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Alte

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

Alte had 1.746 residents in the 2021 Census, 40,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 12,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Loulé.

Population (inh.)
  • 381 – 814
  • 1.016 – 1.746
  • 2.448 – 4.789
  • 6.807 – 11.291
  • 17.930 – 24.420
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,1 – 18,5
  • 19,3 – 20,5
  • 51,4 – 103,6
  • 108,6 – 181,2
  • 388,1 – 639,9
Area (km²)
  • 15,8 – 38,2
  • 46,2 – 46,2
  • 52,7 – 62,3
  • 62,7 – 94,3
  • 123,9 – 187,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 parishes of Loulé

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Almancil11.29162,30181,2
2Alte1.74694,3318,5
3Ameixial381123,853,1
4Benafim1.01652,6919,3
5Boliqueime4.78946,21103,6
6Loulé (São Clemente)17.93046,20388,1
7Loulé (São Sebastião)6.80762,70108,6
8Quarteira24.42038,16639,9
9Querença69033,6620,5
10Salir2.448187,7513,0
11Tôr81415,8351,4
Code (DTMNFR)
080802
Resident population (2021)
1.746
Area
94,33 km²
Density
18,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th of 11

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
872 (49,9%)
Women
874 (50,1%)
Portuguese nationality
1.522 (87,2%)
Foreign nationality
224 (12,8%)
Ageing index
445,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
787
Average household size *
2,20 people
Dwellings
1.555
Classic family dwellings
1.552
Buildings
1.506
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,9% (110)
Unemployment rate *
9,12% (H 7,53% · M 11,15%)
Active / employed population
592 / 538

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 158 (9,0%); 15-24 years: 112 (6,4%); 25-64 years: 772 (44,2%); 65+ years: 704 (40,3%)0-14158 · 9,0%15-24112 · 6,4%25-64772 · 44,2%65+704 · 40,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.746).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1589068
15-24 years1125458
25-64 years772411361
65+ years704317387

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

São Bartolomeu de Messines (Silves) · Benafim · Paderne (Albufeira) · São Barnabé (Almodôvar) · Salir

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Loulé
12,1 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
1.559
Voters
960
Turnout
61,58% (2021: 53,13%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL
FAZER MELHOR		47849,79%5
PS
Partido Socialista		42844,58%4
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		313,23%0
Blank votes90,94%
Null votes141,46%

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

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 José Cavaco Vieira, N.º 10
Alte (LOULÉ)
8100-012 ALTE
Telephone
289478200
Fax
289478431
Email
geral@jf-alte.pt
Website
www.jf-alte.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
37,23667, -8,17500
Wikipedia
Alte
Wikidata
Q435328

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