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União das freguesias de Ribeira de Nisa e Carreiras

Parish of the municipality of Portalegre (Portalegre), district of Portalegre.

União das freguesias de Ribeira de Nisa e Carreiras had 1.731 residents in the 2021 Census, 27,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 21,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 10,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Portalegre.

Population (inh.)
  • 543 – 849
  • 1.414
  • 1.701 – 1.731
  • 1.785
  • 14.317
Density (inh./km²)
  • 11,8 – 13,1
  • 16,3
  • 27,1 – 29,9
  • 34,3
  • 606,4
Area (km²)
  • 18,2 – 23,6
  • 50,4
  • 65,9 – 72,2
  • 86,9
  • 130,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 7 parishes of Portalegre

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alagoa54318,1629,9
2Alegrete1.41486,9216,3
3Fortios1.78565,8527,1
4União das freguesias da Sé e São Lourenço14.31723,61606,4
5União das freguesias de Reguengo e São Julião84972,1911,8
6União das freguesias de Ribeira de Nisa e Carreiras1.73150,4334,3
7Urra1.701129,9813,1
Code (DTMNFR)
121413
Resident population (2021)
1.731
Area
50,43 km²
Density
34,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
7,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 7

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Ribeira de Nisa e Carreiras”.

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
852 (49,2%)
Women
879 (50,8%)
Portuguese nationality
1.702 (98,3%)
Foreign nationality
29 (1,7%)
Ageing index
231,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
704
Average household size *
2,35 people
Dwellings
1.189
Classic family dwellings
1.187
Buildings
1.099
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
21,1% (322)
Unemployment rate *
2,70% (H 2,00% · M 3,45%)
Active / employed population
777 / 756

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 207 (12,0%); 15-24 years: 160 (9,2%); 25-64 years: 885 (51,1%); 65+ years: 479 (27,7%)0-14207 · 12,0%15-24160 · 9,2%25-64885 · 51,1%65+479 · 27,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.731).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years20798109
15-24 years1608872
25-64 years885448437
65+ years479218261

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

São Salvador da Aramenha (Marvão) · Fortios · São João Baptista (Castelo de Vide) · União das freguesias da Sé e São Lourenço · União das freguesias de Reguengo e São Julião · Santa Maria da Devesa (Castelo de Vide) · Alagoa

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Portalegre
10,3 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
1.449
Voters
1.070
Turnout
73,84% (2021: 72,07%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Coligação PSD/CDS		44441,50%4
PS
Partido Socialista		39336,73%4
CLIP
Candidatura Livre e Independente Por Portalegre		14613,64%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		484,49%0
Blank votes232,15%
Null votes161,50%

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 Prof. Paulo Castelhano, N.º 5 - A
Monte Carvalho (PORTALEGRE)
7300-430 RIBEIRA DE NISA
Telephone
245341454
Fax
245341454
Email
jfreg.ribnisa.carreiras@gmail.com
Website
www.uf-ribeiradenisaecarreiras.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,35055, -7,43243
Wikipedia
Ribeira de Nisa e Carreiras
Wikidata
Q25439158

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