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Pelariga

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

Pelariga had 2.012 residents in the 2021 Census, 33,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 6,8 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)
101508
Resident population (2021)
2.012
Area
26,35 km²
Density
76,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
8th 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
951 (47,3%)
Women
1.061 (52,7%)
Portuguese nationality
1.952 (97,0%)
Foreign nationality
60 (3,0%)
Ageing index
291,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
815
Average household size *
2,43 people
Dwellings
1.241
Classic family dwellings
1.239
Buildings
1.221
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,9% (176)
Unemployment rate *
4,90% (H 4,23% · M 5,58%)
Active / employed population
796 / 757

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 232 (11,5%); 15-24 years: 205 (10,2%); 25-64 years: 899 (44,7%); 65+ years: 676 (33,6%)0-14232 · 11,5%15-24205 · 10,2%25-64899 · 44,7%65+676 · 33,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.012).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years232120112
15-24 years20510798
25-64 years899438461
65+ years676286390

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

Pombal · Redinha · Soure (Soure) · Almagreira

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Pombal
6,8 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
1.819
Voters
1.012
Turnout
55,63% (2021: 54,61%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		70469,57%7
PS
Partido Socialista		23222,92%2
Blank votes504,94%
Null votes262,57%

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 das Escolas, N.º1
Pelariga (POMBAL)
3105-291 PELARIGA
Telephone
236244642
Fax
236207804
Email
geral@freguesiadepelariga.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,96750, -8,61889
Wikipedia
Pelariga
Wikidata
Q428891

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