Moita
Parish of the municipality of Marinha Grande (Marinha Grande), district of Leiria.
Moita had 1.296 residents in the 2021 Census, 24,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 8,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Marinha Grande.
- 1.296
- 5.406
- 32.322
- 125,7
- 154,1
- 238,0
- 8,4
- 43,0
- 135,8
The 3 parishes of Marinha Grande
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| # | Parish | Population | Area (km²) | Inhab./km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marinha Grande | 32.322 | 135,83 | 238,0 |
| 2 | Moita | 1.296 | 8,41 | 154,1 |
| 3 | Vieira de Leiria | 5.406 | 43,01 | 125,7 |
- Code (DTMNFR)
- 101003
- Resident population (2021)
- 1.296
- Area
- 8,41 km²
- Density
- 154,1 inh./km²
- Share of the municipality (population)
- 3,3%
- Rank in the municipality (population)
- 3rd of 3
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
- 629 (48,5%)
- Women
- 667 (51,5%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 1.265 (97,6%)
- Foreign nationality
- 31 (2,4%)
- Ageing index
- 243,1 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 495
- Average household size *
- 2,62 people
- Dwellings
- 583
- Classic family dwellings
- 583
- Buildings
- 550
- Buildings with 7 or more floors
- 0
- With higher education (15+)
- 11,4% (133)
- Unemployment rate *
- 6,22% (H 6,95% · M 5,42%)
- Active / employed population
- 579 / 543
Population by age group
| Age group | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 130 | 59 | 71 |
| 15-24 years | 149 | 93 | 56 |
| 25-64 years | 701 | 340 | 361 |
| 65+ years | 316 | 137 | 179 |
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
União das freguesias de Pataias e Martingança (Alcobaça) · Marinha Grande · Maceira (Leiria)
- Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Marinha Grande
- 8,4 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
- 1.214
- Voters
- 833
- Turnout
- 68,62% (2021: 65,66%)
- Seats
- 9
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCP-PEV CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária | 328 | 39,38% | 4 |
| PS Partido Socialista | 200 | 24,01% | 2 |
| +MPM + MPM Movimento pelo Concelho | 195 | 23,41% | 2 |
| CH CHEGA | 89 | 10,68% | 1 |
| Blank votes | 12 | 1,44% | |
| Null votes | 9 | 1,08% |
Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PCP-PEV.
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
- Estrada Nazaré, N.º 58
Moita (MARINHA GRANDE)
2445-573 MOITA - Telephone
- 244569541
- Fax
- 244569541
- Website
- www.jfmoita.pt
Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.
More information
- Coordinates
- 39,70389, -8,94556
- Wikipedia
- Moita (Marinha Grande)
- Wikidata
- Q545560
Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.
Services and territory
Education · Emergencies · Health · Fire services · Citizen desks · Climate · Rents · Codes · Bodies
Education
Infoescolas 2020 (DGEEC) lists 26 schools in the municipality of Marinha Grande. The source names the municipality, not the parish.
- Escola Básica António Vitorino, Vieira de Leiria, Marinha Grande — Código DGEEC 1010983. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica Guilherme Stephens, Marinha Grande — Código DGEEC 1010128. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica João Beare, Marinha Grande — Código DGEEC 1010131. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica Padre Franklin, Vieira de Leiria, Marinha Grande — Código DGEEC 1010070. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica Prof. Alberto Nery Capucho, Marinha Grande — Código DGEEC 1010674. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica Prof. Francisco Veríssimo, Marinha Grande — Código DGEEC 1010588. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Albergaria, Marinha Grande — Código DGEEC 1010810. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Amieira, Marinha Grande — Código DGEEC 1010212. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Amieirinha, Marinha Grande — Código DGEEC 1010618. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Casal do Malta, Marinha Grande — Código DGEEC 1010917. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Cumeira, Marinha Grande — Código DGEEC 1010476. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Engenho, Marinha Grande — Código DGEEC 1010447. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Fonte Santa, Marinha Grande — Código DGEEC 1010842. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Garcia, Marinha Grande — Código DGEEC 1010485. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Moita, Marinha Grande — Código DGEEC 1001391. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
Showing 15 of 26.
See all schools in the municipality
1 higher-education units (universities and polytechnics, DGEEC) with an address in this municipality:
- Instituto Superior D. Dinis — Ensino Superior Privado - Politécnico · Av. 1 de Maio, 164 2430-211
Bank branches are left out: there is no republishable national open list. NHS hospitals appear below when the official name includes the municipality. Fire services exist only for Lisbon (CML POI).
Emergency contacts
- Linha SNS 24
- 808 24 24 24
- Número europeu de emergência
- 112
National numbers, the same in every parish. Confirmado na página oficial de SNS 24. Source: SNS 24; INEM.
NHS hospitals
No NHS institution with this municipality in the official name. See the national list in the catalogue.
Fire services
No fire stations in this municipality in the open list we republish. Only Lisbon publishes a usable POI (CC0); INE series are counts, not directories. See what exists in the catalogue.
Citizen shops and desks
AMA service points in the municipality (rows linked to this parish first when the locality matches):
- Espaço Cidadão de Moita - MGR — Horário: 2ª a 6ª das 09:00 às 12:30 · Estrada da Nazaré n,º 58 Moita 2445-573 Marinha Grande 2445-573
There are 3 in the municipality in total.
Source: AMA / dados.gov.pt (CC BY).
Climate
1991–2020 climate normals for the station São Pedro de Moel (IPMA no. 721), 8,9 km in a straight line from the geometric centre of the parish. Temperature and precipitation are those of the station.
| Month | Mean temp. (°C) | Maximum (°C) | Minimum (°C) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10,7 | 14,4 | 7,0 | 72,3 |
| Feb | 11,1 | 14,9 | 7,4 | 51,4 |
| Mar | 12,6 | 16,3 | 9,0 | 45,6 |
| Apr | 13,8 | 17,1 | 10,5 | 53,9 |
| May | 15,6 | 18,8 | 12,4 | 42,1 |
| Jun | 17,4 | 20,6 | 14,2 | 15,5 |
| Jul | 18,2 | 21,1 | 15,3 | 7,4 |
| Aug | 18,5 | 21,6 | 15,4 | 11,2 |
| Sep | 17,9 | 21,3 | 14,5 | 30,4 |
| Oct | 16,5 | 20,1 | 13,0 | 76,7 |
| Nov | 13,6 | 17,0 | 10,2 | 85,7 |
| Dec | 11,9 | 15,4 | 8,3 | 73,0 |
| Year | 14,8 | — | — | 565,1 |
Source: IPMA, ficha da normal climatológica, período 1991-2020. Climate region: Ribatejo e Oeste. Station altitude: 32,5 m. Distance calculated between the CAOP2025 centroid and the coordinates published by IPMA.
Rent and cost of living
INE does not publish the median rent for this parish (indicator 0014773, 2025 geography).
In the municipality of Marinha Grande the median value in 2025 is 6,15 €/m². This figure is for the municipality.
The consumer price index is national, not by parish. Year-on-year change in Agosto de 2026: 3,3% (INE 0014648).
Source: INE, indicador 0014773 (CC BY 4.0), Local housing rent statistics, 2026 methodology. Reference year 2025. IPC: indicator 0014648.
Postcodes and telephone
Postcode of the parish-council address: 2445-573 (Estrada Nazaré, N.º 58, Moita (MARINHA GRANDE), 2445-573 MOITA).
Geographic telephone code of the district/region seat (Leiria): 244. It is not exclusive to this parish.
We do not republish the full CTT postcode database. The parish council telephone is 244569541.
Public bodies
Junta de Moita — Estrada Nazaré, N.º 58, Moita (MARINHA GRANDE), 2445-573 MOITA · 2445-573 · 244569541 · [email protected] · http://www.jfmoita.pt
Câmara Municipal de Marinha Grande — Presidente: Paulo Jorge Campos Vicente · Praça Guilherme Stephens, 2430–522 Marinha Grande · 2430-522 · 244573300 · [email protected] · https://www.cm-mgrande.pt
Other parish councils of the municipality in the catalogue · Catalogue filtered by Marinha Grande
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026