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Gaeiras

Parish of the municipality of Óbidos (Óbidos), district of Leiria.

Gaeiras had 2.363 residents in the 2021 Census, 23,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 19,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 5,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Óbidos.

Population (inh.)
  • 936 – 954
  • 1.033
  • 1.361 – 1.456
  • 2.363
  • 3.819
Density (inh./km²)
  • 29,4 – 51,9
  • 75,1
  • 83,3 – 104,4
  • 131,8
  • 229,2
Area (km²)
  • 7,2 – 10,3
  • 17,5
  • 18,1 – 19,9
  • 31,9
  • 36,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 7 parishes of Óbidos

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1A dos Negros1.45617,4983,3
2Amoreira1.03319,9151,9
3Gaeiras2.36310,31229,2
4Olho Marinho1.36118,1275,1
5Santa Maria, São Pedro e Sobral da Lagoa3.81936,59104,4
6Usseira9547,24131,8
7Vau93631,8929,4
Code (DTMNFR)
101208
Resident population (2021)
2.363
Area
10,31 km²
Density
229,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
19,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 7

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
1.137 (48,1%)
Women
1.226 (51,9%)
Portuguese nationality
2.269 (96,0%)
Foreign nationality
94 (4,0%)
Ageing index
159,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
909
Average household size *
2,58 people
Dwellings
1.191
Classic family dwellings
1.190
Buildings
1.009
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
19,6% (396)
Unemployment rate *
6,01% (H 4,71% · M 7,30%)
Active / employed population
1.114 / 1.047

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 346 (14,6%); 15-24 years: 213 (9,0%); 25-64 years: 1.251 (52,9%); 65+ years: 553 (23,4%)0-14346 · 14,6%15-24213 · 9,0%25-641.251 · 52,9%65+553 · 23,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.363).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years346173173
15-24 years21312489
25-64 years1.251587664
65+ years553253300

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 Caldas da Rainha - Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, Coto e São Gregório (Caldas da Rainha) · Santa Maria, São Pedro e Sobral da Lagoa · A dos Negros

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Óbidos
5,9 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
2.151
Voters
1.415
Turnout
65,78% (2021: 58,16%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
GP
Gaeiras Primeiro		76654,13%6
NOVO RUMO
GAEIRAS - NOVO RUMO		31322,12%2
PS
Partido Socialista		16211,45%1
CH
CHEGA		825,80%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		422,97%0
Blank votes322,26%
Null votes181,27%

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

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 Principal, N.º 75 - R/C
Gaeiras (ÓBIDOS)
2510-729 GAEIRAS
Telephone
262958671
Fax
262958670
Email
junta.gaeiras@mail.telepac.pt
Website
www.jf-gaeiras.com

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

More information

Coordinates
39,36667, -9,13333
Wikipedia
Gaeiras
Wikidata
Q155131

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