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União das freguesias de Carcavelos e Parede

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

União das freguesias de Carcavelos e Parede had 46.529 residents in the 2021 Census, 24,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 41,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 6,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Cascais.

Population (inh.)
  • 44.165
  • 46.529
  • 59.238
  • 64.192
Density (inh./km²)
  • 1.110,5
  • 2.201,4
  • 2.909,5
  • 5.737,2
Area (km²)
  • 8,1
  • 20,4
  • 29,2
  • 39,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 4 parishes of Cascais

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alcabideche44.16539,771.110,5
2São Domingos de Rana59.23820,362.909,5
3União das freguesias de Carcavelos e Parede46.5298,115.737,2
4União das freguesias de Cascais e Estoril64.19229,162.201,4
Code (DTMNFR)
110507
Resident population (2021)
46.529
Area
8,11 km²
Density
5.737,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
21,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 4

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Carcavelos e Parede”.

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
21.189 (45,5%)
Women
25.340 (54,5%)
Portuguese nationality
41.732 (89,7%)
Foreign nationality
4.797 (10,3%)
Ageing index
186,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
19.976
Average household size *
2,29 people
Dwellings
25.081
Classic family dwellings
25.048
Buildings
6.797
Buildings with 7 or more floors
360
With higher education (15+)
41,7% (16.817)
Unemployment rate *
7,92% (H 8,30% · M 7,57%)
Active / employed population
21.502 / 19.800

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 6.193 (13,3%); 15-24 years: 4.914 (10,6%); 25-64 years: 23.874 (51,3%); 65+ years: 11.548 (24,8%)0-146.193 · 13,3%15-244.914 · 10,6%25-6423.874 · 51,3%65+11.548 · 24,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (46.529).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years6.1933.2032.990
15-24 years4.9142.5012.413
25-64 years23.87410.96012.914
65+ years11.5484.5257.023

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

São Domingos de Rana · União das freguesias de Oeiras e São Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos e Caxias (Oeiras) · União das freguesias de Cascais e Estoril

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Cascais
6,1 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
38.337
Voters
20.556
Turnout
53,62% (2021: 48,31%)
Seats
19
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Viva Cascais		7.03834,24%8
PS
Partido Socialista		3.47116,89%3
Jonet
Jonet - Cascais para Viver		2.80713,66%3
CH
CHEGA		2.27311,06%2
BE.L.PAN
Futuro em Comum		1.5237,41%1
IL
Iniciativa Liberal		1.4256,93%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1.0254,99%1
ND/NC
ANTÓNIO PINTO PEREIRA - MUDAR CASCAIS		4662,27%0
Blank votes3521,71%
Null votes1760,86%

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
Estrada da Torre, N.º 1483
Carcavelos (CASCAIS)
2775-688 CARCAVELOS
Telephone
214588910
Fax
214588919
Email
geral@uf-carcavelosparede.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
38,69100, -9,33400
Wikipedia
Carcavelos e Parede
Wikidata
Q17514476

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