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Souto da Carpalhosa

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

Souto da Carpalhosa had 3.552 residents in the 2021 Census, 26,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 6,5 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)
100944
Resident population (2021)
3.552
Area
29,35 km²
Density
121,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
12th 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
1.749 (49,2%)
Women
1.803 (50,8%)
Portuguese nationality
3.482 (98,0%)
Foreign nationality
70 (2,0%)
Ageing index
244,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.347
Dwellings
1.790
Classic family dwellings
1.786
Buildings
1.747
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,8% (340)
Unemployment rate †
3,80%
Active / employed population
1.607 / 1.546

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 390 (11,0%); 15-24 years: 396 (11,1%); 25-64 years: 1.811 (51,0%); 65+ years: 955 (26,9%)0-14390 · 11,0%15-24396 · 11,1%25-641.811 · 51,0%65+955 · 26,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.552).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years390205185
15-24 years396209187
25-64 years1.811901910
65+ years955434521

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

Ortigosa · Bidoeira de Cima · Monte Redondo · Carreira · Milagres · Bajouca · União das freguesias de Monte Real e Carvide

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Leiria
6,5 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
3.272
Voters
2.191
Turnout
66,96%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		1.40163,94%7
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		56225,65%2
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		954,34%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		221,00%0
Blank votes703,19%
Null votes411,87%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo Santíssimo Salvador, n.º 448
Souto da Carpalhosa
2425-522 Souto da Carpalhosa
Email
jf.soutodacarpalhosa@gmail.com

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