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Nossa Senhora do Bispo

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

Nossa Senhora do Bispo had 4.537 residents in the 2021 Census, 27,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 16,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 9,6 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)
070616
Resident population (2021)
4.537
Area
121,83 km²
Density
37,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
28,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd 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
2.139 (47,1%)
Women
2.398 (52,9%)
Portuguese nationality
4.372 (96,4%)
Foreign nationality
165 (3,6%)
Ageing index
227,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.908
Dwellings
2.795
Classic family dwellings
2.790
Buildings
2.054
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
16,9% (671)
Unemployment rate †
5,36%
Active / employed population
2.144 / 2.029

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 555 (12,2%); 15-24 years: 410 (9,0%); 25-64 years: 2.307 (50,8%); 65+ years: 1.265 (27,9%)0-14555 · 12,2%15-24410 · 9,0%25-642.307 · 50,8%65+1.265 · 27,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (4.537).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years555275280
15-24 years410215195
25-64 years2.3071.1161.191
65+ years1.265533732

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
9,6 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
3.834
Voters
2.362
Turnout
61,61%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
92339,08%4
CDS-PP.PPD/PSD
AD - Fazer Mais Fazer Melhor
69229,30%3
PS
Partido Socialista
67428,54%2
Blank votes562,37%
Null votes170,72%

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
Rua 5 de Outubro, nº 57
Montemor-o-Novo
7050-355 Montemor-o-Novo
Telephone
266 070 756
Email
freguesiabispo@gmail.com

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