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Sabóia

Parish of the municipality of Odemira (Odemira), district of Beja.

Sabóia had 922 residents in the 2021 Census, 42,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 16,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Odemira.

Population (inh.)
  • 374 – 442
  • 633 – 922
  • 995 – 1.883
  • 1.975 – 3.373
  • 5.660 – 8.699
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,9 – 5,9
  • 6,3 – 7,6
  • 8,3 – 12,8
  • 25,1 – 27,9
  • 52,2 – 74,0
Area (km²)
  • 37,9 – 65,9
  • 76,5 – 94,4
  • 103,5 – 121,0
  • 144,2 – 155,4
  • 163,7 – 347,3
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of Odemira

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Bicos44252,618,4
2Boavista dos Pinheiros1.97537,8552,2
3Colos784103,487,6
4Longueira/Almograve2.33491,6925,5
5Luzianes-Gare37494,364,0
6Relíquias995120,088,3
7Sabóia922155,425,9
8Santa Clara-a-Velha633163,673,9
9São Luís1.883146,6512,8
10São Martinho das Amoreiras1.047144,177,3
11São Salvador e Santa Maria3.373121,0027,9
12São Teotónio8.699347,2525,1
13Vale de Santiago41765,896,3
14Vila Nova de Milfontes5.66076,4874,0
Code (DTMNFR)
021103
Resident population (2021)
922
Area
155,42 km²
Density
5,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th of 14

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
474 (51,4%)
Women
448 (48,6%)
Portuguese nationality
842 (91,3%)
Foreign nationality
80 (8,7%)
Ageing index
670,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
418
Average household size *
2,05 people
Dwellings
927
Classic family dwellings
926
Buildings
888
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,2% (71)
Unemployment rate *
6,64% (H 6,25% · M 7,14%)
Active / employed population
286 / 267

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 58 (6,3%); 15-24 years: 61 (6,6%); 25-64 years: 414 (44,9%); 65+ years: 389 (42,2%)0-1458 · 6,3%15-2461 · 6,6%25-64414 · 44,9%65+389 · 42,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (922).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years582830
15-24 years613328
25-64 years414230184
65+ years389183206

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 Odemira
16,5 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
761
Voters
466
Turnout
61,24% (2021: 55,97%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
31166,74%5
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
11224,03%2
Blank votes224,72%
Null votes214,51%

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
Largo Dr. Martins Pratas
Sabóia
7665-835 SABÓIA
Telephone
283882264
Fax
283882441
Email
jfsaboia@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
37,48333, -8,48333
Wikipedia
Saboia (Odemira)
Wikidata
Q178607

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