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Bajouca

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

Bajouca had 1.895 residents in the 2021 Census, 24,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 11,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Leiria.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.026 – 2.027
  • 2.174 – 2.829
  • 3.552 – 4.156
  • 4.331 – 5.542
  • 7.535 – 34.644
Density (inh./km²)
  • 33,1 – 111,0
  • 121,0 – 143,2
  • 154,4 – 185,2
  • 188,2 – 207,6
  • 212,9 – 799,5
Area (km²)
  • 5,5 – 12,9
  • 15,6 – 20,1
  • 23,0 – 29,4
  • 31,0 – 45,4
  • 46,6 – 52,3
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 20 parishes of Leiria

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Amor4.57823,48195,0
2Arrabal2.61020,09129,9
3Bajouca1.89512,27154,4
4Bidoeira de Cima2.23615,61143,2
5Caranguejeira4.33130,99139,8
6Carreira1.0265,54185,2
7Coimbrão1.72652,1933,1
8Maceira9.14147,03194,4
9Milagres2.82917,35163,1
10Monte Redondo4.15645,3791,6
11Ortigosa2.02712,87157,5
12Regueira de Pontes2.17411,55188,2
13Souto da Carpalhosa3.55229,35121,0
14União das freguesias de Colmeias e Memória3.74646,5780,4
15União das freguesias de Leiria, Pousos, Barreira e Cortes34.64452,26662,9
16União das freguesias de Marrazes e Barosa26.22532,80799,5
17União das freguesias de Monte Real e Carvide5.54226,03212,9
18União das freguesias de Parceiros e Azoia7.53522,99327,8
19União das freguesias de Santa Catarina da Serra e Chainça4.57241,20111,0
20União das freguesias de Santa Eufémia e Boa Vista4.05819,55207,6
Code (DTMNFR)
100925
Resident population (2021)
1.895
Area
12,27 km²
Density
154,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
18th of 20

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
967 (51,0%)
Women
928 (49,0%)
Portuguese nationality
1.850 (97,6%)
Foreign nationality
45 (2,4%)
Ageing index
214,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
707
Average household size *
2,68 people
Dwellings
942
Classic family dwellings
942
Buildings
926
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,8% (181)
Unemployment rate *
3,30% (H 1,82% · M 5,21%)
Active / employed population
878 / 849

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 219 (11,6%); 15-24 years: 226 (11,9%); 25-64 years: 980 (51,7%); 65+ years: 470 (24,8%)0-14219 · 11,6%15-24226 · 11,9%25-64980 · 51,7%65+470 · 24,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.895).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years219112107
15-24 years226123103
25-64 years980505475
65+ years470227243

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

Monte Redondo · Ilha (Pombal) · Carnide (Pombal) · Souto da Carpalhosa

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Leiria
11,5 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
1.765
Voters
1.294
Turnout
73,31% (2021: 68,71%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		74757,73%6
PS
Partido Socialista		44534,39%3
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		372,86%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		80,62%0
Blank votes342,63%
Null votes231,78%

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

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 Voluntários 25 Novembro, N.º 3
Bajouca (LEIRIA)
2425-173 BAJOUCA
Telephone
244684004
Fax
244684004
Email
junta-freg.bajouca@sapo.pt
Website
www.freguesiadabajouca.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,89361, -8,78028
Wikipedia
Bajouca
Wikidata
Q804180

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