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São Vicente do Paul

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

São Vicente do Paul had 1.616 residents in the 2021 Census, 33,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 9 parishes and its centroid is 9,6 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)
141635
Resident population (2021)
1.616
Area
49,16 km²
Density
32,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th of 19

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
763 (47,2%)
Women
853 (52,8%)
Portuguese nationality
1.576 (97,5%)
Foreign nationality
40 (2,5%)
Ageing index
371,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
683
Dwellings
1.134
Classic family dwellings
1.134
Buildings
1.119
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,0% (161)
Unemployment rate †
6,66%
Active / employed population
661 / 617

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 146 (9,0%); 15-24 years: 158 (9,8%); 25-64 years: 770 (47,6%); 65+ years: 542 (33,5%)0-14146 · 9,0%15-24158 · 9,8%25-64770 · 47,6%65+542 · 33,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.616).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1467175
15-24 years1588177
25-64 years770379391
65+ years542232310

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

União das freguesias de Casével e Vaqueiros · Vale de Figueira · Pombalinho (Golegã) · União das freguesias de Achete, Azoia de Baixo e Póvoa de Santarém · Pernes · Azinhaga (Golegã) · Vale de Cavalos (Chamusca) · Alcanhões · Alpiarça (Alpiarça)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Santarém
9,6 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
1.299
Voters
752
Turnout
57,89%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		45460,37%8
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		749,84%1
Blank votes314,12%
Null votes19325,66%

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

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 de São Vicente,
São Vicente do Paúl
2000-699 São Vicente do Paúl
Email
fsvpaul@sapo.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