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União das freguesias de Carnaxide e Queijas

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

União das freguesias de Carnaxide e Queijas had 36.079 residents in the 2021 Census, 22,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 35,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 3,0 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)
111013
Resident population (2021)
36.079
Area
8,81 km²
Density
4.095,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
21,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 5

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Carnaxide e Queijas”.

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
16.758 (46,4%)
Women
19.321 (53,6%)
Portuguese nationality
34.256 (94,9%)
Foreign nationality
1.823 (5,1%)
Ageing index
139,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
14.573
Average household size *
2,46 people
Dwellings
16.563
Classic family dwellings
16.544
Buildings
3.592
Buildings with 7 or more floors
273
With higher education (15+)
35,9% (10.877)
Unemployment rate *
7,22% (H 7,40% · M 7,06%)
Active / employed population
17.045 / 15.814

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 5.750 (15,9%); 15-24 years: 3.883 (10,8%); 25-64 years: 18.437 (51,1%); 65+ years: 8.009 (22,2%)0-145.750 · 15,9%15-243.883 · 10,8%25-6418.437 · 51,1%65+8.009 · 22,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (36.079).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years5.7502.9962.754
15-24 years3.8831.9911.892
25-64 years18.4378.4579.980
65+ years8.0093.3144.695

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
3,0 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
30.856
Voters
17.870
Turnout
57,91% (2021: 51,67%)
Seats
19
ListVotes%Seats
INOV25
Inovar Carnaxide e Queijas 25
9.40852,65%11
PS - PAN
PS e PAN - EM OEIRAS TODOS CONTAM
2.44213,67%3
CH
CHEGA
1.86210,42%2
L.BE.VP
Coligação EVOLUIR OEIRAS
1.3557,58%1
IL
Iniciativa Liberal
1.2386,93%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
8274,63%1
Blank votes4902,74%
Null votes2481,39%

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, torre hexagonal com lanternim (Mãe de Água) de prata frestada de negro, acompanhada em chefe de duas armações de moinho de prata vestidas de ouro; em campanha cômoro de ouro carregado com coração de vermelho, coroado de azul. Coroa mural de prata de 4 torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro “UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE CARNAXIDE E QUEIJAS”.

Flag: esquartelada amarela e azul; cordões e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança douradas.

Seal: nos termos da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda: “União das Freguesias de Carnaxide e Queijas”.

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 467/2025, Diário da República n.º 49/2025, Série II de 2025-03-11 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Carnaxide e Queijas). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Cesário Verde - Centro Cívico de Carnaxide
Carnaxide (OEIRAS)
2790-047 CARNAXIDE
Telephone
214173090
Fax
214172813
Email
geral@ufcq.pt
Website
www.ufcq.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
38,72667, -9,24194
Wikipedia
Carnaxide e Queijas
Wikidata
Q17514645

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