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União das freguesias de Painho e Figueiros

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

União das freguesias de Painho e Figueiros had 1.730 residents in the 2021 Census, 29,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 6,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Cadaval.

Population (inh.)
  • 833 – 890
  • 1.248
  • 1.565 – 1.730
  • 3.409
  • 3.697
Density (inh./km²)
  • 43,3 – 54,1
  • 58,8
  • 92,4 – 96,2
  • 104,1
  • 124,7
Area (km²)
  • 12,0 – 13,9
  • 16,5
  • 16,9 – 19,3
  • 38,4
  • 58,0
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 Cadaval

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alguber83319,2643,3
2Peral89016,4654,1
3União das freguesias de Lamas e Cercal3.40957,9658,8
4União das freguesias de Painho e Figueiros1.73013,87124,7
5União das freguesias do Cadaval e Pêro Moniz3.69738,4396,2
6Vermelha1.24811,99104,1
7Vilar1.56516,9392,4
Code (DTMNFR)
110413
Resident population (2021)
1.730
Area
13,87 km²
Density
124,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
12,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 7

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Painho e Figueiros”.

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
834 (48,2%)
Women
896 (51,8%)
Portuguese nationality
1.664 (96,2%)
Foreign nationality
66 (3,8%)
Ageing index
283,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
731
Average household size *
2,37 people
Dwellings
1.185
Classic family dwellings
1.185
Buildings
1.155
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,8% (168)
Unemployment rate *
4,85% (H 3,03% · M 6,92%)
Active / employed population
743 / 707

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 180 (10,4%); 15-24 years: 166 (9,6%); 25-64 years: 873 (50,5%); 65+ years: 511 (29,5%)0-14180 · 10,4%15-24166 · 9,6%25-64873 · 50,5%65+511 · 29,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.730).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1809783
15-24 years1667393
25-64 years873422451
65+ years511242269

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

A dos Francos (Caldas da Rainha) · Alguber · Peral · Vermelha · Carvalhal (Bombarral) · Landal (Caldas da Rainha)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Cadaval
6,6 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
1.639
Voters
978
Turnout
59,67% (2021: 53,92%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		38138,96%4
PS
Partido Socialista		32933,64%3
Juntos por Sí
Juntos por Sí - Lista Independente Candidata União de Freguesia Painho Figueiros		12612,88%1
CH
CHEGA		878,90%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		222,25%0
Blank votes181,84%
Null votes151,53%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de ouro, monte de verde semeado alternadamente de cachos de uvas de prata folhados do mesmo e pêras de ouro, folhadas do mesmo, encimado por voo de azul; em orla, cinco ramos de oliveira de verde, frutados de negro, três em chefe e dois nos flancos. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro "União das Freguesias de Painho e Figueiros".

Flag: esquartelada de amarelo e vermelho; cordões e borlas de ouro e vermelho. Haste e lanças douradas.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei 53/91, com a legenda: "União das Freguesias de Painho e Figueiros".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 484/2015, Diário da República n.º 104/2015, Série II de 2015-05-29 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Painho e Figueiros). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Dr. António José Almeida e Silva, n.º 19
Painho
2550-429 PAINHO
Telephone
262744011
Email
ujfpainhoefigueiros@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,28890, -9,05570
Wikipedia
Painho e Figueiros
Wikidata
Q20061628

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