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União das freguesias de Marrazes e Barosa

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

União das freguesias de Marrazes e Barosa had 26.225 residents in the 2021 Census, 18,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 23,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 3,3 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)
100934
Resident population (2021)
26.225
Area
32,80 km²
Density
799,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
20,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 20

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Marrazes e Barosa”.

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
12.345 (47,1%)
Women
13.880 (52,9%)
Portuguese nationality
24.106 (91,9%)
Foreign nationality
2.119 (8,1%)
Ageing index
125,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
10.722
Average household size *
2,42 people
Dwellings
13.214
Classic family dwellings
13.204
Buildings
5.580
Buildings with 7 or more floors
87
With higher education (15+)
23,9% (5.373)
Unemployment rate *
6,28% (H 5,11% · M 7,39%)
Active / employed population
13.638 / 12.782

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 3.773 (14,4%); 15-24 years: 2.979 (11,4%); 25-64 years: 14.749 (56,2%); 65+ years: 4.724 (18,0%)0-143.773 · 14,4%15-242.979 · 11,4%25-6414.749 · 56,2%65+4.724 · 18,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (26.225).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years3.7731.8991.874
15-24 years2.9791.5391.440
25-64 years14.7496.8927.857
65+ years4.7242.0152.709

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 Leiria
3,3 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
21.909
Voters
11.382
Turnout
51,95% (2021: 42,88%)
Seats
19
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
5.16145,34%10
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
2.35620,70%5
CH
CHEGA
1.60614,11%3
IL
Iniciativa Liberal
8467,43%1
BE.L.PAN
Avançar Leiria
3543,11%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
3523,09%0
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular
2181,92%0
Blank votes3072,70%
Null votes1821,60%

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: escudo de prata, serpente alada de vermelho, entre, em chefe, duas armações de moinho de negro, vestidas de azul e, em ponta, dois pinheiros de verde, arrancados e frutados do mesmo; campanha diminuta ondada de quatro burelas ondadas de azul e prata. Coroa mural de prata com três torres aparentes. Listel de prata, com a legenda a maiúsculas de negro "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE MARRAZES E BAROSA".

Flag: azul. Cordões e borlas de azul e prata. Haste e lança douradas.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda: "União das Freguesias de Marrazes e Barosa"

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1244/2019, Diário da República n.º 217/2019, Série II de 2019-11-12 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Marrazes e Barosa). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Joaquim Soares Cêa Simões, N.º 9
Marrazes (LEIRIA)
2415-508 MARRAZES
Telephone
244854247
Email
presidente@ufmb.pt
Website
www.ufmb.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,76790, -8,81880
Wikipedia
Marrazes e Barosa
Wikidata
Q18468311

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