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Chamusca

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

Chamusca had 8.530 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 31,5% were aged 65 or over; 9,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

8.530inhabitants (2021 Census)
243district-seat telephone code
1town hall5parish councils6schools

Mayor: Nuno Jorge Lino Mira · Tel. 249769100 · Email: geral@cm-chamusca.pt · www.cm-chamusca.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.)
  • 814
  • 1.000
  • 1.262
  • 1.740
  • 3.714
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,7
  • 6,8
  • 8,2
  • 17,6
  • 55,4
Area (km²)
  • 67,1
  • 98,6
  • 120,1
  • 121,8
  • 338,3
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 5 parishes of Chamusca

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 da Chamusca e Pinheiro Grande3.71467,1055,4
2Carregueira1.74098,6417,6
3União das freguesias de Parreira e Chouto1.262338,303,7
4Ulme1.000121,808,2
5Vale de Cavalos814120,056,8
INE code (DTMN)
1407
Resident population
8.530
Area
745,90 km²
Density
11,4 inh./km²
Parishes
5
Share of district population
2,0%
Rank in the district (population)
14th of 21
National rank (population)
198th of 308
National rank (density)
280th of 308
National rank (area)
21st of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
4.109 (48,2%)
Women
4.421 (51,8%)
Portuguese nationality
8.370 (98,1%)
Foreign nationality
160 (1,9%)
Ageing index
291,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
3.704
Average household size
2,26 people
Dwellings
6.040
Buildings
5.592
With higher education (15+)
9,4% (713)
Unemployment rate
5,84%

Population by age group

0-14921 · 10,8%15-24737 · 8,6%25-644.184 · 49,1%65+2.688 · 31,5%
Residents by age group (8.530 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
7.539
Voters
5.069 (67,24%)
Seats
5
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)1.78435,19%3
PNT1.56630,89%2
CH4939,73%0
PCP-PEV4178,23%0
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP3607,10%0
MP3326,55%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
7.539
Voters
5.069 (67,24%)
Seats
15
ListVotes%Seats
PS1.78335,17%6
PNT1.35626,75%4
CH56511,15%2
PCP-PEV4478,82%1
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP4378,62%1
MP3286,47%1

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
Nuno Jorge Lino Mira
Address
Rua Direita de São Pedro, 2140-098 Chamusca
Telephone
249769100
Email
geral@cm-chamusca.pt
Website
www.cm-chamusca.pt

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

On the web

Q1000093 · Wikipedia · www.cm-chamusca.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Abrantes (25,7 km) · Almeirim (21,3 km) · Alpiarça (16,7 km) · Constância (18,8 km) · Coruche (37,3 km) · Golegã (16,7 km) · Ponte de Sor (27,3 km) · Santarém (30,9 km) · Vila Nova da Barquinha (23,4 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Santarém: 14,3 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.)
  • 3.513 – 6.975
  • 7.016 – 12.472
  • 17.355 – 21.607
  • 22.012 – 34.111
  • 34.329 – 58.662
Density (inh./km²)
  • 11,4 – 41,0
  • 47,3 – 64,0
  • 73,1 – 98,0
  • 99,1 – 106,9
  • 126,3 – 1.466,9
Area (km²)
  • 13,7 – 92,2
  • 95,4 – 190,4
  • 222,1 – 272,8
  • 351,2 – 521,4
  • 552,5 – 1.115,7
Quantile classes · current municipality
Chamusca 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 Santarém

Abrantes · Alcanena · Almeirim · Alpiarça · Benavente · Cartaxo · 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