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Coruche

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

Coruche had 17.355 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 33,2% were aged 65 or over; 10,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

17.355inhabitants (2021 Census)
243district-seat telephone code
1town hall8parish councils13schools

Mayor: Nuno José Silva Guilherme Henriques de Azevedo · Tel. 243610200 · Email: geral@cm-coruche.pt · www.cm-coruche.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.)
  • 787 – 945
  • 960 – 1.302
  • 1.464
  • 1.578 – 2.271
  • 8.048
Density (inh./km²)
  • 6,6 – 9,2
  • 11,1 – 11,8
  • 12,3
  • 13,2 – 31,6
  • 33,2
Area (km²)
  • 49,9 – 64,0
  • 81,4 – 103,1
  • 110,9
  • 117,3 – 242,6
  • 346,6
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 8 parishes of Coruche

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
1Coruche8.048242,5733,2
2Couço2.271346,586,6
3Fajarda1.57849,9331,6
4São José da Lamarosa1.464110,8913,2
5Branca1.302117,3411,1
6Biscainho96081,3711,8
7Santana do Mato945103,069,2
8Erra78763,9812,3
INE code (DTMN)
1409
Resident population
17.355
Area
1.115,72 km²
Density
15,6 inh./km²
Parishes
8
Share of district population
4,1%
Rank in the district (population)
12th of 21
National rank (population)
133rd of 308
National rank (density)
261st of 308
National rank (area)
10th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
8.193 (47,2%)
Women
9.162 (52,8%)
Portuguese nationality
16.972 (97,8%)
Foreign nationality
383 (2,2%)
Ageing index
310,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
7.434
Average household size
2,30 people
Dwellings
12.068
Buildings
11.100
With higher education (15+)
10,9% (1.697)
Unemployment rate
6,87%

Population by age group

0-141.857 · 10,7%15-241.539 · 8,9%25-648.203 · 47,3%65+5.756 · 33,2%
Residents by age group (17.355 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
15.528
Voters
9.670 (62,27%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)3.16732,75%3
VC-DM2.97330,74%3
PPD/PSD1.41714,65%1
CH9639,96%0
PCP-PEV9299,61%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
15.528
Voters
9.670 (62,27%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS2.98230,84%7
VC-DM2.50225,87%6
PPD/PSD1.46415,14%3
CH1.40614,54%3
PCP-PEV1.06911,05%2

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 José Silva Guilherme Henriques de Azevedo
Address
Praça da Liberdade, 2100-121 Coruche
Telephone
243610200
Email
geral@cm-coruche.pt
Website
www.cm-coruche.pt

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

On the web

Q1000052 · Wikipedia · www.cm-coruche.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Almeirim (26,9 km) · Arraiolos (49,0 km) · Benavente (32,5 km) · Chamusca (37,3 km) · Montemor-o-Novo (35,0 km) · Montijo (28,1 km) · Mora (31,1 km) · Ponte de Sor (41,8 km) · Salvaterra de Magos (23,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Santarém: 47,5 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
Coruche 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 · Chamusca · Constância · 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