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Figueira da Foz

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

Figueira da Foz had 58.951 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 28,3% were aged 65 or over; 18,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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58.951inhabitants (2021 Census)
239district-seat telephone code
1town hall17parish councils39schools

Mayor: Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes · Tel. 233403300 · Email: municipe@cm-figfoz.pt · www.cm-figfoz.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.)
  • 819 – 1.255
  • 1.485 – 2.298
  • 2.546 – 2.768
  • 3.188 – 3.587
  • 8.885 – 10.051
Density (inh./km²)
  • 30,4 – 75,5
  • 85,4 – 91,4
  • 98,2 – 121,8
  • 138,1 – 369,2
  • 763,3 – 2.442,4
Area (km²)
  • 3,9 – 10,7
  • 10,7 – 12,8
  • 15,1 – 25,1
  • 27,4 – 31,2
  • 42,0 – 60,4
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 17 parishes of Figueira da Foz

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
1Tavarede10.05110,71938,5
2São Julião da Figueira da Foz9.5013,892.442,4
3Buarcos8.88511,64763,3
4Lavos3.58742,0285,4
5Alhadas3.51828,89121,8
6Marinha das Ondas3.18827,41116,3
7Paião2.76831,1988,8
8Vila Verde2.67017,29154,4
9São Pedro2.5887,01369,2
10Quiaios2.54649,3351,6
11Maiorca2.29825,1491,4
12Bom Sucesso1.83260,3630,4
13Alqueidão1.48519,6675,5
14Ferreira-a-Nova1.25512,7898,2
15Moinhos da Gândara1.09810,74102,2
16Santana86215,0557,3
17Brenha8195,93138,1
INE code (DTMN)
0605
Resident population
58.951
Area
379,05 km²
Density
155,5 inh./km²
Parishes
17
Share of district population
14,4%
Rank in the district (population)
2nd of 17
National rank (population)
44th of 308
National rank (density)
84th of 308
National rank (area)
78th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
27.883 (47,3%)
Women
31.068 (52,7%)
Portuguese nationality
56.482 (95,8%)
Foreign nationality
2.469 (4,2%)
Ageing index
253,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
24.606
Average household size
2,35 people
Dwellings
44.139
Buildings
24.858
With higher education (15+)
18,6% (9.758)
Unemployment rate
8,13%

Population by age group

0-146.590 · 11,2%15-245.619 · 9,5%25-6430.071 · 51,0%65+16.671 · 28,3%
Residents by age group (58.951 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
54.479
Voters
31.136 (57,15%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)18.32258,85%6
PS6.06219,47%2
CH3.0989,95%1
PCP-PEV1.0343,32%0
BE+L+PAN1.0073,23%0
IL3761,21%0
ADN2000,64%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
54.479
Voters
31.343 (57,53%)
Seats
27
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP16.44952,48%16
PS7.06722,55%6
CH3.58911,45%3
BE+L+PAN1.1963,82%1
PCP-PEV1.1573,69%1
IL5171,65%0
ADN1860,59%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
Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes
Address
Av. Saraiva de Carvalho, 3084-501 Figueira da Foz
Telephone
233403300
Email
municipe@cm-figfoz.pt
Website
www.cm-figfoz.pt

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

On the web

Q428459 · Wikipedia · www.cm-figfoz.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Cantanhede (25,3 km) · Montemor-o-Velho (13,7 km) · Pombal (29,2 km) · Soure (19,7 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Coimbra: 40,2 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.)
  • 3.811 – 6.803
  • 11.065 – 12.002
  • 12.113 – 17.006
  • 17.261 – 24.571
  • 34.212 – 140.816
Density (inh./km²)
  • 10,3 – 40,4
  • 55,9 – 65,1
  • 80,6 – 95,0
  • 97,7 – 120,7
  • 122,9 – 440,9
Area (km²)
  • 84,5 – 134,8
  • 138,4 – 199,8
  • 216,7 – 263,3
  • 265,1 – 332,8
  • 379,1 – 396,5
Quantile classes · current municipality
Figueira da Foz 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 Coimbra

Arganil · Cantanhede · Coimbra · Condeixa-a-Nova · Góis · Lousã · Mira · Miranda do Corvo · Montemor-o-Velho · Oliveira do Hospital · Pampilhosa da Serra · Penacova · Penela · Soure · Tábua · Vila Nova de Poiares

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