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Loures

Municipality of the district of Lisboa (District of Lisboa), region Grande Lisboa (NUTS III: Grande Lisboa).

Loures had 201.590 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 22,0% were aged 65 or over; 20,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

201.590inhabitants (2021 Census)
21district-seat telephone code
1town hall10parish councils81schools1NHS hospital in the name

Mayor: Ricardo Jorge Colaço Leão · Tel. 211150100 · Email: geral@cm-loures.pt · www.cm-loures.pt more contacts

NHS: Unidade Local de Saúde de Loures / Odivelas, E.P.E.

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.)
  • 2.639 – 3.216
  • 4.802 – 8.605
  • 20.922 – 24.672
  • 28.522 – 30.254
  • 33.505 – 44.453
Density (inh./km²)
  • 141,4 – 194,7
  • 226,9 – 302,9
  • 921,8 – 2.527,2
  • 2.895,9 – 3.100,2
  • 6.342,4 – 12.603,6
Area (km²)
  • 1,7 – 3,9
  • 9,2 – 11,6
  • 11,6 – 16,5
  • 17,6 – 28,4
  • 32,8 – 34,0
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Loures

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 de Santa Iria de Azoia, São João da Talha e Bobadela44.45317,592.527,2
2União das freguesias de Camarate, Unhos e Apelação33.50511,572.895,9
3Loures30.25432,82921,8
4União das freguesias de Santo António dos Cavaleiros e Frielas28.5229,203.100,2
5União das freguesias de Sacavém e Prior Velho24.6723,896.342,4
6União das freguesias de Moscavide e Portela20.9221,6612.603,6
7União das freguesias de Santo Antão e São Julião do Tojal8.60528,41302,9
8Bucelas4.80233,97141,4
9Lousa3.21616,52194,7
10Fanhões2.63911,63226,9
INE code (DTMN)
1107
Resident population
201.590
Area
167,24 km²
Density
1.205,4 inh./km²
Parishes
10
Share of district population
8,9%
Rank in the district (population)
4th of 16
National rank (population)
6th of 308
National rank (density)
20th of 308
National rank (area)
187th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
95.120 (47,2%)
Women
106.470 (52,8%)
Portuguese nationality
184.404 (91,5%)
Foreign nationality
17.179 (8,5%)
Stateless
7 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
149,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
81.702
Average household size
2,44 people
Dwellings
98.072
Buildings
31.353
With higher education (15+)
20,8% (35.687)
Unemployment rate
9,11%

Population by age group

0-1429.623 · 14,7%15-2421.732 · 10,8%25-64105.929 · 52,5%65+44.306 · 22,0%
Residents by age group (201.590 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
168.748
Voters
91.299 (54,10%)
Seats
11
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)40.02043,83%6
CH18.86820,67%2
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP13.57014,86%2
PCP-PEV10.01410,97%1
BE-L-PAN3.0953,39%0
IL2.3212,54%0
ADN5200,57%0
MPT2810,31%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
168.748
Voters
91.305 (54,11%)
Seats
33
ListVotes%Seats
PS35.21338,57%14
CH19.95521,86%8
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP14.85116,27%5
PCP-PEV10.84511,88%4
BE-L-PAN3.6874,04%1
IL3.0313,32%1
ADN5390,59%0
MPT3330,36%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
Ricardo Jorge Colaço Leão
Address
Paços do Concelho - Praça da Liberdade, 2674-501 Loures
Telephone
211150100
Email
geral@cm-loures.pt
Website
www.cm-loures.pt

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

On the web

Q917535 · Wikipedia · www.cm-loures.pt

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Arruda dos Vinhos (13,6 km) · Lisboa (13,8 km) · Mafra (17,6 km) · Odivelas (8,2 km) · Sintra (18,3 km) · Vila Franca de Xira (16,0 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Lisboa: 9,4 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.)
  • 10.540 – 21.421
  • 26.240 – 83.072
  • 86.515 – 148.034
  • 171.454 – 201.590
  • 214.124 – 545.796
Density (inh./km²)
  • 76,5 – 178,3
  • 179,5 – 204,0
  • 296,6 – 1.205,4
  • 1.207,9 – 3.741,5
  • 5.455,2 – 7.210,0
Area (km²)
  • 23,8 – 52,1
  • 78,0 – 100,1
  • 147,2 – 174,9
  • 262,7 – 304,2
  • 318,2 – 407,2
Quantile classes · current municipality
Loures 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 Lisboa

Alenquer · Amadora · Arruda dos Vinhos · Azambuja · Cadaval · Cascais · Lisboa · Lourinhã · Mafra · Odivelas · Oeiras · Sintra · Sobral de Monte Agraço · Torres Vedras · Vila Franca de Xira

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