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Salir de Matos

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

Salir de Matos had 2.583 residents in the 2021 Census, 29,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 2,8 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)
100609
Resident population (2021)
2.583
Area
24,59 km²
Density
105,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th of 12

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
1.261 (48,8%)
Women
1.322 (51,2%)
Portuguese nationality
2.432 (94,2%)
Foreign nationality
151 (5,8%)
Ageing index
261,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.024
Average household size *
2,47 people
Dwellings
1.458
Classic family dwellings
1.456
Buildings
1.429
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,4% (285)
Unemployment rate *
5,93% (H 4,89% · M 7,11%)
Active / employed population
1.079 / 1.015

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 290 (11,2%); 15-24 years: 251 (9,7%); 25-64 years: 1.283 (49,7%); 65+ years: 759 (29,4%)0-14290 · 11,2%15-24251 · 9,7%25-641.283 · 49,7%65+759 · 29,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.583).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years290140150
15-24 years251140111
25-64 years1.283628655
65+ years759353406

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

União das freguesias de Caldas da Rainha - Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, Coto e São Gregório · Carvalhal Benfeito · Alfeizerão (Alcobaça) · Alvorninha · União das freguesias de Tornada e Salir do Porto · Vidais · Santa Catarina

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Caldas da Rainha
2,8 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
2.289
Voters
1.384
Turnout
60,46% (2021: 55,06%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD COLIGAÇÃO PSD / CDS - SOMOS CALDAS		1.02373,92%7
VM
VM-VAMOS MUDAR		30622,11%2
Blank votes362,60%
Null votes191,37%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.

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 Principal, N.º 8
Salir de Matos (CALDAS DA RAINHA)
2500-637 SALIR DE MATOS
Telephone
262877732
Fax
262877732
Email
jfsalirdematos@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
39,43167, -9,09500
Wikipedia
Salir de Matos
Wikidata
Q1327055

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