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União das freguesias de São Bento do Cortiço e Santo Estêvão

Parish of the municipality of Estremoz (Estremoz), district of Évora.

União das freguesias de São Bento do Cortiço e Santo Estêvão had 680 residents in the 2021 Census, 33,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 8,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Estremoz.

Population (inh.)
  • 269 – 449
  • 452 – 506
  • 564 – 680
  • 857 – 1.016
  • 7.887
Density (inh./km²)
  • 5,1 – 5,8
  • 6,2 – 10,4
  • 11,9 – 16,5
  • 21,6 – 42,5
  • 123,4
Area (km²)
  • 16,3 – 23,9
  • 39,7 – 43,4
  • 57,0 – 63,9
  • 72,8 – 97,5
  • 99,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 9 parishes of Estremoz

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Arcos1.01623,8942,5
2Glória45272,756,2
3São Domingos de Ana Loura26916,3016,5
4União das freguesias de Estremoz (Santa Maria e Santo André)7.88763,90123,4
5União das freguesias de São Bento do Cortiço e Santo Estêvão68056,9711,9
6União das freguesias de São Lourenço de Mamporcão e São Bento de Ana Loura44943,4010,4
7União das freguesias do Ameixial (Santa Vitória e São Bento)56497,495,8
8Veiros85739,7221,6
9Évora Monte (Santa Maria)50699,385,1
Code (DTMNFR)
070415
Resident population (2021)
680
Area
56,97 km²
Density
11,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 9

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “São Bento do Cortiço e Santo Estêvão”.

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
333 (49,0%)
Women
347 (51,0%)
Portuguese nationality
666 (97,9%)
Foreign nationality
14 (2,1%)
Ageing index
341,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
273
Average household size *
2,44 people
Dwellings
481
Classic family dwellings
478
Buildings
479
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,9% (67)
Unemployment rate *
3,47% (H 3,23% · M 3,76%)
Active / employed population
288 / 278

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 67 (9,9%); 15-24 years: 49 (7,2%); 25-64 years: 335 (49,3%); 65+ years: 229 (33,7%)0-1467 · 9,9%15-2449 · 7,2%25-64335 · 49,3%65+229 · 33,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (680).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years673235
15-24 years493118
25-64 years335166169
65+ years229104125

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 Estremoz
8,1 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
577
Voters
398
Turnout
68,98% (2021: 68,43%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
MiETZ
Movimento Independente por ESTREMOZ
24060,30%5
PS
Partido Socialista
12431,16%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
194,77%0
Blank votes61,51%
Null votes92,26%

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

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 do Feitor, 1 - Caixa Postal 920
São Bento do Cortiço (ESTREMOZ)
7100-630 SÃO BENTO DO CORTIÇO
Telephone
268919355
Email
uniaofreguesiassbcse@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
38,91430, -7,59260
Wikipedia
São Bento do Cortiço e Santo Estêvão
Wikidata
Q18469124

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