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São Gonçalo de Lagos

Parish of the municipality of Lagos (Lagos), district of Faro.

São Gonçalo de Lagos had 23.648 residents in the 2021 Census, 23,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 18,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 5,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Lagos.

Population (inh.)
  • 932
  • 1.513
  • 3.046
  • 4.355
  • 23.648
Density (inh./km²)
  • 18,0
  • 19,3
  • 95,6
  • 200,0
  • 811,3
Area (km²)
  • 21,8
  • 29,2
  • 31,9
  • 51,9
  • 78,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 5 parishes of Lagos

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Barão de São João93251,8518,0
2Bensafrim1.51378,3519,3
3Luz4.35521,78200,0
4Odiáxere3.04631,8595,6
5São Gonçalo de Lagos23.64829,15811,3
Code (DTMNFR)
080708
Resident population (2021)
23.648
Area
29,15 km²
Density
811,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
70,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 5

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
11.434 (48,4%)
Women
12.214 (51,6%)
Portuguese nationality
18.662 (78,9%)
Foreign nationality
4.984 (21,1%)
Stateless
2 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
179,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
9.934
Average household size *
2,35 people
Dwellings
19.205
Classic family dwellings
19.163
Buildings
6.758
Buildings with 7 or more floors
89
With higher education (15+)
18,6% (3.820)
Unemployment rate *
12,42% (H 11,23% · M 13,64%)
Active / employed population
10.702 / 9.373

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 3.075 (13,0%); 15-24 years: 2.405 (10,2%); 25-64 years: 12.635 (53,4%); 65+ years: 5.533 (23,4%)0-143.075 · 13,0%15-242.405 · 10,2%25-6412.635 · 53,4%65+5.533 · 23,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (23.648).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years3.0751.5721.503
15-24 years2.4051.2381.167
25-64 years12.6356.0826.553
65+ years5.5332.5422.991

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

Odiáxere · Bensafrim · Luz · Barão de São João

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Lagos
5,7 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
18.120
Voters
9.276
Turnout
51,19% (2021: 40,02%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		3.58038,59%6
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS		2.25424,30%4
CH
CHEGA		1.94720,99%3
NC.PAN
LAGOS COM FUTURO		5475,90%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		4975,36%0
L
LIVRE		1952,10%0
Blank votes1821,96%
Null votes740,80%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: de ouro, faixa ondada de azul, carregada de quatro atuns de prata, acompanhada, em chefe, por flor-de-lis de azul e, em campanha, por duas Águias Adragonadas de vermelho, postas em cortesia, realçadas de negro. Coroa mural de prata com quatro torres aparentes. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro «São Gonçalo de Lagos».

Flag: de azul. Cordões e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: Nos termos do Artigo 18.º da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda: «Freguesia de São Gonçalo de Lagos».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 136/2016, Diário da República n.º 31/2016, Série II de 2016-02-15 (issuer: Freguesia de São Gonçalo de Lagos). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua das Juntas de Freguesia lote 12 r/c
Lagos
8600-530 LAGOS
Telephone
282763827
Fax
282764637
Email
geral@jfsgoncalolagos.pt
Website
www.jfsgoncalolagos.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
37,11530, -8,68300
Wikipedia
São Gonçalo de Lagos (freguesia)
Wikidata
Q18468266

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