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Torres Novas

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

Torres Novas had 34.111 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 28,3% were aged 65 or over; 17,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

34.111inhabitants (2021 Census)
243district-seat telephone code
1town hall10parish councils16schools

Mayor: José Manuel Paulo Trincão Marques · Tel. 249839430 · Email: geral@cm-torresnovas.pt · www.cm-torresnovas.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.)
  • 940 – 1.428
  • 1.666 – 1.757
  • 2.021 – 2.600
  • 2.602 – 4.990
  • 8.020 – 8.087
Density (inh./km²)
  • 40,4 – 44,7
  • 61,9 – 68,3
  • 79,2 – 89,4
  • 204,0 – 342,5
  • 364,7 – 407,3
Area (km²)
  • 4,1 – 10,5
  • 14,6 – 22,0
  • 29,6 – 32,8
  • 35,4 – 39,3
  • 39,7 – 42,1
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Torres Novas

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
1União das freguesias de Torres Novas (Santa Maria, Salvador e Santiago)8.08739,65204,0
2União das freguesias de Torres Novas (São Pedro), Lapas e Ribeira Branca8.02021,99364,7
3Riachos4.99014,57342,5
4União das freguesias de Brogueira, Parceiros de Igreja e Alcorochel2.60242,0761,9
5Assentiz2.60032,8279,2
6União das freguesias de Olaia e Paço2.02129,5868,3
7Pedrógão1.75739,3444,7
8Meia Via1.6664,09407,3
9Chancelaria1.42835,3740,4
10Zibreira94010,5189,4
INE code (DTMN)
1419
Resident population
34.111
Area
270,00 km²
Density
126,3 inh./km²
Parishes
10
Share of district population
8,0%
Rank in the district (population)
5th of 21
National rank (population)
81st of 308
National rank (density)
106th of 308
National rank (area)
116th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
16.248 (47,6%)
Women
17.863 (52,4%)
Portuguese nationality
33.416 (98,0%)
Foreign nationality
695 (2,0%)
Ageing index
233,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
14.174
Average household size
2,35 people
Dwellings
21.015
Buildings
16.579
With higher education (15+)
17,6% (5.272)
Unemployment rate
5,59%

Population by age group

0-144.135 · 12,1%15-243.334 · 9,8%25-6416.984 · 49,8%65+9.658 · 28,3%
Residents by age group (34.111 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
30.799
Voters
18.281 (59,36%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)6.33234,64%3
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP6.24934,18%3
CH2.46613,49%1
PCP-PEV8684,75%0
MPNT8574,69%0
B.E.8444,62%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
30.799
Voters
18.283 (59,36%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS6.17333,76%8
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP5.70231,19%7
CH2.69214,72%3
MPNT1.1196,12%1
PCP-PEV9785,35%1
B.E.8784,80%1

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
José Manuel Paulo Trincão Marques
Address
Largo das Forças Armadas, nº 1, 2350-754 Torres Novas
Telephone
249839430
Email
geral@cm-torresnovas.pt
Website
www.cm-torresnovas.pt

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

On the web

Q81139 · Wikipedia · www.cm-torresnovas.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alcanena (12,4 km) · Entroncamento (7,7 km) · Golegã (14,1 km) · Ourém (20,9 km) · Santarém (24,2 km) · Tomar (17,8 km) · Vila Nova da Barquinha (13,2 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Santarém: 16,3 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.)
  • 3.513 – 6.975
  • 7.016 – 12.472
  • 17.355 – 21.607
  • 22.012 – 34.111
  • 34.329 – 58.662
Density (inh./km²)
  • 11,4 – 41,0
  • 47,3 – 64,0
  • 73,1 – 98,0
  • 99,1 – 106,9
  • 126,3 – 1.466,9
Area (km²)
  • 13,7 – 92,2
  • 95,4 – 190,4
  • 222,1 – 272,8
  • 351,2 – 521,4
  • 552,5 – 1.115,7
Quantile classes · current municipality
Torres Novas 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 Santarém

Abrantes · Alcanena · Almeirim · Alpiarça · Benavente · Cartaxo · Chamusca · Constância · Coruche · Entroncamento · Ferreira do Zêzere · Golegã · Mação · Ourém · Rio Maior · Salvaterra de Magos · Santarém · Sardoal · Tomar · Vila Nova da Barquinha

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