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União das freguesias de Algés, Linda-a-Velha e Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo

Parish of the municipality of Oeiras (Oeiras), district of Lisboa.

União das freguesias de Algés, Linda-a-Velha e Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo had 47.936 residents in the 2021 Census, 25,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 42,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 3,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Oeiras.

Population (inh.)
  • 14.451
  • 15.098
  • 36.079
  • 47.936
  • 58.094
Density (inh./km²)
  • 1.603,9
  • 2.057,0
  • 4.095,2
  • 4.293,7
  • 6.676,3
Area (km²)
  • 7,2
  • 7,3
  • 8,8
  • 9,0
  • 13,5
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 Oeiras

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Barcarena14.4519,011.603,9
2Porto Salvo15.0987,342.057,0
3União das freguesias de Algés, Linda-a-Velha e Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo47.9367,186.676,3
4União das freguesias de Carnaxide e Queijas36.0798,814.095,2
5União das freguesias de Oeiras e São Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos e Caxias58.09413,534.293,7
Code (DTMNFR)
111012
Resident population (2021)
47.936
Area
7,18 km²
Density
6.676,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
27,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 5

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Algés, Linda-a-Velha e Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo”.

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
22.066 (46,0%)
Women
25.870 (54,0%)
Portuguese nationality
44.332 (92,5%)
Foreign nationality
3.603 (7,5%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
189,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
21.100
Average household size *
2,26 people
Dwellings
25.478
Classic family dwellings
25.466
Buildings
3.434
Buildings with 7 or more floors
496
With higher education (15+)
42,1% (17.432)
Unemployment rate *
7,00% (H 7,10% · M 6,91%)
Active / employed population
22.730 / 21.139

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 6.497 (13,6%); 15-24 years: 4.851 (10,1%); 25-64 years: 24.276 (50,6%); 65+ years: 12.312 (25,7%)0-146.497 · 13,6%15-244.851 · 10,1%25-6424.276 · 50,6%65+12.312 · 25,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (47.936).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years6.4973.3333.164
15-24 years4.8512.4912.360
25-64 years24.27611.21913.057
65+ years12.3125.0237.289

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 Oeiras
3,1 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
40.728
Voters
23.216
Turnout
57,00% (2021: 50,17%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
INOV25
Inovar União Algés 25
12.15252,34%12
PS - PAN
PS e PAN - EM OEIRAS TODOS CONTAM
3.26514,06%3
CH
CHEGA
2.0358,77%2
L.BE.VP
Coligação EVOLUIR OEIRAS
2.0078,64%2
IL
Iniciativa Liberal
1.6577,14%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
1.0634,58%1
PPM.NC
COMPROMISSO COM OEIRAS
1910,82%0
Blank votes5722,46%
Null votes2741,18%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: INOV25.

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de azul, coreto de prata realçado de negro e cruzeiro de ouro alinhados em faixa, encimando ponte de prata lavrada de negro de três arcos, firmada e movente de campanha ondada de cinco tiras ondadas de prata e azul. Coroa mural de prata de 4 torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro “UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE ALGÉS, LINDA-A-VELHA E CRUZ QUEBRADA-DAFUNDO”.

Flag: Esquartelada de amarelo e azul; cordões e borlas de azul e ouro. Haste e lança douradas.

Seal: nos termos da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda: “União das Freguesias de Algés, Linda-a-Velha e Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo”.

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1295/2025, Diário da República n.º 138/2025, Série II de 2025-07-21 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Algés, Linda-a-Velha e Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Parque Anjos, N.º 8 - A
Algés (OEIRAS)
1495-100 ALGÉS
Telephone
214118380
Email
geral@uniao-alcd.pt
Website
www.uniao-alcd.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
38,70000, -9,23100
Wikipedia
Algés, Linda-a-Velha e Cruz Quebrada - Dafundo
Wikidata
Q17510867

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