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Casal de Cambra

Parish of the municipality of Sintra (Sintra), district of Lisboa.

Casal de Cambra had 13.347 residents in the 2021 Census, 16,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 14,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 11,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Sintra.

Population (inh.)
  • 3.676 – 5.205
  • 7.746 – 12.788
  • 13.347 – 26.310
  • 29.896 – 41.323
  • 47.804 – 68.649
Density (inh./km²)
  • 199,4 – 232,1
  • 232,7 – 426,5
  • 470,4 – 3.001,2
  • 4.290,6 – 6.910,2
  • 7.191,2 – 15.470,6
Area (km²)
  • 2,2 – 3,6
  • 4,4 – 8,6
  • 15,7 – 16,5
  • 22,8 – 33,4
  • 39,8 – 63,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 15 parishes of Sintra

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Algueirão-Mem Martins68.64916,004.290,6
2Almargem do Bispo9.26139,80232,7
3Belas26.31022,841.151,9
4Casal de Cambra13.3472,176.150,7
5Colares7.74633,37232,1
6Montelavar3.6768,62426,5
7Pêro Pinheiro4.32515,65276,4
8Queluz26.1043,637.191,2
9Rio de Mouro49.48916,493.001,2
10São João das Lampas12.78857,50222,4
11Terrugem5.20526,10199,4
12União das freguesias de Agualva e Mira-Sintra41.3235,986.910,2
13União das freguesias de Massamá e Monte Abraão47.8043,0915.470,6
14União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)29.89663,55470,4
15União das freguesias do Cacém e São Marcos39.6834,448.937,6
Code (DTMNFR)
111115
Resident population (2021)
13.347
Area
2,17 km²
Density
6.150,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th of 15

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
6.340 (47,5%)
Women
7.007 (52,5%)
Portuguese nationality
12.069 (90,4%)
Foreign nationality
1.275 (9,6%)
Stateless
3 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
96,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
5.049
Average household size *
2,64 people
Dwellings
5.909
Classic family dwellings
5.903
Buildings
2.051
Buildings with 7 or more floors
37
With higher education (15+)
14,0% (1.554)
Unemployment rate *
9,98% (H 9,15% · M 10,77%)
Active / employed population
6.763 / 6.088

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 2.228 (16,7%); 15-24 years: 1.732 (13,0%); 25-64 years: 7.249 (54,3%); 65+ years: 2.138 (16,0%)0-142.228 · 16,7%15-241.732 · 13,0%25-647.249 · 54,3%65+2.138 · 16,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (13.347).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years2.2281.1501.078
15-24 years1.732857875
25-64 years7.2493.3683.881
65+ years2.1389651.173

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 Ramada e Caneças (Odivelas) · Mina de Água (Amadora) · Belas · União das freguesias de Pontinha e Famões (Odivelas) · Almargem do Bispo

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Sintra
11,1 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
10.676
Voters
5.408
Turnout
50,66% (2021: 44,03%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PS.L
AS PESSOAS, SEMPRE - COLIGAÇÃO PS/L		2.91553,90%8
CH
CHEGA		1.15621,38%3
PPD/PSD.IL.PAN
SEMPRE COM OS SINTRENSES		83615,46%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1793,31%0
CDS-PP/PPM/ADN
Por Sintra, a Nossa Casa		881,63%0
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda		811,50%0
Blank votes741,37%
Null votes791,46%

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

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 Bragança, N.º 1
Casal de Cambra (SINTRA)
2605-727 CASAL DE CAMBRA
Telephone
219816720
Fax
219811606
Email
secretaria@jf-casaldecambra.pt
Website
www.jf-casaldecambra.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
38,80083, -9,22917
Wikipedia
Casal de Cambra
Wikidata
Q1046749

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