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Lavre

Parish of the municipality of Montemor-o-Novo (Montemor-o-Novo), district of Évora.

Lavre had 604 residents in the 2021 Census, 41,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 14,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 16,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Montemor-o-Novo.

Population (inh.)
  • 494 – 496
  • 509 – 591
  • 604 – 706
  • 1.011 – 1.047
  • 4.537 – 5.804
Density (inh./km²)
  • 2,7 – 3,4
  • 4,5 – 5,3
  • 7,1 – 7,6
  • 10,7 – 15,0
  • 31,0 – 37,2
Area (km²)
  • 55,5 – 67,4
  • 99,3 – 110,6
  • 114,4 – 121,8
  • 138,7 – 145,9
  • 187,0 – 192,3
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 Montemor-o-Novo

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Cabrela509192,262,7
2Ciborro59155,4910,7
3Cortiçadas de Lavre70699,337,1
4Foros de Vale de Figueira1.01167,4015,0
5Lavre604114,375,3
6Nossa Senhora da Vila5.804187,0331,0
7Nossa Senhora do Bispo4.537121,8337,2
8Santiago do Escoural1.047138,707,6
9Silveiras496110,624,5
10São Cristóvão494145,923,4
Code (DTMNFR)
070614
Resident population (2021)
604
Area
114,37 km²
Density
5,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th 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
289 (47,8%)
Women
315 (52,2%)
Portuguese nationality
590 (97,7%)
Foreign nationality
14 (2,3%)
Ageing index
498,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
262
Dwellings
515
Classic family dwellings
513
Buildings
470
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
14,4% (80)
Unemployment rate †
3,48%
Active / employed population
230 / 222

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 50 (8,3%); 15-24 years: 41 (6,8%); 25-64 years: 264 (43,7%); 65+ years: 249 (41,2%)0-1450 · 8,3%15-2441 · 6,8%25-64264 · 43,7%65+249 · 41,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (604).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years503119
15-24 years412219
25-64 years264128136
65+ years249108141

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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 Montemor-o-Novo
16,4 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
494
Voters
329
Turnout
66,60%
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
17452,89%4
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
12638,30%3
Blank votes206,08%
Null votes92,74%

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
Rua Dr. Miguel Bombarda, nº 66
Lavre
7050-467 Lavre
Email
geral@jflavre.pt

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

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026