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Alcobaça

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

Alcobaça had 54.965 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 26,0% were aged 65 or over; 14,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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54.965inhabitants (2021 Census)
244district-seat telephone code
1town hall13parish councils37schools

Mayor: Hermínio José da Cruz Augusto Rodrigues · Tel. 262580800 · Email: cmalcobaca@cm-alcobaca.pt · www.cm-alcobaca.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.)
  • 1.411 – 1.846
  • 2.826 – 3.111
  • 3.669 – 4.141
  • 4.438 – 6.729
  • 7.243 – 8.480
Density (inh./km²)
  • 75,4 – 86,9
  • 94,0 – 109,4
  • 119,1 – 130,2
  • 131,1 – 212,5
  • 290,6 – 738,3
Area (km²)
  • 9,8 – 14,6
  • 15,0 – 25,8
  • 28,0 – 29,2
  • 37,5 – 42,4
  • 47,9 – 87,1
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 Alcobaça

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
1Benedita8.48029,18290,6
2União das freguesias de Alcobaça e Vestiaria7.2439,81738,3
3União das freguesias de Pataias e Martingança6.72987,0877,3
4Aljubarrota6.24347,94130,2
5Turquel4.43840,57109,4
6Évora de Alcobaça4.14142,4297,6
7Alfeizerão3.66927,99131,1
8São Martinho do Porto3.11114,64212,5
9Cela3.07525,83119,1
10União das freguesias de Coz, Alpedriz e Montes2.82637,4775,4
11Maiorga1.84610,04183,9
12Vimeiro1.75320,1786,9
13Bárrio1.41115,0194,0
INE code (DTMN)
1001
Resident population
54.965
Area
408,14 km²
Density
134,7 inh./km²
Parishes
13
Share of district population
12,0%
Rank in the district (population)
2nd of 16
National rank (population)
49th of 308
National rank (density)
100th of 308
National rank (area)
68th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
26.493 (48,2%)
Women
28.472 (51,8%)
Portuguese nationality
52.373 (95,3%)
Foreign nationality
2.592 (4,7%)
Ageing index
221,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
22.421
Average household size
2,41 people
Dwellings
35.517
Buildings
26.781
With higher education (15+)
14,3% (6.957)
Unemployment rate
5,14%

Population by age group

0-146.436 · 11,7%15-245.778 · 10,5%25-6428.484 · 51,8%65+14.267 · 26,0%
Residents by age group (54.965 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
49.027
Voters
29.289 (59,74%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)17.15058,55%5
PS4.87216,63%1
CH3.92413,40%1
IL1.2134,14%0
PCP-PEV1.0483,58%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
49.027
Voters
29.288 (59,74%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD15.15951,76%12
PS5.47718,70%4
CH4.44415,17%3
IL1.6825,74%1
PCP-PEV1.2224,17%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
Hermínio José da Cruz Augusto Rodrigues
Address
Praça João de Deus Ramos, 2461-501 Alcobaça
Telephone
262580800
Email
cmalcobaca@cm-alcobaca.pt
Website
www.cm-alcobaca.pt

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

On the web

Q651997 · Wikipedia · www.cm-alcobaca.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Caldas da Rainha (18,2 km) · Leiria (30,9 km) · Marinha Grande (26,1 km) · Nazaré (6,6 km) · Porto de Mós (14,9 km) · Rio Maior (26,0 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Leiria: 23,7 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.)
  • 2.645 – 6.238
  • 11.642 – 12.746
  • 14.881 – 23.202
  • 26.429 – 50.910
  • 51.170 – 128.603
Density (inh./km²)
  • 26,3 – 39,6
  • 66,1 – 84,2
  • 88,6 – 139,6
  • 150,4 – 199,1
  • 208,4 – 340,8
Area (km²)
  • 66,8 – 91,3
  • 103,4 – 141,6
  • 160,5 – 176,1
  • 187,3 – 261,8
  • 408,1 – 626,0
Quantile classes · current municipality
Alcobaça 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 Leiria

Alvaiázere · Ansião · Batalha · Bombarral · Caldas da Rainha · Castanheira de Pêra · Figueiró dos Vinhos · Leiria · Marinha Grande · Nazaré · Pedrógão Grande · Peniche · Pombal · Porto de Mós · Óbidos

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