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Salir

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

Salir had 2.448 residents in the 2021 Census, 36,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 5,6 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)
080807
Resident population (2021)
2.448
Area
187,75 km²
Density
13,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th 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
1.210 (49,4%)
Women
1.238 (50,6%)
Portuguese nationality
2.249 (91,9%)
Foreign nationality
199 (8,1%)
Ageing index
393,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.046
Average household size *
2,31 people
Dwellings
2.080
Classic family dwellings
2.077
Buildings
1.977
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,3% (207)
Unemployment rate *
5,69% (H 4,88% · M 6,59%)
Active / employed population
967 / 912

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 229 (9,4%); 15-24 years: 200 (8,2%); 25-64 years: 1.118 (45,7%); 65+ years: 901 (36,8%)0-14229 · 9,4%15-24200 · 8,2%25-641.118 · 45,7%65+901 · 36,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.448).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years229124105
15-24 years20010892
25-64 years1.118562556
65+ years901416485

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 Loulé
5,6 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
2.248
Voters
1.463
Turnout
65,08% (2021: 62,80%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL
FAZER MELHOR
1.08073,82%8
PS
Partido Socialista
24016,40%1
BE.L
Unidos por Loulé
473,21%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
422,87%0
Blank votes251,71%
Null votes291,98%

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
Rua José Viegas Gregório, N.º 24
Salir (LOULÉ)
8100-200 SALIR
Telephone
289489119
Fax
289489248
Email
secretaria@salir.pt
Website
www.salir.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
37,24250, -8,04556
Official website
www.salir.pt
Wikipedia
Salir
Wikidata
Q1658446

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