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Maçãs de Dona Maria

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

Maçãs de Dona Maria had 1.495 residents in the 2021 Census, 40,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 7,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Alvaiázere.

Population (inh.)
  • 600
  • 637
  • 1.495
  • 1.697
  • 1.809
Density (inh./km²)
  • 21,0
  • 23,2
  • 41,2
  • 47,0
  • 60,9
Area (km²)
  • 24,5
  • 25,8
  • 30,4
  • 38,5
  • 41,2
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 5 parishes of Alvaiázere

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Almoster60025,8423,2
2Alvaiázere1.80938,5247,0
3Maçãs de Dona Maria1.49524,5460,9
4Pelmá63730,3921,0
5Pussos São Pedro1.69741,1841,2
Code (DTMNFR)
100204
Resident population (2021)
1.495
Area
24,54 km²
Density
60,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
24,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 5

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
699 (46,8%)
Women
796 (53,2%)
Portuguese nationality
1.409 (94,2%)
Foreign nationality
86 (5,8%)
Ageing index
589,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
656
Average household size *
2,13 people
Dwellings
1.373
Classic family dwellings
1.369
Buildings
1.346
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,1% (127)
Unemployment rate *
6,65% (H 5,63% · M 7,85%)
Active / employed population
526 / 491

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 103 (6,9%); 15-24 years: 122 (8,2%); 25-64 years: 663 (44,3%); 65+ years: 607 (40,6%)0-14103 · 6,9%15-24122 · 8,2%25-64663 · 44,3%65+607 · 40,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.495).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1035350
15-24 years1226458
25-64 years663330333
65+ years607252355

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

Aguda (Figueiró dos Vinhos) · União das freguesias de Figueiró dos Vinhos e Bairradas (Figueiró dos Vinhos) · Arega (Figueiró dos Vinhos) · Alvaiázere · Pousaflores (Ansião) · Pussos São Pedro · Chão de Couce (Ansião)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Alvaiázere
7,9 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
1.415
Voters
929
Turnout
65,65% (2021: 66,67%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		68173,30%7
PS
Partido Socialista		21423,04%2
Blank votes212,26%
Null votes131,40%

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 Pimentéis Teixeira, N.º 8
Maçãs de Dª Maria(ALVAIÁZERE)
3250-259 MAÇÃS DE DONA MARIA
Telephone
236644223
Fax
236644223
Email
jfmdm@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,87778, -8,33778
Wikipedia
Maçãs de Dona Maria
Wikidata
Q1669197

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