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Vila Boim

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

Vila Boim had 1.074 residents in the 2021 Census, 25,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 7,6 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)
120717
Resident population (2021)
1.074
Area
25,50 km²
Density
42,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th 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
516 (48,0%)
Women
558 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
1.047 (97,5%)
Foreign nationality
27 (2,5%)
Ageing index
207,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
461
Dwellings
926
Classic family dwellings
925
Buildings
919
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,0% (103)
Unemployment rate †
11,41%
Active / employed population
447 / 396

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 134 (12,5%); 15-24 years: 90 (8,4%); 25-64 years: 572 (53,3%); 65+ years: 278 (25,9%)0-14134 · 12,5%15-2490 · 8,4%25-64572 · 53,3%65+278 · 25,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.074).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1346470
15-24 years904248
25-64 years572288284
65+ years278122156

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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

Terrugem · Ciladas (Vila Viçosa) · União das freguesias de Barbacena e Vila Fernando · São Brás e São Lourenço

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Elvas
7,6 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
1.022
Voters
736
Turnout
72,02%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
MCPE
Movimento Cívico por Elvas		39753,94%6
PS
Partido Socialista		14419,57%2
CH
CHEGA		11315,35%1
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM
AD - ALIANÇA DEMOCRÁTICA		577,74%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		131,77%0
Blank votes70,95%
Null votes50,68%

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

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
Rua de Elvas, n.º 60
Vila Boim
7350-501 Vila Boim
Email
fregvilaboim@sapo.pt

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

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