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Palmela

Municipality of the district of Setúbal (District of Setúbal), region Península de Setúbal (NUTS III: Península de Setúbal).

Palmela had 68.852 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 21,2% were aged 65 or over; 19,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

68.852inhabitants (2021 Census)
265district-seat telephone code
1town hall4parish councils29schools

Mayor: Ana Teresa Vicente Custódio de Sá · Tel. 212336600 · Email: geral@cm-palmela.pt · www.cm-palmela.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.)
  • 8.811
  • 14.262
  • 18.790
  • 26.989
Density (inh./km²)
  • 31,2
  • 242,7
  • 279,0
  • 495,8
Area (km²)
  • 51,1
  • 54,4
  • 77,4
  • 282,1
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 4 parishes of Palmela

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
1Pinhal Novo26.98954,44495,8
2Palmela18.79077,43242,7
3Quinta do Anjo14.26251,12279,0
4União das freguesias de Poceirão e Marateca8.811282,1331,2
INE code (DTMN)
1508
Resident population
68.852
Area
465,12 km²
Density
148,0 inh./km²
Parishes
4
Share of district population
7,9%
Rank in the district (population)
5th of 13
National rank (population)
36th of 308
National rank (density)
88th of 308
National rank (area)
57th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
33.165 (48,2%)
Women
35.687 (51,8%)
Portuguese nationality
65.081 (94,5%)
Foreign nationality
3.767 (5,5%)
Stateless
4 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
145,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
26.778
Average household size
2,52 people
Dwellings
34.798
Buildings
22.560
With higher education (15+)
19,7% (11.580)
Unemployment rate
7,95%

Population by age group

0-149.994 · 14,5%15-247.731 · 11,2%25-6436.563 · 53,1%65+14.564 · 21,2%
Residents by age group (68.852 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
60.189
Voters
30.696 (51,00%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PCP-PEV (elected council president)8.40527,38%3
CH8.22226,79%3
PS7.76925,31%2
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP4.21613,73%1
B.E.6342,07%0
ADN3831,25%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
60.189
Voters
30.695 (51,00%)
Seats
27
ListVotes%Seats
CH8.36527,25%8
PS7.82725,50%8
PCP-PEV7.71025,12%7
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP4.45314,51%4
B.E.7712,51%0
ADN4291,40%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
Ana Teresa Vicente Custódio de Sá
Address
Largo do Município, 2954-001 Palmela
Telephone
212336600
Email
geral@cm-palmela.pt
Website
www.cm-palmela.pt

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

On the web

Q850855 · Wikipedia · www.cm-palmela.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alcochete (16,2 km) · Alcácer do Sal (39,6 km) · Barreiro (20,7 km) · Benavente (27,8 km) · Moita (17,4 km) · Montijo (19,6 km) · Setúbal (13,3 km) · Vendas Novas (25,7 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Setúbal: 17,4 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.)
  • 11.112 – 14.198
  • 19.143 – 52.384
  • 55.682 – 66.255
  • 68.852 – 123.496
  • 166.507 – 177.238
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,4 – 26,2
  • 69,8 – 149,1
  • 159,7 – 267,7
  • 536,2 – 1.744,4
  • 2.152,9 – 2.531,6
Area (km²)
  • 36,4 – 70,0
  • 95,5 – 195,7
  • 203,3 – 230,3
  • 348,6 – 825,9
  • 1.059,7 – 1.499,9
Quantile classes · current municipality
Palmela 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 Setúbal

Alcochete · Alcácer do Sal · Almada · Barreiro · Grândola · Moita · Montijo · Santiago do Cacém · Seixal · Sesimbra · Setúbal · Sines

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