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União das freguesias de Montemor-o-Velho e Gatões

Parish of the municipality of Montemor-o-Velho (Montemor-o-Velho), district of Coimbra.

União das freguesias de Montemor-o-Velho e Gatões had 3.501 residents in the 2021 Census, 24,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 20,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 9 parishes and its centroid is 3,0 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Montemor-o-Velho.

Population (inh.)
  • 575 – 1.344
  • 1.345 – 1.703
  • 1.916 – 2.046
  • 2.613 – 3.501
  • 4.976
Density (inh./km²)
  • 45,6 – 79,3
  • 82,8 – 93,1
  • 112,7 – 123,3
  • 161,7 – 164,3
  • 174,9 – 283,7
Area (km²)
  • 7,3 – 10,9
  • 11,9 – 12,3
  • 12,7 – 15,9
  • 29,5 – 31,1
  • 34,3 – 53,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 parishes of Montemor-o-Velho

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Arazede4.97653,4593,1
2Carapinheira2.61315,90164,3
3Ereira5757,2579,3
4Liceia1.05112,6982,8
5Meãs do Campo1.7039,74174,9
6Pereira3.50112,34283,7
7Santo Varão1.91611,85161,7
8Seixo de Gatões1.34410,90123,3
9Tentúgal2.04634,2959,7
10União das freguesias de Abrunheira, Verride e Vila Nova da Barca1.34529,5045,6
11União das freguesias de Montemor-o-Velho e Gatões3.50131,06112,7
Code (DTMNFR)
061016
Resident population (2021)
3.501
Area
31,06 km²
Density
112,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
14,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 11

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Montemor-o-Velho e Gatões”.

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
1.669 (47,7%)
Women
1.832 (52,3%)
Portuguese nationality
3.399 (97,1%)
Foreign nationality
102 (2,9%)
Ageing index
190,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.395
Average household size *
2,46 people
Dwellings
1.982
Classic family dwellings
1.978
Buildings
1.538
Buildings with 7 or more floors
1
With higher education (15+)
20,5% (628)
Unemployment rate *
4,12% (H 4,02% · M 4,22%)
Active / employed population
1.724 / 1.653

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 443 (12,7%); 15-24 years: 329 (9,4%); 25-64 years: 1.886 (53,9%); 65+ years: 843 (24,1%)0-14443 · 12,7%15-24329 · 9,4%25-641.886 · 53,9%65+843 · 24,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.501).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years443233210
15-24 years329172157
25-64 years1.886901985
65+ years843363480

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

Carapinheira · Santana (Figueira da Foz) · Seixo de Gatões · Ereira · Santo Varão · Alfarelos (Soure) · Liceia · Granja do Ulmeiro (Soure) · União das freguesias de Abrunheira, Verride e Vila Nova da Barca

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Montemor-o-Velho
3,0 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
2.968
Voters
1.885
Turnout
63,51% (2021: 57,66%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		89647,53%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
MUDAR MONTEMOR, JUNTOS!		48425,68%3
S.I.M.
Somos Independentes por Montemor-o-Velho		26313,95%1
CH
CHEGA		1045,52%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		804,24%0
Blank votes291,54%
Null votes291,54%

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
Dr. José Galvão, N.º 134
Montemor-o-Velho
3140-271 MONTEMOR-O-VELHO
Telephone
239680353
Fax
239680353
Email
geral@jf-montemorovelho.pt
Website
www.jf-montemorovelho.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,16667, -8,68333
Wikipedia
Montemor-o-Velho e Gatões
Wikidata
Q19308061

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