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Ermidas-Sado

Parish of the municipality of Santiago do Cacém (Santiago do Cacém), district of Setúbal.

Ermidas-Sado had 2.071 residents in the 2021 Census, 31,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 17,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Santiago do Cacém.

Population (inh.)
  • 500 – 670
  • 737 – 836
  • 1.803 – 2.071
  • 2.954 – 7.892
  • 10.309
Density (inh./km²)
  • 5,2 – 6,1
  • 6,6 – 11,1
  • 14,3 – 21,5
  • 25,1 – 38,0
  • 137,3
Area (km²)
  • 51,4 – 75,1
  • 76,1 – 82,4
  • 129,8 – 137,5
  • 137,7 – 161,8
  • 207,9
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 9 parishes of Santiago do Cacém

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Abela836137,686,1
2Alvalade1.803161,8211,1
3Cercal2.954137,4921,5
4Ermidas-Sado2.07182,4025,1
5Santo André10.30975,11137,3
6São Domingos670129,795,2
7São Francisco da Serra73751,3814,3
8União das freguesias de Santiago do Cacém, Santa Cruz e São Bartolomeu da Serra7.892207,9338,0
9Vale de Água50076,106,6
Code (DTMNFR)
150904
Resident population (2021)
2.071
Area
82,40 km²
Density
25,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
7,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 9

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
1.021 (49,3%)
Women
1.050 (50,7%)
Portuguese nationality
1.887 (91,1%)
Foreign nationality
180 (8,7%)
Stateless
4 (0,2%)
Ageing index
256,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
902
Average household size *
2,28 people
Dwellings
1.418
Classic family dwellings
1.417
Buildings
1.281
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,0% (164)
Unemployment rate *
6,30% (H 5,53% · M 7,19%)
Active / employed population
937 / 878

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 251 (12,1%); 15-24 years: 162 (7,8%); 25-64 years: 1.015 (49,0%); 65+ years: 643 (31,0%)0-14251 · 12,1%15-24162 · 7,8%25-641.015 · 49,0%65+643 · 31,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.071).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years251135116
15-24 years1628280
25-64 years1.015514501
65+ years643290353

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

Alvalade · Canhestros (Ferreira do Alentejo) · Azinheira dos Barros e São Mamede do Sádão (Grândola) · Abela · São João de Negrilhos (Aljustrel) · Figueira dos Cavaleiros (Ferreira do Alentejo)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Santiago do Cacém
17,5 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
1.722
Voters
957
Turnout
55,57% (2021: 54,03%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		48150,26%5
STC
STC - SOMOS TODOS CIDADÃOS		28029,26%3
BE-L-PAN
RENOVAR Santiago do Cacém		16517,24%1
Blank votes151,57%
Null votes161,67%

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

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 25 de Abril, N.º 2
ERMIDAS - SADO (SANTIAGO DO CACÉM)
7565-210 ERMIDAS-SADO
Telephone
269502234
Fax
269502840
Email
Jfregermidas@mail.telepac.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
38,00000, -8,41667
Wikipedia
Ermidas-Sado
Wikidata
Q375146

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