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União das freguesias de São Bartolomeu dos Galegos e Moledo

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

União das freguesias de São Bartolomeu dos Galegos e Moledo had 1.506 residents in the 2021 Census, 26,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 4,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Lourinhã.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.486 – 1.506
  • 1.565 – 1.671
  • 1.820 – 2.031
  • 2.160 – 3.479
  • 10.522
Density (inh./km²)
  • 67,3 – 74,9
  • 95,3 – 178,7
  • 221,1 – 244,3
  • 269,6 – 270,1
  • 353,5
Area (km²)
  • 6,1 – 7,1
  • 7,5 – 7,5
  • 15,6 – 19,5
  • 20,1 – 24,8
  • 39,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 9 parishes of Lourinhã

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Atalaia1.8207,45244,3
2Lourinhã10.52239,03269,6
3Moita dos Ferreiros1.67124,8367,3
4Reguengo Grande1.48615,5995,3
5Ribamar2.1606,11353,5
6Santa Bárbara2.0317,52270,1
7União das freguesias de Miragaia e Marteleira3.47919,47178,7
8União das freguesias de São Bartolomeu dos Galegos e Moledo1.50620,1074,9
9Vimeiro1.5657,08221,1
Code (DTMNFR)
110814
Resident population (2021)
1.506
Area
20,10 km²
Density
74,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
8th of 9

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “São Bartolomeu dos Galegos e Moledo”.

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
732 (48,6%)
Women
774 (51,4%)
Portuguese nationality
1.421 (94,4%)
Foreign nationality
85 (5,6%)
Ageing index
208,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
603
Average household size *
2,50 people
Dwellings
1.076
Classic family dwellings
1.073
Buildings
1.036
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,1% (132)
Unemployment rate *
6,50% (H 5,64% · M 7,55%)
Active / employed population
615 / 575

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 194 (12,9%); 15-24 years: 143 (9,5%); 25-64 years: 765 (50,8%); 65+ years: 404 (26,8%)0-14194 · 12,9%15-24143 · 9,5%25-64765 · 50,8%65+404 · 26,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.506).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years19410094
15-24 years1436083
25-64 years765384381
65+ years404188216

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

Reguengo Grande · Lourinhã · Atouguia da Baleia (Peniche) · Olho Marinho (Óbidos) · Moita dos Ferreiros · Serra d'El-Rei (Peniche)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Lourinhã
4,6 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
1.438
Voters
888
Turnout
61,75% (2021: 61,56%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD LOURINHÃ - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS		43649,10%5
PS
Partido Socialista		26329,62%3
CH
CHEGA		11713,18%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		404,50%0
Blank votes161,80%
Null votes161,80%

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

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 24 de Agosto, N.º 30 - C
São Bartolomeu dos Galegos (LOURINHÃ)
2530-701 SÃO BARTOLOMEU DOS GALEGOS
Telephone
261411916
Fax
261411916
Email
jf.sbartolomeu.moledo@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
39,27580, -9,27944
Wikipedia
São Bartolomeu dos Galegos e Moledo
Wikidata
Q14756023

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