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União das freguesias de Monte Real e Carvide

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

União das freguesias de Monte Real e Carvide had 5.542 residents in the 2021 Census, 26,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 9,6 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)
100935
Resident population (2021)
5.542
Area
26,03 km²
Density
212,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th of 20

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Monte Real e Carvide”.

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
2.668 (48,1%)
Women
2.874 (51,9%)
Portuguese nationality
5.366 (96,8%)
Foreign nationality
176 (3,2%)
Ageing index
228,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.232
Average household size *
2,43 people
Dwellings
3.186
Classic family dwellings
3.180
Buildings
2.716
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,4% (656)
Unemployment rate *
4,83% (H 3,89% · M 5,83%)
Active / employed population
2.503 / 2.382

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 636 (11,5%); 15-24 years: 551 (9,9%); 25-64 years: 2.901 (52,3%); 65+ years: 1.454 (26,2%)0-14636 · 11,5%15-24551 · 9,9%25-642.901 · 52,3%65+1.454 · 26,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (5.542).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years636328308
15-24 years551283268
25-64 years2.9011.4081.493
65+ years1.454649805

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
9,6 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
5.032
Voters
3.050
Turnout
60,61% (2021: 55,74%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
1.03633,97%5
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
74024,26%3
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular
64721,21%3
CH
CHEGA
41013,44%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
361,18%0
Blank votes1213,97%
Null votes601,97%

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 púrpura, pelourinho de prata acompanhado em chefe por flor-de-lis de ouro, à dextra por fonte de prata, repuxando do mesmo, e à sinistra por rodízio de ouro. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro: "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE MONTE REAL E CARVIDE".

Flag: esquartelada de amarelo e púrpura. Cordões e borlas de ouro e púrpura. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei 53/91, com a legenda "União das Freguesias de Monte Real e Carvide".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1067/2015, Diário da República n.º 233/2015, Série II de 2015-11-27 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Monte Real e Carvide). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Parque Olimpio Duarte Alves
Monte Real (LEIRIA)
2425-043 MONTE REAL
Telephone
244612777
Email
geral@ufmonterealcarvide.pt
Website
www.ufmonterealcarvide.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,85000, -8,86600
Wikipedia
Monte Real e Carvide
Wikidata
Q17512300

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