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Santiago de Litém

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

Santiago de Litém had 1.935 residents in the 2021 Census, 37,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 10,5 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)
101524
Resident population (2021)
1.935
Area
31,76 km²
Density
60,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th 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
896 (46,3%)
Women
1.039 (53,7%)
Portuguese nationality
1.906 (98,5%)
Foreign nationality
29 (1,5%)
Ageing index
412,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
816
Dwellings
1.866
Classic family dwellings
1.863
Buildings
1.833
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,1% (160)
Unemployment rate †
2,97%
Active / employed population
706 / 685

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 178 (9,2%); 15-24 years: 151 (7,8%); 25-64 years: 872 (45,1%); 65+ years: 734 (37,9%)0-14178 · 9,2%15-24151 · 7,8%25-64872 · 45,1%65+734 · 37,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.935).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1789286
15-24 years1517477
25-64 years872423449
65+ years734307427

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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

Vila Cã · São Simão de Litém · Pombal · Vermoil · Albergaria dos Doze

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Pombal
10,5 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
1.847
Voters
892
Turnout
48,29%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		50656,73%7
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		14215,92%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		12814,35%1
PS
Partido Socialista		00,00%0
Blank votes758,41%
Null votes414,60%

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
Estrada Nacional 1.6
Santiago de Litém
3100-682 Santiago de Litém
Email
geral@jf-santiagodelitem.pt

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

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026