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Cadaval

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

Cadaval had 13.372 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 30,1% were aged 65 or over; 11,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

13.372inhabitants (2021 Census)
21district-seat telephone code
1town hall7parish councils11schools

Mayor: Ricardo Alexandre da Silva Pinteus · Tel. 262690100 · Email: geral@cm-cadaval.pt · www.cm-cadaval.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.)
  • 833 – 890
  • 1.248
  • 1.565 – 1.730
  • 3.409
  • 3.697
Density (inh./km²)
  • 43,3 – 54,1
  • 58,8
  • 92,4 – 96,2
  • 104,1
  • 124,7
Area (km²)
  • 12,0 – 13,9
  • 16,5
  • 16,9 – 19,3
  • 38,4
  • 58,0
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 Cadaval

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 do Cadaval e Pêro Moniz3.69738,4396,2
2União das freguesias de Lamas e Cercal3.40957,9658,8
3União das freguesias de Painho e Figueiros1.73013,87124,7
4Vilar1.56516,9392,4
5Vermelha1.24811,99104,1
6Peral89016,4654,1
7Alguber83319,2643,3
INE code (DTMN)
1104
Resident population
13.372
Area
174,89 km²
Density
76,5 inh./km²
Parishes
7
Share of district population
0,6%
Rank in the district (population)
15th of 16
National rank (population)
157th of 308
National rank (density)
145th of 308
National rank (area)
179th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
6.417 (48,0%)
Women
6.955 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
12.834 (96,0%)
Foreign nationality
537 (4,0%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
262,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
5.463
Average household size
2,38 people
Dwellings
8.837
Buildings
7.926
With higher education (15+)
11,0% (1.302)
Unemployment rate
6,38%

Population by age group

0-141.535 · 11,5%15-241.308 · 9,8%25-646.500 · 48,6%65+4.029 · 30,1%
Residents by age group (13.372 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
12.519
Voters
7.592 (60,64%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)3.56346,93%4
PS2.20028,98%2
CH1.25916,58%1
CLIC1712,25%0
PCP-PEV1381,82%0
CDS-PP230,30%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
12.519
Voters
7.592 (60,64%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD3.21342,32%10
PS2.40331,65%7
CH1.30817,23%4
CLIC2102,77%0
PCP-PEV1902,50%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
Ricardo Alexandre da Silva Pinteus
Address
Avenida Dr. Francisco Sá Carneiro, 2550-103 Cadaval
Telephone
262690100
Email
geral@cm-cadaval.pt
Website
www.cm-cadaval.pt

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

On the web

Q33661928 · Wikipedia · www.cm-cadaval.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alenquer (15,4 km) · Azambuja (18,5 km) · Bombarral (9,5 km) · Caldas da Rainha (19,3 km) · Lourinhã (17,4 km) · Rio Maior (17,7 km) · Torres Vedras (22,0 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Lisboa: 33,8 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.)
  • 10.540 – 21.421
  • 26.240 – 83.072
  • 86.515 – 148.034
  • 171.454 – 201.590
  • 214.124 – 545.796
Density (inh./km²)
  • 76,5 – 178,3
  • 179,5 – 204,0
  • 296,6 – 1.205,4
  • 1.207,9 – 3.741,5
  • 5.455,2 – 7.210,0
Area (km²)
  • 23,8 – 52,1
  • 78,0 – 100,1
  • 147,2 – 174,9
  • 262,7 – 304,2
  • 318,2 – 407,2
Quantile classes · current municipality
Cadaval 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 Lisboa

Alenquer · Amadora · Arruda dos Vinhos · Azambuja · Cascais · Lisboa · Loures · Lourinhã · Mafra · Odivelas · Oeiras · Sintra · Sobral de Monte Agraço · Torres Vedras · Vila Franca de Xira

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