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Vila Nova de Milfontes

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

Vila Nova de Milfontes had 5.660 residents in the 2021 Census, 20,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 14,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 24,0 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)
021111
Resident population (2021)
5.660
Area
76,48 km²
Density
74,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
19,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd 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
2.974 (52,5%)
Women
2.686 (47,5%)
Portuguese nationality
4.667 (82,5%)
Foreign nationality
992 (17,5%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
159,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.213
Average household size *
2,52 people
Dwellings
5.171
Classic family dwellings
5.165
Buildings
3.846
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
14,4% (709)
Unemployment rate *
8,40% (H 6,38% · M 11,21%)
Active / employed population
2.692 / 2.466

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 730 (12,9%); 15-24 years: 572 (10,1%); 25-64 years: 3.193 (56,4%); 65+ years: 1.165 (20,6%)0-14730 · 12,9%15-24572 · 10,1%25-643.193 · 56,4%65+1.165 · 20,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (5.660).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years730380350
15-24 years572305267
25-64 years3.1931.7631.430
65+ years1.165526639

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

Cercal (Santiago do Cacém) · São Luís · Porto Covo (Sines) · Longueira/Almograve

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Odemira
24,0 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
4.488
Voters
2.532
Turnout
56,42% (2021: 51,09%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		1.11544,04%5
UPM
Unidos Por Milfontes		49219,43%2
CH
CHEGA		39315,52%1
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS-PP		31812,56%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1435,65%0
Blank votes401,58%
Null votes311,22%

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 do Rossio
Vila Nova de Milfontes (ODEMIRA)
7645-310 VILA NOVA DE MILFONTES
Telephone
283997197
Fax
283997005
Email
freguesia@jf-vnmilfontes.pt
Website
www.jf-vnmilfontes.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
37,71667, -8,78333
Official website
www.jf-vnmilfontes.pt
Wikipedia
Vila Nova de Milfontes
Wikidata
Q1304376

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