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Marinha Grande

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

Marinha Grande had 39.024 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 23,3% were aged 65 or over; 15,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

39.024inhabitants (2021 Census)
244district-seat telephone code
1town hall3parish councils26schools

Mayor: Paulo Jorge Campos Vicente · Tel. 244573300 · Email: geral@cm-mgrande.pt · www.cm-mgrande.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.)
  • 1.296
  • 5.406
  • 32.322
Density (inh./km²)
  • 125,7
  • 154,1
  • 238,0
Area (km²)
  • 8,4
  • 43,0
  • 135,8
Quantile classes
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The 3 parishes of Marinha Grande

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
1Marinha Grande32.322135,83238,0
2Vieira de Leiria5.40643,01125,7
3Moita1.2968,41154,1
INE code (DTMN)
1010
Resident population
39.024
Area
187,25 km²
Density
208,4 inh./km²
Parishes
3
Share of district population
8,5%
Rank in the district (population)
5th of 16
National rank (population)
72nd of 308
National rank (density)
66th of 308
National rank (area)
170th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
18.841 (48,3%)
Women
20.183 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
36.717 (94,1%)
Foreign nationality
2.305 (5,9%)
Stateless
2 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
180,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
16.112
Average household size
2,40 people
Dwellings
22.053
Buildings
14.901
With higher education (15+)
15,7% (5.331)
Unemployment rate
6,47%

Population by age group

0-145.051 · 12,9%15-244.068 · 10,4%25-6420.813 · 53,3%65+9.092 · 23,3%
Residents by age group (39.024 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
34.169
Voters
17.975 (52,61%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)6.24334,73%3
+MPM4.31323,99%2
CH3.36018,69%1
PCP-PEV3.15317,54%1

Municipal assembly

Registered
34.169
Voters
17.975 (52,61%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS5.87732,70%8
+MPM3.99822,24%5
CH3.43419,10%4
PCP-PEV3.34818,63%4
B.E.4252,36%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
Paulo Jorge Campos Vicente
Address
Praça Guilherme Stephens, 2430–522 Marinha Grande
Telephone
244573300
Email
geral@cm-mgrande.pt
Website
www.cm-mgrande.pt

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

On the web

Q289852 · Wikipedia · www.cm-mgrande.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alcobaça (26,1 km) · Leiria (12,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Leiria: 19,7 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.)
  • 2.645 – 6.238
  • 11.642 – 12.746
  • 14.881 – 23.202
  • 26.429 – 50.910
  • 51.170 – 128.603
Density (inh./km²)
  • 26,3 – 39,6
  • 66,1 – 84,2
  • 88,6 – 139,6
  • 150,4 – 199,1
  • 208,4 – 340,8
Area (km²)
  • 66,8 – 91,3
  • 103,4 – 141,6
  • 160,5 – 176,1
  • 187,3 – 261,8
  • 408,1 – 626,0
Quantile classes · current municipality
Marinha Grande 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 Leiria

Alcobaça · Alvaiázere · Ansião · Batalha · Bombarral · Caldas da Rainha · Castanheira de Pêra · Figueiró dos Vinhos · Leiria · Nazaré · Pedrógão Grande · Peniche · Pombal · Porto de Mós · Óbidos

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