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Alcácer do Sal

Municipality of the district of Setúbal (District of Setúbal), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Alentejo Litoral).

Alcácer do Sal had 11.112 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 31,1% were aged 65 or over; 10,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

11.112inhabitants (2021 Census)
265district-seat telephone code
1town hall6parish councils9schools

Mayor: Clarisse Maria Gaudino Veredas Campos · Tel. 265610040 · Email: geral@m-alcacerdosal.pt · www.cm-alcacerdosal.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.)
  • 271 – 349
  • 1.094
  • 1.936
  • 3.409
  • 4.053
Density (inh./km²)
  • 1,6 – 3,9
  • 5,2
  • 7,3
  • 7,8
  • 14,1
Area (km²)
  • 88,6 – 150,5
  • 166,2
  • 286,8
  • 372,4
  • 435,3
Quantile classes
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The 6 parishes of Alcácer do Sal

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
1Alcácer do Sal (Santiago)4.053286,8214,1
2Alcácer do Sal (Santa Maria do Castelo)3.409435,317,8
3Torrão1.936372,395,2
4Comporta1.094150,547,3
5São Martinho34988,593,9
6Santa Susana271166,221,6
INE code (DTMN)
1501
Resident population
11.112
Area
1.499,87 km²
Density
7,4 inh./km²
Parishes
6
Share of district population
1,3%
Rank in the district (population)
13th of 13
National rank (population)
176th of 308
National rank (density)
302nd of 308
National rank (area)
2nd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
5.372 (48,3%)
Women
5.740 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
10.760 (96,8%)
Foreign nationality
352 (3,2%)
Ageing index
280,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
4.709
Average household size
2,31 people
Dwellings
8.884
Buildings
7.576
With higher education (15+)
10,1% (995)
Unemployment rate
5,19%

Population by age group

0-141.234 · 11,1%15-24996 · 9,0%25-645.425 · 48,8%65+3.457 · 31,1%
Residents by age group (11.112 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
9.826
Voters
6.216 (63,26%)
Seats
5
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)3.14850,64%3
PCP-PEV2.21735,67%2
CH4206,76%0
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP2423,89%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
9.826
Voters
6.217 (63,27%)
Seats
15
ListVotes%Seats
PS3.03548,82%8
PCP-PEV2.20035,39%6
CH4727,59%1
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP3034,87%0

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
Clarisse Maria Gaudino Veredas Campos
Address
Praça Pedro Nunes, 7580-125 Alcácer do Sal
Telephone
265610040
Email
geral@m-alcacerdosal.pt
Website
www.cm-alcacerdosal.pt

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

On the web

Q850697 · Wikipedia · www.cm-alcacerdosal.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alvito (40,8 km) · Ferreira do Alentejo (40,3 km) · Grândola (22,3 km) · Montemor-o-Novo (34,9 km) · Palmela (39,6 km) · Setúbal (39,0 km) · Vendas Novas (31,9 km) · Viana do Alentejo (31,3 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Setúbal: 34,4 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.)
  • 11.112 – 14.198
  • 19.143 – 52.384
  • 55.682 – 66.255
  • 68.852 – 123.496
  • 166.507 – 177.238
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,4 – 26,2
  • 69,8 – 149,1
  • 159,7 – 267,7
  • 536,2 – 1.744,4
  • 2.152,9 – 2.531,6
Area (km²)
  • 36,4 – 70,0
  • 95,5 – 195,7
  • 203,3 – 230,3
  • 348,6 – 825,9
  • 1.059,7 – 1.499,9
Quantile classes · current municipality
Alcácer do Sal 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 Setúbal

Alcochete · Almada · Barreiro · Grândola · Moita · Montijo · Palmela · Santiago do Cacém · Seixal · Sesimbra · Setúbal · Sines

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