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União das freguesias de Alvados e Alcaria

Parish of the municipality of Porto de Mós (Porto de Mós), district of Leiria.

União das freguesias de Alvados e Alcaria had 731 residents in the 2021 Census, 33,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 4,0 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Porto de Mós.

Population (inh.)
  • 731 – 751
  • 892 – 1.549
  • 1.574 – 2.477
  • 2.548 – 3.197
  • 3.482 – 6.001
Density (inh./km²)
  • 18,2 – 22,0
  • 27,8 – 40,7
  • 70,1 – 120,0
  • 192,7 – 212,9
  • 222,9 – 231,1
Area (km²)
  • 10,7 – 13,2
  • 15,6 – 22,1
  • 26,6 – 28,2
  • 32,1 – 33,3
  • 38,6 – 41,3
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Porto de Mós

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alqueidão da Serra1.54922,1070,1
2Calvaria de Cima2.47710,72231,1
3Juncal3.19726,64120,0
4Mira de Aire3.48215,62222,9
5Pedreiras2.54813,22192,7
6Porto de Mós - São João Baptista e São Pedro6.00128,19212,9
7Serro Ventoso89232,1027,8
8São Bento75141,3018,2
9União das freguesias de Alvados e Alcaria73133,3122,0
10União das freguesias de Arrimal e Mendiga1.57438,6440,7
Code (DTMNFR)
101615
Resident population (2021)
731
Area
33,31 km²
Density
22,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
10th of 10

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Alvados e Alcaria”.

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
335 (45,8%)
Women
396 (54,2%)
Portuguese nationality
713 (97,5%)
Foreign nationality
18 (2,5%)
Ageing index
330,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
305
Average household size *
2,30 people
Dwellings
544
Classic family dwellings
543
Buildings
538
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,0% (79)
Unemployment rate *
4,95% (H 2,68% · M 7,46%)
Active / employed population
283 / 269

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 75 (10,3%); 15-24 years: 69 (9,4%); 25-64 years: 339 (46,4%); 65+ years: 248 (33,9%)0-1475 · 10,3%15-2469 · 9,4%25-64339 · 46,4%65+248 · 33,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (731).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years753441
15-24 years693237
25-64 years339171168
65+ years24898150

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

Alqueidão da Serra · São Bento · Mira de Aire · Porto de Mós - São João Baptista e São Pedro · Serro Ventoso · Serra de Santo António (Alcanena)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Porto de Mós
4,0 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
666
Voters
418
Turnout
62,76% (2021: 69,87%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		35785,41%7
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		276,46%0
Blank votes225,26%
Null votes122,87%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de vermelho, cruzeiro de prata entre um ramo de oliveira de ouro, frutado de negro, e uma espiga de trigo de oiro, postos em pala; em contra-chefe, armação de moinho de ouro, cordoado do mesmo e vestida de prata. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a maiúsculas de negro: "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE ALVADOS E ALCARIA".

Flag: branca. Cordões e borlas de vermelho e prata. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei 53/91, com a legenda "União das Freguesias de Alvados e Alcaria".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1093/2016, Diário da República n.º 250/2016, Série II de 2016-12-30 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Alvados e Alcaria). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Val do Bispo
Alvados (PORTO DE MÓS)
2480-032 ALVADOS
Telephone
244449577
Fax
244401069
Email
freguesia-alvadosealcaria@hotmail.com
Website
www.alvadosealcaria.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,54917, -8,76889
Wikipedia
Alvados e Alcaria
Wikidata
Q18467968

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