TodoPortugal.pt

and if more World there had been, there would they have gone

Pombal

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

Pombal had 51.170 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 29,0% were aged 65 or over; 12,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

51.170inhabitants (2021 Census)
244district-seat telephone code
1town hall17parish councils37schools

Mayor: Pedro Alexandre Antunes Faustino Pimpão dos Santos · Tel. 236210500 · Email: geral@cm-pombal.pt · www.cm-pombal.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.)
  • 1.270 – 1.562
  • 1.622 – 1.797
  • 1.869 – 2.236
  • 2.436 – 2.774
  • 3.330 – 16.884
Density (inh./km²)
  • 40,1 – 45,2
  • 57,8 – 65,1
  • 65,5 – 76,4
  • 79,0 – 106,8
  • 112,1 – 185,5
Area (km²)
  • 8,9 – 22,3
  • 22,8 – 26,4
  • 27,0 – 37,3
  • 41,4 – 47,7
  • 54,1 – 94,0
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 17 parishes of Pombal

Sorted by resident population (2021 Census, 2025 geography). Click a header to sort; hover a row to highlight it on the map.

#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Pombal16.88493,98179,7
2Louriçal4.20347,6688,2
3Carriço3.33083,0540,1
4Almagreira2.77442,6165,1
5Guia2.68037,3271,8
6Vermoil2.43622,80106,8
7Abiul2.23654,1441,3
8Pelariga2.01226,3576,4
9Santiago de Litém1.93531,7660,9
10Redinha1.86941,3945,2
11Ilha1.79716,03112,1
12Meirinhas1.6498,89185,5
13Carnide1.62222,3172,7
14Mata Mourisca1.56227,0257,8
15Albergaria dos Doze1.51023,0565,5
16Vila Cã1.40131,5744,4
17São Simão de Litém1.27016,0779,0
INE code (DTMN)
1015
Resident population
51.170
Area
626,00 km²
Density
81,7 inh./km²
Parishes
17
Share of district population
11,2%
Rank in the district (population)
3rd of 16
National rank (population)
55th of 308
National rank (density)
139th of 308
National rank (area)
33rd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
24.371 (47,6%)
Women
26.799 (52,4%)
Portuguese nationality
49.408 (96,6%)
Foreign nationality
1.759 (3,4%)
Stateless
3 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
249,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
20.860
Average household size
2,40 people
Dwellings
33.930
Buildings
29.248
With higher education (15+)
12,4% (5.604)
Unemployment rate
4,52%

Population by age group

0-145.945 · 11,6%15-245.087 · 9,9%25-6425.311 · 49,5%65+14.827 · 29,0%
Residents by age group (51.170 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
48.201
Voters
25.465 (52,83%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)14.81558,18%5
PS3.54413,92%1
CH2.5159,88%1
IND2.0808,17%0
IL5132,01%0
CDS-PP3601,41%0
B.E.2651,04%0
PCP-PEV2561,01%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
48.201
Voters
25.465 (52,83%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD15.12159,38%15
PS3.80514,94%4
IND2.64110,37%2
IL9233,62%0
CDS-PP5332,09%0
PCP-PEV4481,76%0
B.E.4251,67%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
Pedro Alexandre Antunes Faustino Pimpão dos Santos
Address
Largo do Cardal, 3100-440 Pombal
Telephone
236210500
Email
geral@cm-pombal.pt
Website
www.cm-pombal.pt

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

On the web

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Leiria: 28,6 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
Pombal highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

Other municipalities of the district of Leiria

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