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Olalhas

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

Olalhas had 1.216 residents in the 2021 Census, 36,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 8,8 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Tomar.

Population (inh.)
  • 844 – 1.067
  • 1.080 – 1.116
  • 1.216 – 2.439
  • 2.528 – 2.681
  • 3.421 – 16.932
Density (inh./km²)
  • 24,6 – 35,0
  • 44,1 – 65,5
  • 70,3 – 77,0
  • 83,9 – 86,4
  • 100,1 – 557,3
Area (km²)
  • 12,4 – 22,3
  • 24,5 – 29,1
  • 30,4 – 34,3
  • 34,7 – 36,0
  • 36,7 – 44,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 12 parishes of Tomar

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Asseiceira2.43929,0783,9
2Carregueiros1.06712,3586,4
3Junceira85513,0565,5
4Olalhas1.21634,7235,0
5Paialvo2.23422,31100,1
6Sabacheira84434,2624,6
7Serra1.11633,5133,3
8São Pedro de Tomar2.68136,6673,1
9União das freguesias de Além da Ribeira e Pedreira1.08024,5044,1
10União das freguesias de Casais e Alviobeira2.52835,9670,3
11União das freguesias de Madalena e Beselga3.42144,4477,0
12União das freguesias de Tomar (São João Baptista) e Santa Maria dos Olivais16.93230,38557,3
Code (DTMNFR)
141808
Resident population (2021)
1.216
Area
34,72 km²
Density
35,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th of 12

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
596 (49,0%)
Women
620 (51,0%)
Portuguese nationality
1.173 (96,5%)
Foreign nationality
43 (3,5%)
Ageing index
418,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
540
Average household size *
2,22 people
Dwellings
1.285
Classic family dwellings
1.284
Buildings
1.271
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,8% (87)
Unemployment rate *
6,76% (H 6,19% · M 7,45%)
Active / employed population
414 / 386

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 105 (8,6%); 15-24 years: 87 (7,2%); 25-64 years: 585 (48,1%); 65+ years: 439 (36,1%)0-14105 · 8,6%15-2487 · 7,2%25-64585 · 48,1%65+439 · 36,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.216).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1055748
15-24 years875136
25-64 years585293292
65+ years439195244

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

Ferreira do Zêzere (Ferreira do Zêzere) · União das freguesias de Casais e Alviobeira · Igreja Nova do Sobral (Ferreira do Zêzere) · Junceira · Fontes (Abrantes) · Serra · Vila de Rei (Vila de Rei)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Tomar
8,8 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
1.183
Voters
703
Turnout
59,43% (2021: 58,06%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS		43862,30%6
CH
CHEGA		16323,19%2
PS
Partido Socialista		669,39%1
Blank votes162,28%
Null votes202,84%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.

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 da Igreja, N.º 52
Olalhas (TOMAR)
2300-088 OLALHAS
Telephone
249376302
Fax
249376660
Email
jfolalhas@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
39,63389, -8,28556
Wikipedia
Olalhas
Wikidata
Q2018152

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