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Foros de Salvaterra

Parish of the municipality of Salvaterra de Magos (Salvaterra de Magos), district of Santarém.

Foros de Salvaterra had 4.897 residents in the 2021 Census, 24,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 6,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Salvaterra de Magos.

Population (inh.)
  • 845 – 1.188
  • 2.883
  • 4.897
  • 5.535
  • 6.259
Density (inh./km²)
  • 24,0 – 27,2
  • 53,8
  • 127,4
  • 165,2
  • 166,0
Area (km²)
  • 31,1 – 33,4
  • 37,9
  • 38,4
  • 49,6
  • 53,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Salvaterra de Magos

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Foros de Salvaterra4.89738,44127,4
2Glória do Ribatejo2.88353,5553,8
3Granho84531,1027,2
4Marinhais6.25937,88165,2
5Muge1.18849,6124,0
6Salvaterra de Magos5.53533,35166,0
Code (DTMNFR)
141509
Resident population (2021)
4.897
Area
38,44 km²
Density
127,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
22,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 6

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
2.318 (47,3%)
Women
2.579 (52,7%)
Portuguese nationality
4.811 (98,2%)
Foreign nationality
86 (1,8%)
Ageing index
183,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.830
Dwellings
2.599
Classic family dwellings
2.580
Buildings
2.495
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,4% (441)
Unemployment rate †
7,10%
Active / employed population
2.224 / 2.066

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 650 (13,3%); 15-24 years: 544 (11,1%); 25-64 years: 2.509 (51,2%); 65+ years: 1.194 (24,4%)0-14650 · 13,3%15-24544 · 11,1%25-642.509 · 51,2%65+1.194 · 24,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (4.897).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years650324326
15-24 years544258286
25-64 years2.5091.2251.284
65+ years1.194511683

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

Salvaterra de Magos · Benavente (Benavente) · Marinhais · Fajarda (Coruche) · Glória do Ribatejo

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Salvaterra de Magos
6,4 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
4.694
Voters
2.523
Turnout
53,75%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
Juntos Fazemos+
Movimento Independente Juntos Fazemos+		1.03741,10%4
PS
Partido Socialista		54521,60%2
CH
CHEGA		51220,29%2
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		25510,11%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1134,48%0
Blank votes321,27%
Null votes291,15%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: Juntos Fazemos+.

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
Largo 25 de Abril, nº 4
Salvaterra de Magos
2120-181 Foros de Salvaterra
Email
geral@jf-forosdesalvaterra.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