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Santa Eulália

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

Santa Eulália had 1.028 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 5,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 11,4 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
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 8 parishes of Elvas

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Assunção, Ajuda, Salvador e Santo Ildefonso9.05998,6691,8
2Caia, São Pedro e Alcáçova5.376104,0451,7
3Santa Eulália1.02898,5210,4
4São Brás e São Lourenço1.62947,6334,2
5São Vicente e Ventosa732101,687,2
6Terrugem1.03172,7314,2
7União das freguesias de Barbacena e Vila Fernando80182,539,7
8Vila Boim1.07425,5042,1
Code (DTMNFR)
120706
Resident population (2021)
1.028
Area
98,52 km²
Density
10,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th 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
493 (48,0%)
Women
535 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
1.016 (98,8%)
Foreign nationality
12 (1,2%)
Ageing index
264,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
426
Average household size *
2,31 people
Dwellings
827
Classic family dwellings
825
Buildings
817
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
5,5% (50)
Unemployment rate *
14,07% (H 13,40% · M 14,80%)
Active / employed population
405 / 348

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 118 (11,5%); 15-24 years: 91 (8,9%); 25-64 years: 507 (49,3%); 65+ years: 312 (30,4%)0-14118 · 11,5%15-2491 · 8,9%25-64507 · 49,3%65+312 · 30,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.028).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1186355
15-24 years914546
25-64 years507248259
65+ years312137175

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 Vicente e Ventosa · Assunção (Arronches) · União das freguesias de Barbacena e Vila Fernando · Monforte (Monforte)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Elvas
11,4 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
886
Voters
607
Turnout
68,51% (2021: 66,56%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
CH
CHEGA		20834,27%3
MCPE
Movimento Cívico por Elvas		19632,29%2
PS
Partido Socialista		16627,35%2
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM
AD - ALIANÇA DEMOCRÁTICA		111,81%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		60,99%0
Blank votes121,98%
Null votes81,32%

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

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 azul, torre de ouro aberta, iluminada e lavrada de vermelho, entre um pé de trigo à dextra e um de centeio à sinistra, ambos de ouro; campanha de três faixas ondadas de prata e azul. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro "Santa Eulália - Elvas"

Flag: amarela. Cordão e borlas de ouro azul, haste e lança de ouro

Seal: Nos termos da lei, com a legenda "Junta de Freguesia de Santa Eulália - Elvas".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 592/2007, Diário da República n.º 136/2007, Série II de 2007-07-17 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Santa Eulália). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua da Porta de Baixo
Santa Eulália (ELVAS)
7350-451 SANTA EULÁLIA
Telephone
268671250
Fax
268671250
Email
jfsantaeulalia@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,00528, -7,24778
Wikipedia
Santa Eulália (Elvas)
Wikidata
Q2234064

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