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Peniche

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

Peniche had 26.429 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 26,1% were aged 65 or over; 14,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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26.429inhabitants (2021 Census)
244district-seat telephone code
1town hall4parish councils19schools

Mayor: Filipe Maia de Matos Ferreira Sales · Tel. 262780100 · Email: cmpeniche@cm-peniche.pt · www.cm-peniche.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.)
  • 1.342
  • 2.759
  • 9.117
  • 13.211
Density (inh./km²)
  • 150,5
  • 194,3
  • 198,5
  • 1.691,6
Area (km²)
  • 7,8
  • 8,9
  • 13,9
  • 46,9
Quantile classes
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The 4 parishes of Peniche

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
1Peniche13.2117,811.691,6
2Atouguia da Baleia9.11746,92194,3
3Ferrel2.75913,90198,5
4Serra d'El-Rei1.3428,92150,5
INE code (DTMN)
1014
Resident population
26.429
Area
77,55 km²
Density
340,8 inh./km²
Parishes
4
Share of district population
5,8%
Rank in the district (population)
6th of 16
National rank (population)
94th of 308
National rank (density)
46th of 308
National rank (area)
274th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
12.689 (48,0%)
Women
13.740 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
25.343 (95,9%)
Foreign nationality
1.086 (4,1%)
Ageing index
195,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
11.008
Average household size
2,38 people
Dwellings
21.576
Buildings
13.395
With higher education (15+)
14,2% (3.257)
Unemployment rate
7,05%

Population by age group

0-143.525 · 13,3%15-242.624 · 9,9%25-6413.390 · 50,7%65+6.890 · 26,1%
Residents by age group (26.429 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
24.263
Voters
13.326 (54,92%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)5.95044,65%4
PS4.24931,89%2
CH1.63612,28%1
PCP-PEV7725,79%0
L3032,27%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
24.263
Voters
13.334 (54,96%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD5.42540,69%10
PS4.29832,23%7
CH1.77013,27%3
PCP-PEV1.0237,67%1
L3682,76%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 Maia de Matos Ferreira Sales
Address
Largo do Município, 2520-239 Peniche
Telephone
262780100
Email
cmpeniche@cm-peniche.pt
Website
www.cm-peniche.pt

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

On the web

Q941967 · Wikipedia · www.cm-peniche.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Lourinhã (11,0 km) · Óbidos (11,4 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Leiria: 60,5 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
Peniche 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 · Marinha Grande · Nazaré · Pedrógão Grande · Pombal · Porto de Mós · Óbidos

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