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Soure

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

Soure had 17.261 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 33,5% were aged 65 or over; 12,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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17.261inhabitants (2021 Census)
239district-seat telephone code
1town hall10parish councils13schools

Mayor: Rui Miguel Freire Mendes Fernandes · Tel. 239506550 · Email: geral@cm-soure.pt · www.cm-soure.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.)
  • 326 – 928
  • 954 – 1.049
  • 1.067 – 1.215
  • 1.269 – 1.288
  • 1.699 – 7.466
Density (inh./km²)
  • 23,5 – 26,6
  • 34,0 – 45,1
  • 56,9 – 59,6
  • 80,9 – 90,8
  • 114,3 – 336,4
Area (km²)
  • 5,1 – 11,3
  • 13,9 – 14,0
  • 16,8 – 20,4
  • 20,6 – 31,4
  • 39,5 – 92,3
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Soure

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
1Soure7.46692,3280,9
2Granja do Ulmeiro1.6995,05336,4
3Figueiró do Campo1.28811,27114,3
4Alfarelos1.26913,9890,8
5Vinha da Rainha1.21520,3859,6
6Samuel1.06731,3734,0
7União das freguesias de Degracias e Pombalinho1.04939,4726,6
8União das freguesias de Gesteira e Brunhós95416,7656,9
9Vila Nova de Anços92820,5845,1
10Tapéus32613,8723,5
INE code (DTMN)
0615
Resident population
17.261
Area
265,06 km²
Density
65,1 inh./km²
Parishes
10
Share of district population
4,2%
Rank in the district (population)
6th of 17
National rank (population)
134th of 308
National rank (density)
156th of 308
National rank (area)
119th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
8.167 (47,3%)
Women
9.094 (52,7%)
Portuguese nationality
16.926 (98,1%)
Foreign nationality
335 (1,9%)
Ageing index
328,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
7.203
Average household size
2,34 people
Dwellings
11.267
Buildings
10.139
With higher education (15+)
12,6% (1.951)
Unemployment rate
5,16%

Population by age group

0-141.761 · 10,2%15-241.495 · 8,7%25-648.227 · 47,7%65+5.778 · 33,5%
Residents by age group (17.261 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
15.714
Voters
10.728 (68,27%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
NC (elected council president)4.06337,87%3
PS3.62933,83%3
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL1.97318,39%1
CH4394,09%0
PCP-PEV3042,83%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
15.714
Voters
10.728 (68,27%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
NC4.08638,09%9
PS3.60433,59%7
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL1.80816,85%4
CH5074,73%1
PCP-PEV3603,36%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
Rui Miguel Freire Mendes Fernandes
Address
Praça da República, 3130-218 Soure
Telephone
239506550
Email
geral@cm-soure.pt
Website
www.cm-soure.pt

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

On the web

Q543993 · Wikipedia · www.cm-soure.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Ansião (21,3 km) · Condeixa-a-Nova (10,8 km) · Figueira da Foz (19,7 km) · Montemor-o-Velho (16,8 km) · Penela (22,2 km) · Pombal (16,4 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Coimbra: 28,3 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.)
  • 3.811 – 6.803
  • 11.065 – 12.002
  • 12.113 – 17.006
  • 17.261 – 24.571
  • 34.212 – 140.816
Density (inh./km²)
  • 10,3 – 40,4
  • 55,9 – 65,1
  • 80,6 – 95,0
  • 97,7 – 120,7
  • 122,9 – 440,9
Area (km²)
  • 84,5 – 134,8
  • 138,4 – 199,8
  • 216,7 – 263,3
  • 265,1 – 332,8
  • 379,1 – 396,5
Quantile classes · current municipality
Soure 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 Coimbra

Arganil · Cantanhede · Coimbra · Condeixa-a-Nova · Figueira da Foz · Góis · Lousã · Mira · Miranda do Corvo · Montemor-o-Velho · Oliveira do Hospital · Pampilhosa da Serra · Penacova · Penela · Tábua · Vila Nova de Poiares

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