Óbidos
Municipality of the district of Leiria (District of Leiria), region Oeste e Vale do Tejo (NUTS III: Oeste).
Óbidos had 11.922 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 26,7% were aged 65 or over; 15,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Filipe Miguel Alves Correia Daniel · Tel. 262955500 · Email: geral@cm-obidos.pt · www.cm-obidos.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.
- 936 – 954
- 1.033
- 1.361 – 1.456
- 2.363
- 3.819
- 29,4 – 51,9
- 75,1
- 83,3 – 104,4
- 131,8
- 229,2
- 7,2 – 10,3
- 17,5
- 18,1 – 19,9
- 31,9
- 36,6
The 7 parishes of Óbidos
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 | Santa Maria, São Pedro e Sobral da Lagoa | 3.819 | 36,59 | 104,4 |
| 2 | Gaeiras | 2.363 | 10,31 | 229,2 |
| 3 | A dos Negros | 1.456 | 17,49 | 83,3 |
| 4 | Olho Marinho | 1.361 | 18,12 | 75,1 |
| 5 | Amoreira | 1.033 | 19,91 | 51,9 |
| 6 | Usseira | 954 | 7,24 | 131,8 |
| 7 | Vau | 936 | 31,89 | 29,4 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 1012
- Resident population
- 11.922
- Area
- 141,55 km²
- Density
- 84,2 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 7
- Share of district population
- 2,6%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 11th of 16
- National rank (population)
- 169th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 133rd of 308
- National rank (area)
- 208th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 5.829 (48,9%)
- Women
- 6.093 (51,1%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 11.115 (93,2%)
- Foreign nationality
- 807 (6,8%)
- Ageing index
- 217,3 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 4.815
- Average household size
- 2,44 people
- Dwellings
- 9.234
- Buildings
- 8.475
- With higher education (15+)
- 15,3% (1.596)
- Unemployment rate
- 6,07%
Population by age group
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
- 11.175
- Voters
- 6.891 (61,66%)
- Seats
- 7
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD (elected council president) | 3.786 | 54,94% | 5 |
| PS | 1.870 | 27,14% | 2 |
| CH | 705 | 10,23% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 184 | 2,67% | 0 |
| CDS-PP | 84 | 1,22% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 11.175
- Voters
- 6.891 (61,66%)
- Seats
- 21
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD | 3.691 | 53,56% | 13 |
| PS | 1.832 | 26,59% | 6 |
| CH | 780 | 11,32% | 2 |
| PCP-PEV | 223 | 3,24% | 0 |
| CDS-PP | 86 | 1,25% | 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
- Filipe Miguel Alves Correia Daniel
- Address
- Largo de São Pedro, 2510-086 Óbidos
- Telephone
- 262955500
- geral@cm-obidos.pt
- Website
- www.cm-obidos.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q275862 · Wikipedia · www.cm-obidos.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Bombarral (9,2 km) · Caldas da Rainha (10,0 km) · Lourinhã (14,7 km) · Peniche (11,4 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Leiria: 50,4 km.
Source: DGT, CAOP2025 (CC BY 4.0) — adjacência de limites; distância em linha reta entre centróides (licence CC BY 4.0).
Services and territory
Median rent of new contracts in the municipality, 2025: 7,88 €/m² (INE 0014773). INE also publishes the value for 0 parishes of this municipality. See parish by parish.
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
4 establishments with figures for the 1st, 2nd or 3rd cycle or for secondary education. The source does not name the parish.
| # | School | In the source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Escola Básica de Óbidos | Código DGEEC 1012878. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica do Alvito, Óbidos | Código DGEEC 1012002. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica do Furadouro, Óbidos | Código DGEEC 1012001. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Básica e Secundária Josefa de Óbidos, Óbidos | Código DGEEC 1012003. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico, secundário profissional. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
Source: DGEEC, Infoescolas 2020 (CC BY 4.0). Rents: INE 0014773 (CC BY 4.0).
Location in the district
- 2.645 – 6.238
- 11.642 – 12.746
- 14.881 – 23.202
- 26.429 – 50.910
- 51.170 – 128.603
- 26,3 – 39,6
- 66,1 – 84,2
- 88,6 – 139,6
- 150,4 – 199,1
- 208,4 – 340,8
- 66,8 – 91,3
- 103,4 – 141,6
- 160,5 – 176,1
- 187,3 – 261,8
- 408,1 – 626,0
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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 · Marinha Grande · Nazaré · Pedrógão Grande · Peniche · Pombal · Porto de Mós
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026