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Tentúgal

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

Tentúgal had 2.046 residents in the 2021 Census, 27,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 5,8 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)
061011
Resident population (2021)
2.046
Area
34,29 km²
Density
59,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
8,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th of 11

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
1.024 (50,0%)
Women
1.022 (50,0%)
Portuguese nationality
2.012 (98,3%)
Foreign nationality
34 (1,7%)
Ageing index
249,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
770
Average household size *
2,59 people
Dwellings
1.101
Classic family dwellings
1.094
Buildings
1.045
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,9% (254)
Unemployment rate *
5,26% (H 3,78% · M 6,92%)
Active / employed population
950 / 900

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 225 (11,0%); 15-24 years: 196 (9,6%); 25-64 years: 1.064 (52,0%); 65+ years: 561 (27,4%)0-14225 · 11,0%15-24196 · 9,6%25-641.064 · 52,0%65+561 · 27,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.046).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years22512699
15-24 years19611284
25-64 years1.064548516
65+ years561238323

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 São Martinho de Árvore e Lamarosa (Coimbra) · Meãs do Campo · Arazede · Carapinheira · Pereira · União das freguesias de Portunhos e Outil (Cantanhede) · União das freguesias de Taveiro, Ameal e Arzila (Coimbra) · Cadima (Cantanhede)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Montemor-o-Velho
5,8 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
1.682
Voters
1.074
Turnout
63,85% (2021: 64,17%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
MUDAR MONTEMOR, JUNTOS!		70365,46%6
PS
Partido Socialista		32229,98%3
Blank votes333,07%
Null votes161,49%

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 Dr. Armando Gonçalves
Tentúgal (MONTEMOR-O-VELHO)
3140-547 TENTÚGAL
Telephone
239952129
Email
geral@freguesiatentugal.pt
Website
www.freguesiatentugal.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,22361, -8,58528
Wikipedia
Tentúgal
Wikidata
Q2119651

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