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Ansião

Municipality of the district of Leiria (District of Leiria), region Centro (NUTS III: Região de Leiria).

Ansião had 11.642 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 32,4% were aged 65 or over; 12,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

11.642inhabitants (2021 Census)
244district-seat telephone code
1town hall6parish councils9schools

Mayor: Jorge Humberto Fernandes Cancelinha · Tel. 236670200 · Email: geral@cm-ansiao.pt · www.cm-ansiao.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.)
  • 802 – 1.051
  • 1.684
  • 1.929
  • 2.652
  • 3.524
Density (inh./km²)
  • 26,9 – 31,7
  • 64,3
  • 70,8
  • 92,1
  • 226,9
Area (km²)
  • 8,5 – 23,8
  • 25,3
  • 38,3
  • 39,1
  • 41,2
Quantile classes
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The 6 parishes of Ansião

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
1Ansião3.52438,2592,1
2Santiago da Guarda2.65241,2364,3
3Avelar1.9298,50226,9
4Chão de Couce1.68423,7970,8
5Alvorge1.05139,0526,9
6Pousaflores80225,2731,7
INE code (DTMN)
1003
Resident population
11.642
Area
176,09 km²
Density
66,1 inh./km²
Parishes
6
Share of district population
2,5%
Rank in the district (population)
12th of 16
National rank (population)
171st of 308
National rank (density)
154th of 308
National rank (area)
177th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
5.523 (47,4%)
Women
6.119 (52,6%)
Portuguese nationality
11.249 (96,6%)
Foreign nationality
393 (3,4%)
Ageing index
321,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
4.817
Average household size
2,35 people
Dwellings
8.548
Buildings
7.745
With higher education (15+)
12,1% (1.266)
Unemployment rate
5,40%

Population by age group

0-141.174 · 10,1%15-241.111 · 9,5%25-645.584 · 48,0%65+3.773 · 32,4%
Residents by age group (11.642 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
11.029
Voters
7.468 (67,71%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)3.38445,31%4
PS3.25943,64%3
CH5517,38%0
PCP-PEV1161,55%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
11.029
Voters
7.468 (67,71%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD3.45746,29%10
PS2.96339,68%9
CH6979,33%2
PCP-PEV1562,09%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
Jorge Humberto Fernandes Cancelinha
Address
Praça do Município, 3240-143 Ansião
Telephone
236670200
Email
geral@cm-ansiao.pt
Website
www.cm-ansiao.pt

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

On the web

Q569929 · Wikipedia · www.cm-ansiao.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alvaiázere (13,3 km) · Figueiró dos Vinhos (13,4 km) · Penela (10,3 km) · Pombal (20,4 km) · Soure (21,3 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Leiria: 40,0 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
Ansião 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

Alcobaça · Alvaiázere · 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