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São Julião da Figueira da Foz

Parish of the municipality of Figueira da Foz (Figueira da Foz), district of Coimbra.

São Julião da Figueira da Foz had 9.501 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 24,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 4,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Figueira da Foz.

Population (inh.)
  • 819 – 1.255
  • 1.485 – 2.298
  • 2.546 – 2.768
  • 3.188 – 3.587
  • 8.885 – 10.051
Density (inh./km²)
  • 30,4 – 75,5
  • 85,4 – 91,4
  • 98,2 – 121,8
  • 138,1 – 369,2
  • 763,3 – 2.442,4
Area (km²)
  • 3,9 – 10,7
  • 10,7 – 12,8
  • 15,1 – 25,1
  • 27,4 – 31,2
  • 42,0 – 60,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 17 parishes of Figueira da Foz

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alhadas3.51828,89121,8
2Alqueidão1.48519,6675,5
3Bom Sucesso1.83260,3630,4
4Brenha8195,93138,1
5Buarcos8.88511,64763,3
6Ferreira-a-Nova1.25512,7898,2
7Lavos3.58742,0285,4
8Maiorca2.29825,1491,4
9Marinha das Ondas3.18827,41116,3
10Moinhos da Gândara1.09810,74102,2
11Paião2.76831,1988,8
12Quiaios2.54649,3351,6
13Santana86215,0557,3
14São Julião da Figueira da Foz9.5013,892.442,4
15São Pedro2.5887,01369,2
16Tavarede10.05110,71938,5
17Vila Verde2.67017,29154,4
Code (DTMNFR)
060530
Resident population (2021)
9.501
Area
3,89 km²
Density
2.442,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
16,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 17

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
4.252 (44,8%)
Women
5.249 (55,2%)
Portuguese nationality
8.754 (92,1%)
Foreign nationality
747 (7,9%)
Ageing index
305,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
4.439
Dwellings
9.181
Classic family dwellings
9.172
Buildings
2.599
Buildings with 7 or more floors
89
With higher education (15+)
24,6% (2.108)
Unemployment rate †
11,04%
Active / employed population
4.203 / 3.739

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 943 (9,9%); 15-24 years: 916 (9,6%); 25-64 years: 4.757 (50,1%); 65+ years: 2.885 (30,4%)0-14943 · 9,9%15-24916 · 9,6%25-644.757 · 50,1%65+2.885 · 30,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (9.501).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years943482461
15-24 years916447469
25-64 years4.7572.1772.580
65+ years2.8851.1461.739

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

Tavarede · São Pedro · Buarcos · Vila Verde

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Figueira da Foz
4,3 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
8.983
Voters
4.663
Turnout
51,91%
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Figueira a Primeira		2.44552,43%8
PS
Partido Socialista		94820,33%3
CH
CHEGA		46810,04%1
BE+L+PAN
Coligação Evoluir Figueira		3146,73%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		2415,17%0
ADN
ALTERNATIVA DEMOCRÁTICA NACIONAL		350,75%0
Blank votes1413,02%
Null votes711,52%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.

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 verde, dois remos de ouro passados em aspa, entre três folhas de figueira de prata, uma em chefe e duas em flancos; campanha ondada de prata, azul, prata, verde e prata. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel branco com a legenda a negro: “SÃO JULIÃO DA FIGUEIRA DA FOZ”.

Flag: Esquartelada de verde amarelo; cordões e borlas de ouro e verde. Haste e lança douradas.

Seal: Nos termos do artigo 18.º da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda: “Junta de Freguesia de S. Julião da Figueira da Foz”.

Heraldic ordinance published by Deliberação n.º 269/2026, Diário da República n.º 50/2026, Série II de 2026-03-12 (issuer: Freguesia de São Julião da Figueira da Foz). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua do Mato n.º 2
Figueira da Foz
3080-042 Figueira da Foz
Email
info@jf-saojuliao.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