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Torre de Coelheiros

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

Torre de Coelheiros had 539 residents in the 2021 Census, 35,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 10 parishes and its centroid is 10,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Évora.

Population (inh.)
  • 465 – 688
  • 927 – 939
  • 991 – 1.080
  • 3.314 – 4.315
  • 17.777 – 21.547
Density (inh./km²)
  • 2,4 – 5,1
  • 5,5 – 5,6
  • 8,4 – 14,9
  • 170,7 – 334,4
  • 382,3 – 3.818,6
Area (km²)
  • 1,1 – 46,5
  • 64,4 – 66,6
  • 75,4 – 84,1
  • 185,2 – 193,2
  • 226,2 – 263,3
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 12 parishes of Évora

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Canaviais3.31419,41170,7
2Nossa Senhora da Graça do Divor46584,145,5
3Nossa Senhora de Machede939185,195,1
4São Bento do Mato99166,5514,9
5São Miguel de Machede68881,528,4
6Torre de Coelheiros539226,242,4
7União das freguesias de Bacelo e Senhora da Saúde17.77746,50382,3
8União das freguesias de Malagueira e Horta das Figueiras21.54764,43334,4
9União das freguesias de Nossa Senhora da Tourega e Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe995263,343,8
10União das freguesias de São Manços e São Vicente do Pigeiro1.080193,235,6
11União das freguesias de São Sebastião da Giesteira e Nossa Senhora da Boa Fé92775,3812,3
12União das freguesias de Évora (São Mamede, Sé, São Pedro e Santo Antão)4.3151,133.818,6
Code (DTMNFR)
070513
Resident population (2021)
539
Area
226,24 km²
Density
2,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
11th of 12

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
261 (48,4%)
Women
278 (51,6%)
Portuguese nationality
511 (94,8%)
Foreign nationality
28 (5,2%)
Ageing index
331,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
223
Average household size *
2,26 people
Dwellings
475
Classic family dwellings
474
Buildings
410
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,1% (34)
Unemployment rate *
4,78% (H 5,69% · M 3,74%)
Active / employed population
230 / 219

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 57 (10,6%); 15-24 years: 40 (7,4%); 25-64 years: 253 (46,9%); 65+ years: 189 (35,1%)0-1457 · 10,6%15-2440 · 7,4%25-64253 · 46,9%65+189 · 35,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (539).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years573324
15-24 years401822
25-64 years253128125
65+ years18982107

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

União das freguesias de São Manços e São Vicente do Pigeiro · União das freguesias de Nossa Senhora da Tourega e Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe · Aguiar (Viana do Alentejo) · São Bartolomeu do Outeiro (Portel) · União das freguesias de Malagueira e Horta das Figueiras · Monte do Trigo (Portel) · Nossa Senhora de Machede · Viana do Alentejo (Viana do Alentejo) · Oriola (Portel) · Portel (Portel)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Évora
10,5 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
431
Voters
307
Turnout
71,23% (2021: 64,27%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		22272,31%6
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		7323,78%1
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM
AD - ÉVORA TEM MAIS FUTURO		92,93%0
Blank votes30,98%
Null votes00,00%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua 25 de Abril, 14 - B
Torre de Coelheiros (ÉVORA)
7005-783 TORRE DE COELHEIROS
Telephone
266721311
Fax
266721133
Email
jftorredecoelheiros@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
38,41186, -7,83711
Wikipedia
Torre de Coelheiros
Wikidata
Q2200080

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