Alpiarça
Municipality of the district of Santarém (District of Santarém), region Oeste e Vale do Tejo (NUTS III: Lezíria do Tejo).
Alpiarça had 6.975 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 29,5% were aged 65 or over; 13,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Sónia Isabel Fernandes Sanfona Cruz Mendes · Tel. 243559100 · Email: gap@cm-alpiarca.pt · www.cm-alpiarca.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.
- 6.975
- 73,1
- 95,4
The 1 parishes of Alpiarça
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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| # | Parish | Population | Area (km²) | Inhab./km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpiarça | 6.975 | 95,36 | 73,1 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 1404
- Resident population
- 6.975
- Area
- 95,36 km²
- Density
- 73,1 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 1
- Share of district population
- 1,6%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 17th of 21
- National rank (population)
- 214th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 149th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 256th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 3.326 (47,7%)
- Women
- 3.649 (52,3%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 6.741 (96,6%)
- Foreign nationality
- 234 (3,4%)
- Ageing index
- 240,4 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.885
- Average household size
- 2,37 people
- Dwellings
- 4.019
- Buildings
- 3.463
- With higher education (15+)
- 13,6% (830)
- Unemployment rate
- 8,29%
Population by age group
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
- 6.356
- Voters
- 4.007 (63,04%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS (elected council president) | 2.054 | 51,26% | 3 |
| PCP-PEV | 1.208 | 30,15% | 2 |
| CH | 409 | 10,21% | 0 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 187 | 4,67% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 6.356
- Voters
- 4.006 (63,03%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 1.961 | 48,95% | 8 |
| PCP-PEV | 1.194 | 29,81% | 5 |
| CH | 472 | 11,78% | 2 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 224 | 5,59% | 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
- Sónia Isabel Fernandes Sanfona Cruz Mendes
- Address
- Rua José Relvas, n.º 374, 2090-106 Alpiarça
- Telephone
- 243559100
- gap@cm-alpiarca.pt
- Website
- www.cm-alpiarca.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q999923 · Wikipedia · www.cm-alpiarca.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Almeirim (9,2 km) · Chamusca (16,7 km) · Santarém (17,3 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Santarém: 15,4 km.
Source: DGT, CAOP2025 (CC BY 4.0) — adjacência de limites; distância em linha reta entre centróides (licence CC BY 4.0).
Services and territory
Median rent of new contracts in the municipality, 2025: 4,68 €/m² (INE 0014773). INE also publishes the value for 0 parishes of this municipality. See parish by parish.
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
4 establishments with figures for the 1st, 2nd or 3rd cycle or for secondary education. The source does not name the parish.
| # | School | In the source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Escola Básica Professor Abel Avelino, Alpiarça | Código DGEEC 1404002. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Alpiarça | Código DGEEC 1404125. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica de Frade de Baixo, Alpiarça | Código DGEEC 1404052. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Básica e Secundária José Relvas, Alpiarça | Código DGEEC 1404524. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico, secundário profissional. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
Source: DGEEC, Infoescolas 2020 (CC BY 4.0). Rents: INE 0014773 (CC BY 4.0).
Location in the district
- 3.513 – 6.975
- 7.016 – 12.472
- 17.355 – 21.607
- 22.012 – 34.111
- 34.329 – 58.662
- 11,4 – 41,0
- 47,3 – 64,0
- 73,1 – 98,0
- 99,1 – 106,9
- 126,3 – 1.466,9
- 13,7 – 92,2
- 95,4 – 190,4
- 222,1 – 272,8
- 351,2 – 521,4
- 552,5 – 1.115,7
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Other municipalities of the district of Santarém
Abrantes · Alcanena · Almeirim · 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