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União das freguesias de Freixianda, Ribeira do Fárrio e Formigais

Parish of the municipality of Ourém (Ourém), district of Santarém.

União das freguesias de Freixianda, Ribeira do Fárrio e Formigais had 3.226 residents in the 2021 Census, 33,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 10 parishes and its centroid is 11,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Ourém.

Population (inh.)
  • 691 – 986
  • 991 – 1.401
  • 1.495 – 1.879
  • 2.087 – 3.226
  • 4.655 – 13.212
Density (inh./km²)
  • 34,4 – 50,2
  • 71,4 – 75,5
  • 82,4 – 94,7
  • 106,4 – 114,5
  • 118,5 – 355,0
Area (km²)
  • 7,8 – 13,0
  • 18,0 – 19,8
  • 20,4 – 21,2
  • 23,2 – 31,1
  • 40,7 – 71,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 16 parishes of Ourém

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alburitel1.06011,1994,7
2Atouguia2.08719,61106,4
3Casal dos Bernardos79723,2034,4
4Caxarias2.13618,03118,5
5Cercal6917,7689,1
6Espite98619,7849,9
7Fátima13.21271,84183,9
8Gondemaria9918,92111,1
9Matas92712,9871,4
10Nossa Senhora da Piedade7.25020,42355,0
11Nossa Senhora das Misericórdias4.65540,67114,5
12Olival1.74521,1982,4
13Rio de Couros1.49520,9171,5
14Seiça1.87924,8875,5
15União das freguesias de Freixianda, Ribeira do Fárrio e Formigais3.22664,2350,2
16Urqueira1.40131,0645,1
Code (DTMNFR)
142119
Resident population (2021)
3.226
Area
64,23 km²
Density
50,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
7,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 16

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Freixianda, Ribeira do Fárrio e Formigais”.

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
1.519 (47,1%)
Women
1.707 (52,9%)
Portuguese nationality
3.142 (97,4%)
Foreign nationality
84 (2,6%)
Ageing index
306,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.285
Average household size *
2,38 people
Dwellings
2.809
Classic family dwellings
2.801
Buildings
2.737
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,7% (223)
Unemployment rate *
4,61% (H 2,68% · M 7,10%)
Active / employed population
1.259 / 1.201

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 347 (10,8%); 15-24 years: 311 (9,6%); 25-64 years: 1.503 (46,6%); 65+ years: 1.065 (33,0%)0-14347 · 10,8%15-24311 · 9,6%25-641.503 · 46,6%65+1.065 · 33,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.226).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years347177170
15-24 years311177134
25-64 years1.503762741
65+ years1.065403662

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

Pelmá (Alvaiázere) · Chãos (Ferreira do Zêzere) · Casal dos Bernardos · Abiul (Pombal) · Rio de Couros · Sabacheira (Tomar) · Almoster (Alvaiázere) · Albergaria dos Doze (Pombal) · União das freguesias de Além da Ribeira e Pedreira (Tomar) · Vila Cã (Pombal)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Ourém
11,7 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
3.133
Voters
1.652
Turnout
52,73% (2021: 53,38%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
OURÉM SEMPRE		1.19472,28%9
Blank votes32319,55%
Null votes1358,17%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.

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
Rua Padre Feliciano de Oliveira, N.º 15 - 1º Dtº
Freixianda (OURÉM)
2435-284 FREIXIANDA
Telephone
249550377
Fax
249550958
Email
uf.freixianda.farrio.formigais@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
39,75590, -8,47900
Wikipedia
Freixianda, Ribeira do Fárrio e Formigais
Wikidata
Q25441141

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