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Loulé

Municipality of the district of Faro (District of Faro), region Algarve (NUTS III: Algarve).

Loulé had 72.332 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 23,4% were aged 65 or over; 16,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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72.332inhabitants (2021 Census)
289district-seat telephone code
1town hall11parish councils35schools

Mayor: Telmo Manuel Machado Pinto · Tel. 289400800 · Email: cmloule@cm-loule.pt · www.cm-loule.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.)
  • 381 – 814
  • 1.016 – 1.746
  • 2.448 – 4.789
  • 6.807 – 11.291
  • 17.930 – 24.420
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,1 – 18,5
  • 19,3 – 20,5
  • 51,4 – 103,6
  • 108,6 – 181,2
  • 388,1 – 639,9
Area (km²)
  • 15,8 – 38,2
  • 46,2 – 46,2
  • 52,7 – 62,3
  • 62,7 – 94,3
  • 123,9 – 187,8
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 parishes of Loulé

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
1Quarteira24.42038,16639,9
2Loulé (São Clemente)17.93046,20388,1
3Almancil11.29162,30181,2
4Loulé (São Sebastião)6.80762,70108,6
5Boliqueime4.78946,21103,6
6Salir2.448187,7513,0
7Alte1.74694,3318,5
8Benafim1.01652,6919,3
9Tôr81415,8351,4
10Querença69033,6620,5
11Ameixial381123,853,1
INE code (DTMN)
0808
Resident population
72.332
Area
763,67 km²
Density
94,7 inh./km²
Parishes
11
Share of district population
15,5%
Rank in the district (population)
1st of 16
National rank (population)
34th of 308
National rank (density)
126th of 308
National rank (area)
19th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
34.976 (48,4%)
Women
37.356 (51,6%)
Portuguese nationality
60.808 (84,1%)
Foreign nationality
11.521 (15,9%)
Stateless
3 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
173,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
29.512
Average household size
2,43 people
Dwellings
67.158
Buildings
34.799
With higher education (15+)
16,2% (10.153)
Unemployment rate
11,42%

Population by age group

0-149.774 · 13,5%15-247.044 · 9,7%25-6438.604 · 53,4%65+16.910 · 23,4%
Residents by age group (72.332 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
63.835
Voters
31.051 (48,64%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)11.83638,12%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL11.75737,86%4
CH5.50917,74%1
BE.L5741,85%0
PCP-PEV5081,64%0
VP1090,35%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
63.835
Voters
31.049 (48,64%)
Seats
27
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL11.92438,40%11
PS10.72734,55%10
CH6.04819,48%6
BE.L8962,89%0
PCP-PEV6622,13%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
Telmo Manuel Machado Pinto
Address
Praça da República, 8104-001 Loulé
Telephone
289400800
Email
cmloule@cm-loule.pt
Website
www.cm-loule.pt

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

On the web

Q586722 · Wikipedia · www.cm-loule.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Albufeira (19,3 km) · Alcoutim (41,1 km) · Almodôvar (28,0 km) · Faro (22,0 km) · Silves (26,9 km) · São Brás de Alportel (15,3 km) · Tavira (27,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Faro: 11,2 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.)
  • 2.523 – 6.045
  • 6.439 – 18.824
  • 23.725 – 33.494
  • 37.766 – 44.614
  • 59.845 – 72.332
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,4 – 21,4
  • 31,9 – 55,5
  • 73,3 – 157,3
  • 268,8 – 314,0
  • 328,7 – 340,9
Area (km²)
  • 61,3 – 140,7
  • 153,4 – 182,1
  • 202,6 – 300,8
  • 323,5 – 575,4
  • 607,0 – 763,7
Quantile classes · current municipality
Loulé 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 Faro

Albufeira · Alcoutim · Aljezur · Castro Marim · Faro · Lagoa · Lagos · Monchique · Olhão · Portimão · Silves · São Brás de Alportel · Tavira · Vila Real de Santo António · Vila do Bispo

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