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União das freguesias de Achete, Azoia de Baixo e Póvoa de Santarém

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

União das freguesias de Achete, Azoia de Baixo e Póvoa de Santarém had 2.744 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 15,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 3,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Santarém.

Population (inh.)
  • 485 – 965
  • 980 – 1.045
  • 1.246 – 1.616
  • 2.154 – 2.744
  • 2.755 – 30.017
Density (inh./km²)
  • 28,2 – 37,5
  • 39,3 – 61,4
  • 63,0 – 75,5
  • 78,4 – 117,4
  • 256,5 – 540,8
Area (km²)
  • 5,6 – 11,5
  • 12,0 – 15,9
  • 21,5 – 32,5
  • 33,3 – 43,6
  • 49,2 – 105,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 19 parishes of Santarém

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Abitureiras88823,6937,5
2Abrã98022,4443,7
3Alcanede3.970105,8337,5
4Alcanhões1.34411,45117,4
5Almoster1.60340,8239,3
6Amiais de Baixo1.6166,30256,5
7Arneiro das Milhariças73812,0261,4
8Gançaria4855,5986,8
9Moçarria96512,1279,6
10Pernes1.24615,8978,4
11Póvoa da Isenta1.04513,9075,2
12São Vicente do Paul1.61649,1632,9
13União das freguesias de Achete, Azoia de Baixo e Póvoa de Santarém2.74443,5563,0
14União das freguesias de Azoia de Cima e Tremês2.15433,2964,7
15União das freguesias de Casével e Vaqueiros1.03736,7828,2
16União das freguesias de Romeira e Várzea2.45032,4575,5
17União de freguesias da cidade de Santarém30.01755,51540,8
18Vale de Figueira1.00921,5446,8
19Vale de Santarém2.75510,20270,1
Code (DTMNFR)
141629
Resident population (2021)
2.744
Area
43,55 km²
Density
63,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 19

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Achete, Azoia de Baixo e Póvoa de Santarém”.

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
1.290 (47,0%)
Women
1.454 (53,0%)
Portuguese nationality
2.613 (95,2%)
Foreign nationality
131 (4,8%)
Ageing index
261,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.049
Average household size *
2,50 people
Dwellings
1.788
Classic family dwellings
1.785
Buildings
1.741
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
15,4% (375)
Unemployment rate *
5,54% (H 5,43% · M 5,66%)
Active / employed population
1.119 / 1.057

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 316 (11,5%); 15-24 years: 294 (10,7%); 25-64 years: 1.308 (47,7%); 65+ years: 826 (30,1%)0-14316 · 11,5%15-24294 · 10,7%25-641.308 · 47,7%65+826 · 30,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.744).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years316151165
15-24 years294162132
25-64 years1.308650658
65+ years826327499

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

União das freguesias de Romeira e Várzea · União das freguesias de Azoia de Cima e Tremês · São Vicente do Paul · Alcanhões · União de freguesias da cidade de Santarém · Pernes

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Santarém
3,3 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
2.260
Voters
1.380
Turnout
61,06% (2021: 54,02%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
MIAAP
Movimento Independente de Achete, Azoia de Baixo e Póvoa de Santarém		95469,13%7
CH
CHEGA		22015,94%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1269,13%1
Blank votes473,41%
Null votes332,39%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: MIAAP.

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
Casais da Igreja
Achete (SANTARÉM)
2000-336 ACHETE
Telephone
243469555
Fax
243468330
Email
fregacheteazoiapovoa@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,34160, -8,69090
Wikipedia
Achete, Azoia de Baixo e Póvoa de Santarém
Wikidata
Q25439576

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