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União das freguesias de Atalaia e Alto Estanqueiro-Jardia

Parish of the municipality of Montijo (Montijo), district of Setúbal.

União das freguesias de Atalaia e Alto Estanqueiro-Jardia had 5.379 residents in the 2021 Census, 20,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 18,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 25,8 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Montijo.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.566
  • 3.243
  • 4.090
  • 5.379
  • 41.404
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,4
  • 51,3
  • 275,5
  • 394,1
  • 1.316,1
Area (km²)
  • 11,8
  • 13,7
  • 31,5
  • 79,8
  • 212,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 5 parishes of Montijo

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Canha1.566211,977,4
2Sarilhos Grandes3.24311,77275,5
3União das freguesias de Atalaia e Alto Estanqueiro-Jardia5.37913,65394,1
4União das freguesias de Montijo e Afonsoeiro41.40431,461.316,1
5União das freguesias de Pegões4.09079,7751,3
Code (DTMNFR)
150709
Resident population (2021)
5.379
Area
13,65 km²
Density
394,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
9,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 5

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Atalaia e Alto Estanqueiro-Jardia”.

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
2.644 (49,2%)
Women
2.735 (50,8%)
Portuguese nationality
4.989 (92,7%)
Foreign nationality
390 (7,3%)
Ageing index
129,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.075
Average household size *
2,58 people
Dwellings
2.624
Classic family dwellings
2.620
Buildings
2.106
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
18,9% (858)
Unemployment rate *
9,41% (H 8,11% · M 10,84%)
Active / employed population
2.592 / 2.348

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 837 (15,6%); 15-24 years: 583 (10,8%); 25-64 years: 2.873 (53,4%); 65+ years: 1.086 (20,2%)0-14837 · 15,6%15-24583 · 10,8%25-642.873 · 53,4%65+1.086 · 20,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (5.379).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years837444393
15-24 years583287296
25-64 years2.8731.4401.433
65+ years1.086473613

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Montijo
25,8 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
4.647
Voters
2.492
Turnout
53,63% (2021: 43,90%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
CH
CHEGA
64025,68%3
PS
Partido Socialista
56222,55%2
MVC
Montijo com Visão e Coração
54721,95%2
PPD/PSD.IL
PPD/PSD.IL - Montijo Merece Mais
51820,79%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
1586,34%0
Blank votes401,61%
Null votes271,08%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: CH.

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
Avenida 28 de Setembro, N.º 56
Atalaia (MONTIJO)
2870-701 ATALAIA
Telephone
212320480
Email
geral@juf.aaej.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
38,68630, -8,93080
Wikipedia
Atalaia e Alto Estanqueiro-Jardia
Wikidata
Q25441028

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