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Lourinhã

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

Lourinhã had 26.240 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 25,4% were aged 65 or over; 13,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

26.240inhabitants (2021 Census)
21district-seat telephone code
1town hall9parish councils18schools

Mayor: Orlando Carvalho · Tel. 261410100 · Email: geral@cm-lourinha.pt · www.cm-lourinha.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.)
  • 1.486 – 1.506
  • 1.565 – 1.671
  • 1.820 – 2.031
  • 2.160 – 3.479
  • 10.522
Density (inh./km²)
  • 67,3 – 74,9
  • 95,3 – 178,7
  • 221,1 – 244,3
  • 269,6 – 270,1
  • 353,5
Area (km²)
  • 6,1 – 7,1
  • 7,5 – 7,5
  • 15,6 – 19,5
  • 20,1 – 24,8
  • 39,0
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 9 parishes of Lourinhã

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
1Lourinhã10.52239,03269,6
2União das freguesias de Miragaia e Marteleira3.47919,47178,7
3Ribamar2.1606,11353,5
4Santa Bárbara2.0317,52270,1
5Atalaia1.8207,45244,3
6Moita dos Ferreiros1.67124,8367,3
7Vimeiro1.5657,08221,1
8União das freguesias de São Bartolomeu dos Galegos e Moledo1.50620,1074,9
9Reguengo Grande1.48615,5995,3
INE code (DTMN)
1108
Resident population
26.240
Area
147,17 km²
Density
178,3 inh./km²
Parishes
9
Share of district population
1,2%
Rank in the district (population)
12th of 16
National rank (population)
95th of 308
National rank (density)
76th of 308
National rank (area)
203rd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
12.691 (48,4%)
Women
13.549 (51,6%)
Portuguese nationality
24.822 (94,6%)
Foreign nationality
1.418 (5,4%)
Ageing index
189,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
10.701
Average household size
2,42 people
Dwellings
17.800
Buildings
13.700
With higher education (15+)
13,8% (3.147)
Unemployment rate
6,26%

Population by age group

0-143.516 · 13,4%15-242.650 · 10,1%25-6413.404 · 51,1%65+6.670 · 25,4%
Residents by age group (26.240 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
24.230
Voters
14.867 (61,36%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)6.33342,60%3
PS5.46036,73%3
CH2.11514,23%1
PCP-PEV3562,39%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
24.230
Voters
14.867 (61,36%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP6.25642,08%10
PS5.28335,54%8
CH2.34115,75%3
PCP-PEV4372,94%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
Orlando Carvalho
Address
Praça José Máximo da Costa, 2530-850 Lourinhã
Telephone
261410100
Email
geral@cm-lourinha.pt
Website
www.cm-lourinha.pt

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

On the web

Q986017 · Wikipedia · cm-lourinha.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Bombarral (10,5 km) · Cadaval (17,4 km) · Peniche (11,0 km) · Torres Vedras (15,8 km) · Óbidos (14,7 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Lisboa: 34,6 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
Lourinhã 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 · Loures · 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