Ourique
Municipality of the district of Beja (District of Beja), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Baixo Alentejo).
Ourique had 4.839 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 34,4% were aged 65 or over; 9,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Marcelo David Coelho Guerreiro · Tel. 286510400 · Email: geral@cmourique.pt · www.cm-ourique.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.
- 292
- 488
- 595
- 660
- 2.804
- 3,4
- 3,5
- 8,4
- 11,2
- 13,5
- 34,9
- 44,2
- 143,5
- 190,9
- 249,7
The 5 parishes of Ourique
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 | Ourique | 2.804 | 249,70 | 11,2 |
| 2 | Santana da Serra | 660 | 190,94 | 3,5 |
| 3 | Garvão | 595 | 44,23 | 13,5 |
| 4 | União das freguesias de Panoias e Conceição | 488 | 143,53 | 3,4 |
| 5 | Santa Luzia | 292 | 34,91 | 8,4 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 0212
- Resident population
- 4.839
- Area
- 663,31 km²
- Density
- 7,3 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 5
- Share of district population
- 3,4%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 11th of 14
- National rank (population)
- 265th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 303rd of 308
- National rank (area)
- 29th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 2.368 (48,9%)
- Women
- 2.471 (51,1%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 4.588 (94,8%)
- Foreign nationality
- 251 (5,2%)
- Ageing index
- 342,6 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.171
- Average household size
- 2,15 people
- Dwellings
- 4.295
- Buildings
- 4.053
- With higher education (15+)
- 9,2% (400)
- Unemployment rate
- 7,13%
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
- 4.229
- Voters
- 3.249 (76,83%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS (elected council president) | 1.717 | 52,85% | 3 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 1.245 | 38,32% | 2 |
| CH | 122 | 3,76% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 85 | 2,62% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 4.229
- Voters
- 3.249 (76,83%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 1.686 | 51,89% | 9 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 1.173 | 36,10% | 6 |
| CH | 169 | 5,20% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 127 | 3,91% | 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
- Marcelo David Coelho Guerreiro
- Address
- Avenida 25 de Abril, N.º 26, 7670-250 Ourique
- Telephone
- 286510400
- geral@cmourique.pt
- Website
- www.cm-ourique.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q519052 · Wikipedia · www.cm-ourique.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Aljustrel (29,0 km) · Almodôvar (25,8 km) · Castro Verde (24,2 km) · Odemira (25,4 km) · Santiago do Cacém (42,5 km) · Silves (41,4 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Beja: 47,0 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
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 Garvão, Ourique | Código DGEEC 212277. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Ourique | Código DGEEC 212547. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica de Santana da Serra, Ourique | Código DGEEC 212207. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Básica e Secundária de Ourique | Código DGEEC 212724. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 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
- 1.438 – 4.373
- 4.839 – 6.206
- 6.712 – 7.684
- 8.874 – 13.757
- 29.538 – 33.394
- 4,8 – 8,5
- 8,6 – 11,9
- 12,1 – 13,8
- 16,4 – 19,4
- 25,4 – 29,1
- 168,4 – 264,9
- 316,6 – 569,4
- 648,2 – 777,9
- 958,5 – 1.146,5
- 1.292,9 – 1.720,6
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Other municipalities of the district of Beja
Aljustrel · Almodôvar · Alvito · Barrancos · Beja · Castro Verde · Cuba · Ferreira do Alentejo · Moura · Mértola · Odemira · Serpa · Vidigueira
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026