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Barcarena

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

Barcarena had 14.451 residents in the 2021 Census, 19,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 31,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 2,1 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)
111002
Resident population (2021)
14.451
Area
9,01 km²
Density
1.603,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
8,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th of 5

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
6.978 (48,3%)
Women
7.473 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
13.834 (95,7%)
Foreign nationality
617 (4,3%)
Ageing index
121,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
5.792
Average household size *
2,46 people
Dwellings
6.643
Classic family dwellings
6.633
Buildings
2.484
Buildings with 7 or more floors
17
With higher education (15+)
31,3% (3.798)
Unemployment rate *
6,96% (H 6,93% · M 6,99%)
Active / employed population
7.194 / 6.693

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 2.301 (15,9%); 15-24 years: 1.564 (10,8%); 25-64 years: 7.798 (54,0%); 65+ years: 2.788 (19,3%)0-142.301 · 15,9%15-241.564 · 10,8%25-647.798 · 54,0%65+2.788 · 19,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (14.451).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years2.3011.1921.109
15-24 years1.564826738
25-64 years7.7983.7424.056
65+ years2.7881.2181.570

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
2,1 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
12.326
Voters
7.690
Turnout
62,39% (2021: 55,50%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
INOV25
Inovar Barcarena 25
4.19454,54%8
PS - PAN
PS e PAN - EM OEIRAS TODOS CONTAM
1.06313,82%2
CH
CHEGA
97312,65%2
L.BE.VP
Coligação EVOLUIR OEIRAS
4796,23%1
IL
Iniciativa Liberal
3895,06%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
3274,25%0
Blank votes1792,33%
Null votes861,12%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo 5 de Outubro
Barcarena (OEIRAS)
2730-046 BARCARENA
Telephone
214226980
Fax
214226989
Email
geral@barcarena.pt
Website
www.barcarena.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
38,73326, -9,28279
Official website
www.jf-barcarena.pt
Wikipedia
Barcarena (Oeiras)
Wikidata
Q807903

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