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Batalha

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

Batalha had 15.557 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 23,0% were aged 65 or over; 16,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

15.557inhabitants (2021 Census)
244district-seat telephone code
1town hall4parish councils11schools

Mayor: André Emanuel Bento de Sousa · Tel. 244769110 · Email: geral@cm-batalha.pt · www.cm-batalha.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.)
  • 1.447
  • 1.907
  • 3.385
  • 8.818
Density (inh./km²)
  • 67,7
  • 81,0
  • 286,0
  • 310,3
Area (km²)
  • 5,1
  • 28,2
  • 28,4
  • 41,8
Quantile classes
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The 4 parishes of Batalha

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
1Batalha8.81828,42310,3
2São Mamede3.38541,7781,0
3Reguengo do Fetal1.90728,1767,7
4Golpilheira1.4475,06286,0
INE code (DTMN)
1004
Resident population
15.557
Area
103,42 km²
Density
150,4 inh./km²
Parishes
4
Share of district population
3,4%
Rank in the district (population)
8th of 16
National rank (population)
141st of 308
National rank (density)
86th of 308
National rank (area)
246th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
7.533 (48,4%)
Women
8.024 (51,6%)
Portuguese nationality
14.882 (95,7%)
Foreign nationality
675 (4,3%)
Ageing index
163,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
6.128
Average household size
2,52 people
Dwellings
8.483
Buildings
7.442
With higher education (15+)
16,3% (2.177)
Unemployment rate
4,82%

Population by age group

0-142.193 · 14,1%15-241.623 · 10,4%25-648.163 · 52,5%65+3.578 · 23,0%
Residents by age group (15.557 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
13.990
Voters
8.849 (63,25%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)3.90744,15%4
BTMI1.83220,70%2
CDS-PP1.41616,00%1
CH88710,02%0
IL3824,32%0
PCP-PEV901,02%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
13.990
Voters
8.848 (63,25%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD3.65741,33%10
BTMI1.84920,90%5
CDS-PP1.22813,88%3
CH1.00411,35%2
IL5766,51%1
PCP-PEV1501,70%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
André Emanuel Bento de Sousa
Address
Rua Infante D. Fernando, 2440-118 Batalha
Telephone
244769110
Email
geral@cm-batalha.pt
Website
www.cm-batalha.pt

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

On the web

Q810715 · Wikipedia · www.cm-batalha.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alcanena (19,4 km) · Leiria (17,2 km) · Ourém (17,5 km) · Porto de Mós (9,8 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Leiria: 4,7 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
Batalha 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 · Ansião · 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