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União das freguesias de Aldeia do Mato e Souto

Parish of the municipality of Abrantes (Abrantes), district of Santarém.

União das freguesias de Aldeia do Mato e Souto had 676 residents in the 2021 Census, 45,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 4,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 15,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Abrantes.

Population (inh.)
  • 469 – 531
  • 676 – 1.265
  • 1.459 – 1.480
  • 1.771 – 2.836
  • 4.104 – 16.123
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,8 – 15,1
  • 16,5 – 28,6
  • 30,3 – 42,3
  • 47,5 – 69,6
  • 117,7 – 250,1
Area (km²)
  • 17,1 – 20,0
  • 24,1 – 35,0
  • 36,1 – 44,8
  • 58,9 – 75,9
  • 104,9 – 187,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 13 parishes of Abrantes

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Bemposta1.459187,457,8
2Carvalhal53117,5430,3
3Fontes46928,4916,5
4Martinchel48817,0728,6
5Mouriscas1.48035,0242,3
6Pego2.17536,0560,3
7Rio de Moinhos95220,0347,5
8Tramagal2.83624,10117,7
9União das freguesias de Abrantes (São Vicente e São João) e Alferrarede16.12364,47250,1
10União das freguesias de Aldeia do Mato e Souto67644,7715,1
11União das freguesias de Alvega e Concavada1.77175,8523,4
12União das freguesias de São Facundo e Vale das Mós1.265104,9112,1
13União das freguesias de São Miguel do Rio Torto e Rossio ao Sul do Tejo4.10458,9469,6
Code (DTMNFR)
140121
Resident population (2021)
676
Area
44,77 km²
Density
15,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
10th of 13

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Aldeia do Mato e Souto”.

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente por freguesia, geografia 2025, ind. 0014584); DGT, CAOP2025 (área). Population refers to the 2021 census moment, compiled by INE for the parish boundaries in force in 2025.

2021 Census in detail

Men
331 (49,0%)
Women
345 (51,0%)
Portuguese nationality
666 (98,5%)
Foreign nationality
10 (1,5%)
Ageing index
756,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
326
Average household size *
2,03 people
Dwellings
1.112
Classic family dwellings
1.111
Buildings
1.063
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
4,9% (31)
Unemployment rate *
8,72% (H 9,00% · M 8,33%)
Active / employed population
172 / 157

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 41 (6,1%); 15-24 years: 42 (6,2%); 25-64 years: 283 (41,9%); 65+ years: 310 (45,9%)0-1441 · 6,1%15-2442 · 6,2%25-64283 · 41,9%65+310 · 45,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (676).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years412120
15-24 years422121
25-64 years283158125
65+ years310131179

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012481, 0012328, 0014632, obtained from the INE indicators API on 24/09/2026 (licence CC BY 4.0). Parish geography of 2025 (CAOP2025). Nationality (Portuguese, foreign, stateless) is INE indicator 0014632. * Indicator published by INE only for 2013 parish geography (NUTS 2024); used because the parish has the same territory in both geographies (identical population by sex and age group). Ageing index = population aged 65+ ÷ population aged 0–14 × 100; share with higher education = residents with completed higher education ÷ residents aged 15 or over (our calculations from INE figures).

Neighbouring parishes

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Abrantes
15,9 km

Neighbourhood calculated from official boundaries: DGT, Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (CAOP) 2025 (licence CC BY 4.0); two parishes are neighbours when they share a boundary segment. The distance is the straight-line (great-circle) distance between the geometric centroid of the parish and that of the municipality (in territories with islets, of the main part), not a road distance.

2025 local elections — Parish assembly

Registered voters
661
Voters
491
Turnout
74,28% (2021: 72,82%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS
26553,97%4
PS
Partido Socialista
20441,55%3
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
81,63%0
Blank votes51,02%
Null votes91,83%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.

Source: SGMAI — official results of the local elections of 12 October 2025 (Secretary-General of the Ministry of Internal Administration), consulted on 25/09/2026. Percentages calculated by SGMAI over total voters.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de ouro, um castanheiro de verde, arrancado do mesmo e com ouriços de vermelho, rachados de ouro, e um pinheiro de verde, arrancado do mesmo e frutado de ouro, alinhados em faixa; em chefe, cacho de uvas de púrpura, folhado de verde; campanha diminuta ondada de três tiras ondadas de azul e prata. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro «união das freguesias de aldeia do mato e souto».

Flag: de vermelho; cordões e borlas de ouro e vermelho. Haste e lança douradas.

Seal: nos termos do art.º 18.º da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda: «União das Freguesias de Aldeia do Mato e Souto».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 736/2015, Diário da República n.º 159/2015, Série II de 2015-08-17 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Aldeia do Mato e Souto). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo do Rossio, N.º 54
Aldeia do Mato (ABRANTES)
2200-601 ALDEIA DO MATO
Telephone
241849050
Email
aldeiadomatoesouto@gmail.com

Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.

More information

Coordinates
39,54200, -8,27200
Wikipedia
Aldeia do Mato e Souto
Wikidata
Q17510649

Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.

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