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União das freguesias de Alcobaça e Vestiaria

Parish of the municipality of Alcobaça (Alcobaça), district of Leiria.

União das freguesias de Alcobaça e Vestiaria had 7.243 residents in the 2021 Census, 25,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 21,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 0,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Alcobaça.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.411 – 1.846
  • 2.826 – 3.111
  • 3.669 – 4.141
  • 4.438 – 6.729
  • 7.243 – 8.480
Density (inh./km²)
  • 75,4 – 86,9
  • 94,0 – 109,4
  • 119,1 – 130,2
  • 131,1 – 212,5
  • 290,6 – 738,3
Area (km²)
  • 9,8 – 14,6
  • 15,0 – 25,8
  • 28,0 – 29,2
  • 37,5 – 42,4
  • 47,9 – 87,1
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 Alcobaça

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alfeizerão3.66927,99131,1
2Aljubarrota6.24347,94130,2
3Benedita8.48029,18290,6
4Bárrio1.41115,0194,0
5Cela3.07525,83119,1
6Maiorga1.84610,04183,9
7São Martinho do Porto3.11114,64212,5
8Turquel4.43840,57109,4
9União das freguesias de Alcobaça e Vestiaria7.2439,81738,3
10União das freguesias de Coz, Alpedriz e Montes2.82637,4775,4
11União das freguesias de Pataias e Martingança6.72987,0877,3
12Vimeiro1.75320,1786,9
13Évora de Alcobaça4.14142,4297,6
Code (DTMNFR)
100121
Resident population (2021)
7.243
Area
9,81 km²
Density
738,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
13,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 13

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Alcobaça e Vestiaria”.

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
3.333 (46,0%)
Women
3.910 (54,0%)
Portuguese nationality
6.677 (92,2%)
Foreign nationality
566 (7,8%)
Ageing index
199,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
3.119
Average household size *
2,25 people
Dwellings
4.321
Classic family dwellings
4.313
Buildings
1.638
Buildings with 7 or more floors
47
With higher education (15+)
21,8% (1.382)
Unemployment rate *
6,65% (H 6,23% · M 7,03%)
Active / employed population
3.401 / 3.175

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 912 (12,6%); 15-24 years: 771 (10,6%); 25-64 years: 3.740 (51,6%); 65+ years: 1.820 (25,1%)0-14912 · 12,6%15-24771 · 10,6%25-643.740 · 51,6%65+1.820 · 25,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (7.243).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years912473439
15-24 years771409362
25-64 years3.7401.7112.029
65+ years1.8207401.080

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

Bárrio · Maiorga · Évora de Alcobaça · Aljubarrota · Valado dos Frades (Nazaré)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Alcobaça
0,4 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
6.144
Voters
3.448
Turnout
56,12% (2021: 49,87%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		1.62747,19%7
PS
Partido Socialista		1.12632,66%5
CH
CHEGA		37410,85%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1634,73%0
Blank votes972,81%
Null votes611,77%

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

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 Judite Neves Vasco, nº 2
Alcobaça
2460-007 ALCOBAÇA
Telephone
262581130
Fax
262503064
Email
alcobaca@jf-alcobacaevestiaria.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,55720, -8,99030
Wikipedia
Alcobaça e Vestiaria
Wikidata
Q18467937

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