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União das freguesias da Sé e São Lourenço

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

União das freguesias da Sé e São Lourenço had 14.317 residents in the 2021 Census, 25,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 24,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 3,7 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)
121411
Resident population (2021)
14.317
Area
23,61 km²
Density
606,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
64,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 7

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Sé e São Lourenço”.

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
6.690 (46,7%)
Women
7.627 (53,3%)
Portuguese nationality
14.010 (97,9%)
Foreign nationality
307 (2,1%)
Ageing index
196,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
6.228
Average household size *
2,26 people
Dwellings
8.860
Classic family dwellings
8.847
Buildings
3.674
Buildings with 7 or more floors
20
With higher education (15+)
24,7% (3.076)
Unemployment rate *
6,33% (H 6,23% · M 6,42%)
Active / employed population
6.523 / 6.110

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 1.858 (13,0%); 15-24 years: 1.498 (10,5%); 25-64 years: 7.318 (51,1%); 65+ years: 3.643 (25,4%)0-141.858 · 13,0%15-241.498 · 10,5%25-647.318 · 51,1%65+3.643 · 25,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (14.317).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1.858946912
15-24 years1.498750748
25-64 years7.3183.4353.883
65+ years3.6431.5592.084

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Portalegre
3,7 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
12.591
Voters
7.446
Turnout
59,14% (2021: 61,90%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Coligação PSD/CDS
3.46946,59%7
PS
Partido Socialista
1.99726,82%4
CLIP
Candidatura Livre e Independente Por Portalegre
92112,37%1
CH
CHEGA
4926,61%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
3474,66%0
Blank votes1261,69%
Null votes941,26%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de azul com uma mitra preciosa, com seus fanhões, tudo de ouro e guarnecida de vermelho e duas folhas de plátano de prata nervuradas de verde, tudo posto em roquete; bordadura ameiada de ouro, lavrada de vermelho. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DA SÉ E SÃO LOURENÇO".

Flag: esquartelada de azul e amarelo. Cordões e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda "União das Freguesias da Sé e São Lourenço".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1030/2014, Diário da República n.º 220/2014, Série II de 2014-11-13 (issuer: União das Freguesias da Sé e São Lourenço). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Av.ª do Brasil, N.º 20
Sé e São Lourenço (PORTALEGRE)
7300-068 PORTALEGRE
Telephone
245330167
Fax
300404331
Email
geral@junta-se-slourenco.pt
Website
www.junta-se-slourenco.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,29008, -7,43938
Official website
www.junta-se-slourenco.pt
Wikipedia
Sé e São Lourenço
Wikidata
Q25439163

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