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Caldas da Rainha

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

Caldas da Rainha had 50.910 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 25,7% were aged 65 or over; 18,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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50.910inhabitants (2021 Census)
244district-seat telephone code
1town hall12parish councils35schools

Mayor: Vítor Manuel Calisto Marques · Tel. 262240000 · Email: geral@mcr.pt · www.cm-caldas-rainha.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.)
  • 938 – 1.141
  • 1.400 – 1.646
  • 1.962 – 2.646
  • 2.692 – 4.434
  • 11.902 – 18.540
Density (inh./km²)
  • 48,9 – 81,8
  • 84,7 – 91,9
  • 105,0 – 145,5
  • 150,2 – 185,1
  • 432,6 – 585,0
Area (km²)
  • 9,6 – 10,6
  • 14,0 – 19,4
  • 20,0 – 24,6
  • 27,5 – 29,5
  • 31,7 – 37,6
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 12 parishes of Caldas da Rainha

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 de Caldas da Rainha - Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, Coto e São Gregório18.54031,69585,0
2União das freguesias de Caldas da Rainha - Santo Onofre e Serra do Bouro11.90227,51432,6
3União das freguesias de Tornada e Salir do Porto4.43429,53150,2
4Santa Catarina2.69219,98134,7
5Alvorninha2.64637,6070,4
6Salir de Matos2.58324,59105,0
7Nadadouro1.96210,60185,1
8A dos Francos1.64619,4484,7
9Foz do Arelho1.4009,62145,5
10Carvalhal Benfeito1.14113,9581,8
11Vidais1.02620,9748,9
12Landal93810,2191,9
INE code (DTMN)
1006
Resident population
50.910
Area
255,69 km²
Density
199,1 inh./km²
Parishes
12
Share of district population
11,1%
Rank in the district (population)
4th of 16
National rank (population)
56th of 308
National rank (density)
70th of 308
National rank (area)
125th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
23.998 (47,1%)
Women
26.912 (52,9%)
Portuguese nationality
47.238 (92,8%)
Foreign nationality
3.670 (7,2%)
Stateless
2 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
212,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
21.313
Average household size
2,34 people
Dwellings
31.651
Buildings
19.465
With higher education (15+)
18,5% (8.281)
Unemployment rate
7,46%

Population by age group

0-146.166 · 12,1%15-245.355 · 10,5%25-6426.298 · 51,7%65+13.091 · 25,7%
Residents by age group (50.910 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
45.736
Voters
25.113 (54,91%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
VM (elected council president)9.46037,67%3
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP9.32037,11%3
CH2.87111,43%1
IL6482,58%0
ADN6222,48%0
L5732,28%0
PCP-PEV4441,77%0
B.E.3371,34%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
45.736
Voters
25.111 (54,90%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP9.30337,05%9
VM8.65234,46%9
CH3.02912,06%3
L8193,26%0
IL7823,11%0
ADN6752,69%0
PCP-PEV5212,07%0
B.E.4101,63%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
Vítor Manuel Calisto Marques
Address
Praça 25 de Abril, 2500-110 Caldas da Rainha
Telephone
262240000
Email
geral@mcr.pt
Website
www.cm-caldas-rainha.pt

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

On the web

Q275689 · Wikipedia · www.cm-caldas-rainha.pt/ · www.mcr.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alcobaça (18,2 km) · Bombarral (15,0 km) · Cadaval (19,3 km) · Rio Maior (18,3 km) · Óbidos (10,0 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Leiria: 40,8 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.)
  • 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
Caldas da Rainha 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 · Batalha · Bombarral · 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