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Bucelas

Parish of the municipality of Loures (Loures), district of Lisboa.

Bucelas had 4.802 residents in the 2021 Census, 26,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 14,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 6,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Loures.

Population (inh.)
  • 2.639 – 3.216
  • 4.802 – 8.605
  • 20.922 – 24.672
  • 28.522 – 30.254
  • 33.505 – 44.453
Density (inh./km²)
  • 141,4 – 194,7
  • 226,9 – 302,9
  • 921,8 – 2.527,2
  • 2.895,9 – 3.100,2
  • 6.342,4 – 12.603,6
Area (km²)
  • 1,7 – 3,9
  • 9,2 – 11,6
  • 11,6 – 16,5
  • 17,6 – 28,4
  • 32,8 – 34,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Loures

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Bucelas4.80233,97141,4
2Fanhões2.63911,63226,9
3Loures30.25432,82921,8
4Lousa3.21616,52194,7
5União das freguesias de Camarate, Unhos e Apelação33.50511,572.895,9
6União das freguesias de Moscavide e Portela20.9221,6612.603,6
7União das freguesias de Sacavém e Prior Velho24.6723,896.342,4
8União das freguesias de Santa Iria de Azoia, São João da Talha e Bobadela44.45317,592.527,2
9União das freguesias de Santo Antão e São Julião do Tojal8.60528,41302,9
10União das freguesias de Santo António dos Cavaleiros e Frielas28.5229,203.100,2
Code (DTMNFR)
110702
Resident population (2021)
4.802
Area
33,97 km²
Density
141,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
8th of 10

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
2.266 (47,2%)
Women
2.536 (52,8%)
Portuguese nationality
4.532 (94,4%)
Foreign nationality
270 (5,6%)
Ageing index
194,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.925
Average household size *
2,44 people
Dwellings
2.592
Classic family dwellings
2.587
Buildings
2.101
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
14,6% (607)
Unemployment rate *
6,43% (H 5,51% · M 7,40%)
Active / employed population
2.238 / 2.094

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 656 (13,7%); 15-24 years: 466 (9,7%); 25-64 years: 2.405 (50,1%); 65+ years: 1.275 (26,6%)0-14656 · 13,7%15-24466 · 9,7%25-642.405 · 50,1%65+1.275 · 26,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (4.802).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years656319337
15-24 years466238228
25-64 years2.4051.1701.235
65+ years1.275539736

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

Fanhões · S. Tiago dos Velhos (Arruda dos Vinhos) · Vialonga (Vila Franca de Xira) · Milharado (Mafra) · Arranhó (Arruda dos Vinhos) · União das freguesias de Santo Antão e São Julião do Tojal · União das freguesias de Alhandra, São João dos Montes e Calhandriz (Vila Franca de Xira) · União das freguesias de Alverca do Ribatejo e Sobralinho (Vila Franca de Xira)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Loures
6,1 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
3.843
Voters
2.450
Turnout
63,75% (2021: 58,84%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		1.38856,65%6
CH
CHEGA		41216,82%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		29011,84%1
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS		2349,55%1
BE-L-PAN
CONSTRUIR O FUTURO		562,29%0
Blank votes411,67%
Null votes291,18%

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 Espírito Santo - Adro da Igreja
Bucelas (LOUES)
2670-655 BUCELAS
Telephone
219694353
Fax
219693959
Email
secretaria@jf-bucelas.pt
Website
www.jf-bucelas.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
38,90000, -9,11667
Official website
www.jf-bucelas.pt
Wikipedia
Bucelas
Wikidata
Q997658

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