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Carnota

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

Carnota had 1.565 residents in the 2021 Census, 29,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 7,0 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)
110106
Resident population (2021)
1.565
Area
18,09 km²
Density
86,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
8th of 11

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
778 (49,7%)
Women
787 (50,3%)
Portuguese nationality
1.527 (97,6%)
Foreign nationality
38 (2,4%)
Ageing index
274,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
620
Average household size *
2,45 people
Dwellings
945
Classic family dwellings
942
Buildings
931
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,6% (176)
Unemployment rate *
4,91% (H 4,40% · M 5,50%)
Active / employed population
713 / 678

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 169 (10,8%); 15-24 years: 142 (9,1%); 25-64 years: 790 (50,5%); 65+ years: 464 (29,6%)0-14169 · 10,8%15-24142 · 9,1%25-64790 · 50,5%65+464 · 29,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.565).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1699772
15-24 years1427963
25-64 years790393397
65+ years464209255

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

Arruda dos Vinhos (Arruda dos Vinhos) · União das freguesias de Ribafria e Pereiro de Palhacana · União das freguesias de Alenquer (Santo Estêvão e Triana) · Meca · Santo Quintino (Sobral de Monte Agraço) · União das freguesias de Carregado e Cadafais

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Alenquer
7,0 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
1.366
Voters
860
Turnout
62,96% (2021: 57,34%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		41348,02%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL.PPM.MPT.NC
TODOS		26630,93%3
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		13415,58%1
Blank votes323,72%
Null votes151,74%

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 azul, armação de moinho de prata, vestida e cordoada do mesmo, realçada de negro, acompanhada em chefe de dois cachos de uvas de ouro folhados do mesmo e em ponta quatro espigas de trigo, postas duas a duas, atadas nos pés, tudo de ouro. Coroa mural nos termos do artigo 13.º, n.º 2 f), da Lei n.º 53/91 - 3 torres. Listel branco com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas: CARNOTA

Flag: lisa - Esquartelada de azul e amarelo. Cordão e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da Lei, com a legenda "Freguesia de Carnota".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1379/2022, Diário da República n.º 181/2022, Série II de 2022-09-19 (issuer: Freguesia de Carnota). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo 25 de Abril
Carnota (ALENQUER)
2580-154 CARNOTA
Telephone
263759431
Fax
263759818
Email
freguesiadecarnota@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
39,03361, -9,07167
Wikipedia
Carnota (Alenquer)
Wikidata
Q224591

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