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União das freguesias de Caldas da Rainha - Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, Coto e São Gregório

Parish of the municipality of Caldas da Rainha (Caldas da Rainha), district of Leiria.

União das freguesias de Caldas da Rainha - Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, Coto e São Gregório had 18.540 residents in the 2021 Census, 24,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 25,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 2,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Caldas da Rainha.

Population (inh.)
  • 938 – 1.141
  • 1.400 – 1.646
  • 1.962 – 2.646
  • 2.692 – 4.434
  • 11.902 – 18.540
Density (inh./km²)
  • 48,9 – 81,8
  • 84,7 – 91,9
  • 105,0 – 145,5
  • 150,2 – 185,1
  • 432,6 – 585,0
Area (km²)
  • 9,6 – 10,6
  • 14,0 – 19,4
  • 20,0 – 24,6
  • 27,5 – 29,5
  • 31,7 – 37,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 12 parishes of Caldas da Rainha

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1A dos Francos1.64619,4484,7
2Alvorninha2.64637,6070,4
3Carvalhal Benfeito1.14113,9581,8
4Foz do Arelho1.4009,62145,5
5Landal93810,2191,9
6Nadadouro1.96210,60185,1
7Salir de Matos2.58324,59105,0
8Santa Catarina2.69219,98134,7
9União das freguesias de Caldas da Rainha - Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, Coto e São Gregório18.54031,69585,0
10União das freguesias de Caldas da Rainha - Santo Onofre e Serra do Bouro11.90227,51432,6
11União das freguesias de Tornada e Salir do Porto4.43429,53150,2
12Vidais1.02620,9748,9
Code (DTMNFR)
100617
Resident population (2021)
18.540
Area
31,69 km²
Density
585,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
36,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 12

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Caldas da Rainha - Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, Coto e São Gregório”.

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
8.546 (46,1%)
Women
9.994 (53,9%)
Portuguese nationality
17.162 (92,6%)
Foreign nationality
1.377 (7,4%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
199,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
7.872
Average household size *
2,28 people
Dwellings
11.051
Classic family dwellings
11.033
Buildings
4.662
Buildings with 7 or more floors
78
With higher education (15+)
25,6% (4.151)
Unemployment rate *
7,88% (H 7,64% · M 8,11%)
Active / employed population
8.625 / 7.945

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 2.297 (12,4%); 15-24 years: 2.005 (10,8%); 25-64 years: 9.658 (52,1%); 65+ years: 4.580 (24,7%)0-142.297 · 12,4%15-242.005 · 10,8%25-649.658 · 52,1%65+4.580 · 24,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (18.540).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years2.2971.1771.120
15-24 years2.0059871.018
25-64 years9.6584.5035.155
65+ years4.5801.8792.701

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 Caldas da Rainha
2,5 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
16.257
Voters
8.508
Turnout
52,33% (2021: 46,96%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
VM
VM-VAMOS MUDAR
3.55641,80%7
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD COLIGAÇÃO PSD / CDS - SOMOS CALDAS
2.58830,42%5
CH
CHEGA
85710,07%1
IL
Iniciativa Liberal
3574,20%0
L
LIVRE
3143,69%0
ADN
ALTERNATIVA DEMOCRÁTICA NACIONAL
1992,34%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
1942,28%0
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda
1671,96%0
Blank votes1782,09%
Null votes981,15%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: VM.

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 com um camaroeiro de prata entre uma rosa de ouro, botonada de vermelho e apontada de prata, à dextra, uma armação de moinho de prata encordada do mesmo e vestida de ouro, à sinistra, e uma fonte heráldica em campanha. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres aparentes. Listel ondulado, azul celeste, com a legenda em letras negras maiúsculas "União das Freguesias de Caldas da Rainha - Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, Coto e São Gregório".

Flag: de branco; cordões e borlas de azul e prata. Haste e lança douradas.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda "União das Freguesias de Caldas da Rainha - Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, Coto e São Gregório".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 886/2014, Diário da República n.º 189/2014, Série II de 2014-10-01 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Caldas da Rainha - Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, Coto e São Gregório). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Almirante Candido dos Reis, Nº 1
Caldas da Rainha (Nossa Senhora do Pópulo)
2500-125 CALDAS DA RAINHA
Telephone
262832729
Fax
262832717
Email
junta.populo@mail.telepac.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,39500, -9,11900
Wikipedia
Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, Coto e São Gregório
Wikidata
Q18468071

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