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Alcanena

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

Alcanena had 12.472 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 28,4% were aged 65 or over; 12,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

12.472inhabitants (2021 Census)
243district-seat telephone code
1town hall7parish councils12schools

Mayor: Rui Fernando Anastácio Henriques · Tel. 249889010 · Email: geral@cm-alcanena.pt · www.cm-alcanena.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.)
  • 633 – 700
  • 781
  • 963 – 1.633
  • 2.908
  • 4.854
Density (inh./km²)
  • 37,9 – 43,3
  • 47,4
  • 58,5 – 115,7
  • 137,6
  • 314,6
Area (km²)
  • 6,8 – 14,6
  • 15,4
  • 16,5 – 18,5
  • 21,1
  • 34,5
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 7 parishes of Alcanena

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 Alcanena e Vila Moreira4.85415,43314,6
2Minde2.90821,14137,6
3União das freguesias de Malhou, Louriceira e Espinheiro1.63334,4647,4
4Bugalhos96316,4658,5
5Moitas Venda7816,75115,7
6Monsanto70018,4637,9
7Serra de Santo António63314,6243,3
INE code (DTMN)
1402
Resident population
12.472
Area
127,33 km²
Density
98,0 inh./km²
Parishes
7
Share of district population
2,9%
Rank in the district (population)
13th of 21
National rank (population)
164th of 308
National rank (density)
120th of 308
National rank (area)
226th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
5.994 (48,1%)
Women
6.478 (51,9%)
Portuguese nationality
12.047 (96,6%)
Foreign nationality
425 (3,4%)
Ageing index
237,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
5.219
Average household size
2,35 people
Dwellings
8.033
Buildings
6.571
With higher education (15+)
12,1% (1.330)
Unemployment rate
4,34%

Population by age group

0-141.494 · 12,0%15-241.224 · 9,8%25-646.207 · 49,8%65+3.547 · 28,4%
Residents by age group (12.472 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
11.422
Voters
6.880 (60,23%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)3.67253,37%4
PS2.21632,21%3
CH5978,68%0
PCP-PEV1982,88%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
11.422
Voters
6.880 (60,23%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP3.43149,87%12
PS2.26232,88%7
CH70710,28%2
PCP-PEV2603,78%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
Rui Fernando Anastácio Henriques
Address
Praça 8 de Maio, 2380-037 Alcanena
Telephone
249889010
Email
geral@cm-alcanena.pt
Website
www.cm-alcanena.pt

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

On the web

Q986107 · Wikipedia · www.cm-alcanena.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Batalha (19,4 km) · Ourém (26,4 km) · Porto de Mós (14,5 km) · Santarém (15,4 km) · Torres Novas (12,4 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Santarém: 20,6 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
Alcanena 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

Abrantes · 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