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União das freguesias de Abrigada e Cabanas de Torres

Parish of the municipality of Alenquer (Alenquer), district of Lisboa.

União das freguesias de Abrigada e Cabanas de Torres had 4.157 residents in the 2021 Census, 27,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 5,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Alenquer.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.049 – 1.494
  • 1.565 – 1.617
  • 1.806 – 2.000
  • 2.911 – 4.157
  • 12.026 – 14.622
Density (inh./km²)
  • 25,8 – 81,5
  • 86,5 – 90,1
  • 90,1 – 104,1
  • 114,5 – 217,6
  • 240,1 – 596,3
Area (km²)
  • 8,3 – 18,1
  • 18,3 – 22,2
  • 24,5 – 28,0
  • 28,1 – 46,2
  • 46,3 – 50,1
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 parishes of Alenquer

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Carnota1.56518,0986,5
2Meca1.61714,12114,5
3Olhalvo1.8068,30217,6
4Ota1.19546,3225,8
5União das freguesias de Abrigada e Cabanas de Torres4.15746,1590,1
6União das freguesias de Aldeia Galega da Merceana e Aldeia Gavinha2.91127,96104,1
7União das freguesias de Alenquer (Santo Estêvão e Triana)12.02650,08240,1
8União das freguesias de Carregado e Cadafais14.62224,52596,3
9União das freguesias de Ribafria e Pereiro de Palhacana1.49418,3481,5
10Ventosa2.00022,2190,1
11Vila Verde dos Francos1.04928,1337,3
Code (DTMNFR)
110117
Resident population (2021)
4.157
Area
46,15 km²
Density
90,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
9,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 11

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Abrigada e Cabanas de Torres”.

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
2.007 (48,3%)
Women
2.150 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
4.044 (97,3%)
Foreign nationality
113 (2,7%)
Ageing index
223,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.655
Average household size *
2,47 people
Dwellings
2.535
Classic family dwellings
2.529
Buildings
2.434
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,9% (361)
Unemployment rate *
6,78% (H 5,82% · M 7,85%)
Active / employed population
1.845 / 1.720

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 504 (12,1%); 15-24 years: 406 (9,8%); 25-64 years: 2.120 (51,0%); 65+ years: 1.127 (27,1%)0-14504 · 12,1%15-24406 · 9,8%25-642.120 · 51,0%65+1.127 · 27,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (4.157).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years504258246
15-24 years406207199
25-64 years2.1201.0581.062
65+ years1.127484643

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 Alenquer
5,6 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
3.688
Voters
2.247
Turnout
60,93% (2021: 56,59%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
98443,79%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL.PPM.MPT.NC
TODOS
59926,66%3
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
32914,64%1
CH
CHEGA
24610,95%1
Blank votes542,40%
Null votes351,56%

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: escudo de prata, com uma aspa firmada de azul, carregada de 5 besantes de ouro, acompanhada em chefe de uma armação de moinho de azul, vestida e cordoada do mesmo; nos flancos 2 cachos de uva de púrpura sustidos de verde e em campanha um alão jacente de negro. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas: "União das Freguesias de Abrigada e Cabanas de Torres".

Flag: Lisa de azul; cordões e borlas de prata e azul. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18.º da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda: "União das Freguesias de Abrigada e Cabanas de Torres".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 170/2024, Diário da República n.º 19/2024, Série II de 2024-01-26 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Abrigada e Cabanas de Torres). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Beco do Castro, N.º 3
Abrigada (ALENQUER)
2580-014 ABRIGADA
Telephone
263790230
Fax
263790256
Email
fabrigadacabanastorres@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
39,14400, -9,01800
Wikipedia
Abrigada e Cabanas de Torres
Wikidata
Q17509532

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