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Meirinhas

Parish of the municipality of Pombal (Pombal), district of Leiria.

Meirinhas had 1.649 residents in the 2021 Census, 23,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 15,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 9,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Pombal.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.270 – 1.562
  • 1.622 – 1.797
  • 1.869 – 2.236
  • 2.436 – 2.774
  • 3.330 – 16.884
Density (inh./km²)
  • 40,1 – 45,2
  • 57,8 – 65,1
  • 65,5 – 76,4
  • 79,0 – 106,8
  • 112,1 – 185,5
Area (km²)
  • 8,9 – 22,3
  • 22,8 – 26,4
  • 27,0 – 37,3
  • 41,4 – 47,7
  • 54,1 – 94,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 17 parishes of Pombal

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Abiul2.23654,1441,3
2Albergaria dos Doze1.51023,0565,5
3Almagreira2.77442,6165,1
4Carnide1.62222,3172,7
5Carriço3.33083,0540,1
6Guia2.68037,3271,8
7Ilha1.79716,03112,1
8Louriçal4.20347,6688,2
9Mata Mourisca1.56227,0257,8
10Meirinhas1.6498,89185,5
11Pelariga2.01226,3576,4
12Pombal16.88493,98179,7
13Redinha1.86941,3945,2
14Santiago de Litém1.93531,7660,9
15São Simão de Litém1.27016,0779,0
16Vermoil2.43622,80106,8
17Vila Cã1.40131,5744,4
Code (DTMNFR)
101515
Resident population (2021)
1.649
Area
8,89 km²
Density
185,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
12th of 17

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
798 (48,4%)
Women
851 (51,6%)
Portuguese nationality
1.607 (97,5%)
Foreign nationality
42 (2,5%)
Ageing index
163,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
642
Average household size *
2,57 people
Dwellings
949
Classic family dwellings
949
Buildings
793
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
15,1% (213)
Unemployment rate *
3,63% (H 1,74% · M 5,69%)
Active / employed population
771 / 743

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 237 (14,4%); 15-24 years: 175 (10,6%); 25-64 years: 849 (51,5%); 65+ years: 388 (23,5%)0-14237 · 14,4%15-24175 · 10,6%25-64849 · 51,5%65+388 · 23,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.649).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years237121116
15-24 years1759283
25-64 years849403446
65+ years388182206

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

Vermoil · União das freguesias de Colmeias e Memória (Leiria) · Carnide · Bidoeira de Cima (Leiria)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Pombal
9,2 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
1.484
Voters
937
Turnout
63,14% (2021: 58,66%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		56360,09%6
IND
MEIRINHAS INDEPENDENTES		31833,94%3
Blank votes384,06%
Null votes181,92%

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

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 professor Mota Pinto N.º 21
Meirinhas (POMBAL)
3105-252 MEIRINHAS
Telephone
236948787
Email
geral@jf-meirinhas.pt
Website
www.jf-meirinhas.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,84885, -8,70376
Wikipedia
Meirinhas
Wikidata
Q1404451

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