 km) · Vila de Rei (28,6 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Santarém: 29,6 km.

Source: DGT, CAOP2025 (CC BY 4.0) — adjacência de limites; distância em linha reta entre centróides (licence CC BY 4.0).

Location in the district

Population (inh.)
  • 3.513 – 6.975
  • 7.016 – 12.472
  • 17.355 – 21.607
  • 22.012 – 34.111
  • 34.329 – 58.662
Density (inh./km²)
  • 11,4 – 41,0
  • 47,3 – 64,0
  • 73,1 – 98,0
  • 99,1 – 106,9
  • 126,3 – 1.466,9
Area (km²)
  • 13,7 – 92,2
  • 95,4 – 190,4
  • 222,1 – 272,8
  • 351,2 – 521,4
  • 552,5 – 1.115,7
Quantile classes · current municipality
Abrantes highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

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Other municipalities of the district of Santarém

Alcanena · Almeirim · Alpiarça · Benavente · Cartaxo · Chamusca · Constância · Coruche · Entroncamento · Ferreira do Zêzere · Golegã · Mação · Ourém · Rio Maior · Salvaterra de Magos · Santarém · Sardoal · Tomar · Torres Novas · Vila Nova da Barquinha

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026