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União das freguesias de São Miguel do Rio Torto e Rossio ao Sul do Tejo

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

União das freguesias de São Miguel do Rio Torto e Rossio ao Sul do Tejo had 4.104 residents in the 2021 Census, 35,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 4,3 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)
140124
Resident population (2021)
4.104
Area
58,94 km²
Density
69,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
12,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 13

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “São Miguel do Rio Torto e Rossio ao Sul do Tejo”.

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
1.954 (47,6%)
Women
2.150 (52,4%)
Portuguese nationality
4.064 (99,0%)
Foreign nationality
40 (1,0%)
Ageing index
378,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.822
Average household size *
2,22 people
Dwellings
3.081
Classic family dwellings
3.075
Buildings
2.506
Buildings with 7 or more floors
1
With higher education (15+)
10,2% (381)
Unemployment rate *
10,15% (H 9,47% · M 10,93%)
Active / employed population
1.566 / 1.407

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 382 (9,3%); 15-24 years: 355 (8,7%); 25-64 years: 1.921 (46,8%); 65+ years: 1.446 (35,2%)0-14382 · 9,3%15-24355 · 8,7%25-641.921 · 46,8%65+1.446 · 35,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (4.104).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years382188194
15-24 years355193162
25-64 years1.921976945
65+ years1.446597849

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
4,3 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
3.768
Voters
2.104
Turnout
55,84% (2021: 52,55%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
1.14454,37%6
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS
71834,13%3
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
1557,37%0
Blank votes632,99%
Null votes241,14%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PS.

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: de azul, barco de ouro, mastreado e cordoado do mesmo, realçado de vermelho e vestido de prata, vogando sobre campanha diminuta ondada de prata e azul, de três tiras ondadas tendo, em chefe, balança de dois pratos de ouro sustida por espada flamejante do mesmo. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel de prata com a legenda em letras negras maiúsculas: "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE SÃO MIGUEL DO RIO TORTO E ROSSIO AO SUL DO TEJO".

Flag: de branco. Cordões e borlas de azul e prata. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda "União das Freguesias de São Miguel do Rio Torto e Rossio ao Sul do Tejo".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 234/2019, Diário da República n.º 24/2019, Série II de 2019-02-04 (issuer: União das Freguesias de São Miguel do Rio Torto e Rossio ao Sul do Tejo). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Urbanização do Vale das Donas
São Miguel do Rio Torto (ABRANTES)
2205-596 SÃO MIGUEL DO RIO TORTO
Telephone
241866120
Fax
241866120
Email
freguesia.s.miguel.rossio@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
39,40910, -8,20580
Wikipedia
São Miguel do Rio Torto e Rossio ao Sul do Tejo
Wikidata
Q10388115

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