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União das freguesias de Malhou, Louriceira e Espinheiro

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

União das freguesias de Malhou, Louriceira e Espinheiro had 1.633 residents in the 2021 Census, 33,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 11 parishes and its centroid is 5,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Alcanena.

Population (inh.)
  • 633 – 700
  • 781
  • 963 – 1.633
  • 2.908
  • 4.854
Density (inh./km²)
  • 37,9 – 43,3
  • 47,4
  • 58,5 – 115,7
  • 137,6
  • 314,6
Area (km²)
  • 6,8 – 14,6
  • 15,4
  • 16,5 – 18,5
  • 21,1
  • 34,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 7 parishes of Alcanena

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Bugalhos96316,4658,5
2Minde2.90821,14137,6
3Moitas Venda7816,75115,7
4Monsanto70018,4637,9
5Serra de Santo António63314,6243,3
6União das freguesias de Alcanena e Vila Moreira4.85415,43314,6
7União das freguesias de Malhou, Louriceira e Espinheiro1.63334,4647,4
Code (DTMNFR)
140212
Resident population (2021)
1.633
Area
34,46 km²
Density
47,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
13,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 7

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Malhou, Louriceira e Espinheiro”.

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
807 (49,4%)
Women
826 (50,6%)
Portuguese nationality
1.619 (99,1%)
Foreign nationality
14 (0,9%)
Ageing index
383,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
715
Average household size *
2,28 people
Dwellings
1.262
Classic family dwellings
1.260
Buildings
1.224
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,3% (169)
Unemployment rate *
3,91% (H 2,87% · M 5,06%)
Active / employed population
665 / 639

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 143 (8,8%); 15-24 years: 166 (10,2%); 25-64 years: 775 (47,5%); 65+ years: 549 (33,6%)0-14143 · 8,8%15-24166 · 10,2%25-64775 · 47,5%65+549 · 33,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.633).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1437964
15-24 years1669274
25-64 years775395380
65+ years549241308

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

Amiais de Baixo (Santarém) · Monsanto · Abrã (Santarém) · Arneiro das Milhariças (Santarém) · Pernes (Santarém) · São Bento (Porto de Mós) · Bugalhos · União das freguesias de Alcanena e Vila Moreira · União das freguesias de Casével e Vaqueiros (Santarém) · União das freguesias de Azoia de Cima e Tremês (Santarém) · Alcanede (Santarém)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Alcanena
5,1 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
1.508
Voters
1.020
Turnout
67,64% (2021: 65,76%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		51950,88%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
CIDADÃOS POR ALCANENA - CONCELHO COM FUTURO		39638,82%4
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		484,71%0
Blank votes272,65%
Null votes302,94%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua do Adro
Louriceira
2380-420 LOURICEIRA
Telephone
249882165
Fax
249891390
Email
geral@jf-malhou-louriceira-espinheiro.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,42680, -8,68530
Wikipedia
Malhou, Louriceira e Espinheiro
Wikidata
Q18468298

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