Lajes das Flores

Municipality of the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Ilha das Flores).

Lajes das Flores had 1.408 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 20,7% were aged 65 or over; 11,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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1.408inhabitants (2021 Census)

292district-seat telephone code

1town hall 7parish councils

Mayor: Beto Alexandre Azevedo Vasconcelos · Tel. 292590800 · Email: geral@cmlajesdasflores.pt · www.cmlajesdasflores.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.)

19 – 71
75
200 – 220
261
562

Density (inh./km²)

3,2 – 11,1
11,5
17,0 – 20,3
27,6
29,9

Area (km²)

6,0 – 6,2
6,8
9,5 – 9,9
13,0
18,8

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The 7 parishes of Lajes das Flores

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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#	Parish	Population	Area (km²)	Inhab./km²
1	Lajes das Flores	562	18,79	29,9
2	Fazenda	261	9,47	27,6
3	Fajã Grande	220	12,97	17,0
4	Lomba	200	9,87	20,3
5	Lajedo	75	6,79	11,1
6	Fajãzinha	71	6,16	11,5
7	Mosteiro	19	5,99	3,2

INE code (DTMN): 4801
Resident population: 1.408
Area: 70,05 km²
Density: 20,1 inh./km²
Parishes: 7
Share of the region: 0,6%
Rank in the region (population): 18th of 19
National rank (population): 307th of 308
National rank (density): 244th of 308
National rank (area): 282nd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men: 730 (51,8%)
Women: 678 (48,2%)
Portuguese nationality: 1.333 (94,7%)
Foreign nationality: 74 (5,3%)
Stateless: 1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index: 186,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households: 605
Average household size: 2,28 people
Dwellings: 1.035
Buildings: 1.005
With higher education (15+): 11,1% (139)
Unemployment rate: 2,82%

Population by age group

Residents by age group (1.408 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: 1.267
Voters: 924 (72,93%)
Seats: 5

List	Votes	%	Seats
PS (elected council president)	555	60,06%	4
MIL	224	24,24%	1
PPD/PSD	101	10,93%	0
CH	9	0,97%	0

Municipal assembly

Registered: 1.267
Voters: 924 (72,93%)
Seats: 15

List	Votes	%	Seats
PS	438	47,40%	8
MIL	302	32,68%	5
PPD/PSD	143	15,48%	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).