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União das freguesias da Chamusca e Pinheiro Grande

Parish of the municipality of Chamusca (Chamusca), district of Santarém.

União das freguesias da Chamusca e Pinheiro Grande had 3.714 residents in the 2021 Census, 29,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 11,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Chamusca.

Population (inh.)
  • 814
  • 1.000
  • 1.262
  • 1.740
  • 3.714
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,7
  • 6,8
  • 8,2
  • 17,6
  • 55,4
Area (km²)
  • 67,1
  • 98,6
  • 120,1
  • 121,8
  • 338,3
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 Chamusca

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Carregueira1.74098,6417,6
2Ulme1.000121,808,2
3União das freguesias da Chamusca e Pinheiro Grande3.71467,1055,4
4União das freguesias de Parreira e Chouto1.262338,303,7
5Vale de Cavalos814120,056,8
Code (DTMNFR)
140708
Resident population (2021)
3.714
Area
67,10 km²
Density
55,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
43,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 5

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Chamusca e Pinheiro Grande”.

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
1.781 (48,0%)
Women
1.933 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
3.663 (98,6%)
Foreign nationality
51 (1,4%)
Ageing index
243,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.615
Average household size *
2,25 people
Dwellings
2.404
Classic family dwellings
2.401
Buildings
2.053
Buildings with 7 or more floors
1
With higher education (15+)
13,2% (431)
Unemployment rate *
6,37% (H 5,52% · M 7,26%)
Active / employed population
1.632 / 1.528

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 444 (12,0%); 15-24 years: 330 (8,9%); 25-64 years: 1.859 (50,1%); 65+ years: 1.081 (29,1%)0-14444 · 12,0%15-24330 · 8,9%25-641.859 · 50,1%65+1.081 · 29,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.714).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years444229215
15-24 years330180150
25-64 years1.859921938
65+ years1.081451630

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 Chamusca
11,6 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
3.296
Voters
2.266
Turnout
68,75% (2021: 60,47%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PNT
Movimento Independente Primeiro a Nossa Terra
92340,73%5
PS
Partido Socialista
69430,63%3
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
CHAMUSCA, CONCELHO COM FUTURO!
23610,41%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
1707,50%0
MP
Movimento Presente
1586,97%0
Blank votes451,99%
Null votes401,77%

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

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
Largo Conde Ferreira
Chamusca
2140-069 CHAMUSCA
Telephone
249760074
Fax
249760679
Email
geral@chamusca-pinheirogrande.com

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

More information

Coordinates
39,37000, -8,46000
Wikipedia
Chamusca e Pinheiro Grande
Wikidata
Q17460872

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