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União das freguesias de Souselas e Botão

Parish of the municipality of Coimbra (Coimbra), district of Coimbra.

União das freguesias de Souselas e Botão had 4.188 residents in the 2021 Census, 28,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 10,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Coimbra.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.825 – 2.716
  • 2.794 – 3.244
  • 3.659 – 3.997
  • 4.188 – 13.880
  • 15.315 – 41.150
Density (inh./km²)
  • 122,1 – 130,1
  • 161,3 – 210,5
  • 230,4 – 261,2
  • 272,1 – 672,6
  • 709,2 – 2.135,4
Area (km²)
  • 7,9 – 10,3
  • 10,6 – 17,6
  • 17,6 – 19,3
  • 19,5 – 24,3
  • 24,7 – 33,0
Quantile classes · current parish
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The 18 parishes of Coimbra

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Code (DTMNFR)
060339
Resident population (2021)
4.188
Area
33,01 km²
Density
126,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th of 18

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Souselas e Botão”.

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
1.986 (47,4%)
Women
2.202 (52,6%)
Portuguese nationality
4.136 (98,8%)
Foreign nationality
52 (1,2%)
Ageing index
268,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.612
Average household size *
2,57 people
Dwellings
2.175
Classic family dwellings
2.173
Buildings
2.053
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,8% (477)
Unemployment rate *
6,05% (H 5,23% · M 6,87%)
Active / employed population
1.850 / 1.738

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 451 (10,8%); 15-24 years: 440 (10,5%); 25-64 years: 2.087 (49,8%); 65+ years: 1.210 (28,9%)0-14451 · 10,8%15-24440 · 10,5%25-642.087 · 49,8%65+1.210 · 28,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (4.188).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years451241210
15-24 years440220220
25-64 years2.0879961.091
65+ years1.210529681

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 Coimbra
10,7 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
3.967
Voters
2.423
Turnout
61,08% (2021: 56,55%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS.L.PAN
AVANÇAR COIMBRA
98840,78%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL.NC.PPM.VP.MPT
JUNTOS SOMOS COIMBRA
93338,51%4
CH
CHEGA
2148,83%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
2118,71%0
Blank votes401,65%
Null votes371,53%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PS.L.PAN.

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 prata com torre sineira de vermelho, aberta do campo, lavrada de negro e com sinos do mesmo, assente em campanha de negro, semeada de ramos de oliveira de ouro; em chefe, vieira de vermelho entre dois cachos de uvas de púrpura gavinhados de verde. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel de prata com a legenda em letras negras maiúsculas: "União das Freguesias de Souselas e Botão".

Flag: esquartelada de branco e vermelho. Cordões e borlas de prata e vermelho. Haste e lança de ouro

Seal: nos termos do art.º 18 da Lei 53/91, com a legenda "União das Freguesias de Souselas e Botão".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1295/2021, Diário da República n.º 219/2021, Série II de 2021-11-11 (issuer: União das freguesias de Souselas e Botão). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Travessa Dr. Alberto Dias Pereira n.º 2
Souselas (COIMBRA)
3020-834 SOUSELAS
Telephone
239912870
Fax
239912870
Email
uniaofsouselasbotao@gmail.com
Website
www.ufsouselasbotao.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,28667, -8,42500
Wikipedia
Souselas e Botão
Wikidata
Q18469071

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