Assunção, Ajuda, Salvador e Santo Ildefonso

Parish of the municipality of Elvas (Elvas), district of Portalegre.

Assunção, Ajuda, Salvador e Santo Ildefonso had 9.059 residents in the 2021 Census, 22,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 20,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 11,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Elvas.

Population (inh.)

732 – 801
1.028 – 1.031
1.074
1.629 – 5.376
9.059

Density (inh./km²)

7,2 – 9,7
10,4 – 14,2
34,2
42,1 – 51,7
91,8

Area (km²)

25,5 – 47,6
72,7 – 82,5
98,5
98,7 – 101,7
104,0

Quantile classes · current parish

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The 8 parishes of Elvas

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#	Parish	Population	Area (km²)	Inhab./km²
1	Assunção, Ajuda, Salvador e Santo Ildefonso	9.059	98,66	91,8
2	Caia, São Pedro e Alcáçova	5.376	104,04	51,7
3	Santa Eulália	1.028	98,52	10,4
4	São Brás e São Lourenço	1.629	47,63	34,2
5	São Vicente e Ventosa	732	101,68	7,2
6	Terrugem	1.031	72,73	14,2
7	União das freguesias de Barbacena e Vila Fernando	801	82,53	9,7
8	Vila Boim	1.074	25,50	42,1

Code (DTMNFR): 120712
Resident population (2021): 9.059
Area: 98,66 km²
Density: 91,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population): 43,7%
Rank in the municipality (population): 1st of 8

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: 4.222 (46,6%)
Women: 4.837 (53,4%)
Portuguese nationality: 8.847 (97,7%)
Foreign nationality: 211 (2,3%)
Stateless: 1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index: 157,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households: 3.728
Average household size *: 2,36 people
Dwellings: 5.165
Classic family dwellings: 5.158
Buildings: 2.252
Buildings with 7 or more floors: 35
With higher education (15+): 20,1% (1.558)
Unemployment rate *: 10,15% (H 9,03% · M 11,20%)
Active / employed population: 4.188 / 3.763

Population by age group

Residents by age group and share of the total (9.059).

Age group	Total	Men	Women
0-14 years	1.303	665	638
15-24 years	998	517	481
25-64 years	4.703	2.194	2.509
65+ years	2.055	846	1.209

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

Caia, São Pedro e Alcáçova · Ciladas (Vila Viçosa) · São Brás e São Lourenço · União das freguesias de Alandroal (Nossa Senhora da Conceição), São Brás dos Matos (Mina do Bugalho) e Juromenha (Nossa Senhora do Loreto) (Alandroal)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Elvas: 11,2 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: 8.084
Voters: 4.482
Turnout: 55,44% (2021: 52,68%)
Seats: 13

List	Votes	%	Seats
PS Partido Socialista	1.539	34,34%	5
CH CHEGA	1.387	30,95%	5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM AD - ALIANÇA DEMOCRÁTICA	926	20,66%	3
PCP-PEV CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária	190	4,24%	0
MCPE Movimento Cívico por Elvas	0	0,00%	0
Blank votes	265	5,91%
Null votes	175	3,90%

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

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: de prata com um aqueduto de vermelho posto em faixa; em chefe escudete de oiro, com mitra preciosa de azul, com fanhões do mesmo, posto sobre troféu militar de vermelho, guarnecido de negro; campanha diminuta de cinco faixas ondadas de azul e prata. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel de prata com a legenda em letras negras maiúsculas: "Assunção, Ajuda, Salvador e Santo Ildefonso".
Flag: esquartelada de vermelho e branco. Cordões e borlas de prata e vermelho. Haste e lança de ouro.
Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda "Freguesia de Assunção, Ajuda, Salvador e Santo Ildefonso".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 233/2019, Diário da República n.º 24/2019, Série II de 2019-02-04 (issuer: Freguesia de Assunção, Ajuda, Salvador e Santo Ildefonso). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address: Rua do Tabolado, 7A
Elvas
7350-171 Elvas
Telephone: 268639560
Fax: 268639561
Email: geral@jf-assuncaoassi.pt

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

More information

Coordinates: 38,81639, -7,18056
Wikipedia: Assunção, Ajuda, Salvador e Santo Ildefonso
Wikidata: Q16494991

Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.

Services and territory

Education · Emergencies · Health · Fire services · Citizen desks · Climate · Rents · Codes · Bodies

Education

Infoescolas 2020 (DGEEC) lists 15 schools in the municipality of Elvas. The source names the municipality, not the parish.

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1 higher-education units (universities and polytechnics, DGEEC) with an address in this municipality:

Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre - Escola Superior de Biociências de Elvas — Ensino Superior Público - Politécnico · Edifício do Trem Auto, Avenida 14 de Janeiro - Apartado 254 7350-903

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Bank branches are left out: there is no republishable national open list. NHS hospitals appear below when the official name includes the municipality. Fire services exist only for Lisbon (CML POI).

Emergency contacts

Linha SNS 24: 808 24 24 24
Número europeu de emergência: 112

National numbers, the same in every parish. Confirmado na página oficial de SNS 24. Source: SNS 24; INEM.

NHS hospitals

No NHS institution with this municipality in the official name. See the national list in the catalogue.

Fire services

No fire stations in this municipality in the open list we republish. Only Lisbon publishes a usable POI (CC0); INE series are counts, not directories. See what exists in the catalogue.

Citizen shops and desks

AMA service points in the municipality (rows linked to this parish first when the locality matches):

Espaço Cidadão de Assunção — Praceta João Paulo II, n.º 3 7350-091 Elvas 7350-091

There are 5 in the municipality in total.

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Source: AMA / dados.gov.pt (CC BY).

Climate

1991–2020 climate normals for the station Elvas (IPMA no. 835), 7,3 km in a straight line from the geometric centre of the parish. Temperature and precipitation are those of the station.

Bars: precipitation (mm, left scale). Line: mean daily temperature (°C, right scale).

Month	Mean temp. (°C)	Maximum (°C)	Minimum (°C)	Precipitation (mm)
Jan	9,0	13,9	4,1	56,7
Feb	10,3	15,9	4,7	48,9
Mar	13,2	19,2	7,1	54,2
Apr	15,2	21,6	8,8	53,4
May	18,9	26,0	11,8	41,6
Jun	23,1	31,2	15,0	16,8
Jul	25,8	34,8	16,8	1,9
Aug	25,9	34,6	17,1	5,3
Sep	22,7	30,1	15,2	24,6
Oct	18,2	24,2	12,3	76,7
Nov	12,9	17,9	8,0	81,0
Dec	9,9	14,5	5,3	73,3
Year	17,1	—	—	534,5

Source: IPMA, ficha da normal climatológica, período 1991-2020. Climate region: Beira Baixa e Alto Alentejo. Station altitude: 210,0 m. Distance calculated between the CAOP2025 centroid and the coordinates published by IPMA.

Rent and cost of living

INE does not publish the median rent for this parish (indicator 0014773, 2025 geography).

In the municipality of Elvas the median value in 2025 is 4,61 €/m². This figure is for the municipality.

The consumer price index is national, not by parish. Year-on-year change in Agosto de 2026: 3,3% (INE 0014648).

Source: INE, indicador 0014773 (CC BY 4.0), Local housing rent statistics, 2026 methodology. Reference year 2025. IPC: indicator 0014648.

Postcodes and telephone

Postcode of the parish-council address: 7350-171 (Rua do Tabolado, 7A, Elvas, 7350-171 Elvas).

Geographic telephone code of the district/region seat (Portalegre): 245. It is not exclusive to this parish.

We do not republish the full CTT postcode database. The parish council telephone is 268639560.

Public bodies

Junta de Assunção, Ajuda, Salvador e Santo Ildefonso — Rua do Tabolado, 7A, Elvas, 7350-171 Elvas · 7350-171 · 268639560 · [email protected]

Câmara Municipal de Elvas — Presidente: José António Rondão Almeida · Rua Isabel Maria Picão, s/n, 7350-476 Elvas · 7350-476 · 268639740 · [email protected] · https://www.cm-elvas.pt

Other parish councils of the municipality in the catalogue · Catalogue filtered by Elvas

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026