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União das freguesias de Torres Novas (São Pedro), Lapas e Ribeira Branca

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

União das freguesias de Torres Novas (São Pedro), Lapas e Ribeira Branca had 8.020 residents in the 2021 Census, 25,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 21,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 1,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Torres Novas.

Population (inh.)
  • 940 – 1.428
  • 1.666 – 1.757
  • 2.021 – 2.600
  • 2.602 – 4.990
  • 8.020 – 8.087
Density (inh./km²)
  • 40,4 – 44,7
  • 61,9 – 68,3
  • 79,2 – 89,4
  • 204,0 – 342,5
  • 364,7 – 407,3
Area (km²)
  • 4,1 – 10,5
  • 14,6 – 22,0
  • 29,6 – 32,8
  • 35,4 – 39,3
  • 39,7 – 42,1
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Torres Novas

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Assentiz2.60032,8279,2
2Chancelaria1.42835,3740,4
3Meia Via1.6664,09407,3
4Pedrógão1.75739,3444,7
5Riachos4.99014,57342,5
6União das freguesias de Brogueira, Parceiros de Igreja e Alcorochel2.60242,0761,9
7União das freguesias de Olaia e Paço2.02129,5868,3
8União das freguesias de Torres Novas (Santa Maria, Salvador e Santiago)8.08739,65204,0
9União das freguesias de Torres Novas (São Pedro), Lapas e Ribeira Branca8.02021,99364,7
10Zibreira94010,5189,4
Code (DTMNFR)
141921
Resident population (2021)
8.020
Area
21,99 km²
Density
364,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
23,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 10

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Torres Novas (São Pedro), Lapas e Ribeira Branca”.

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
3.755 (46,8%)
Women
4.265 (53,2%)
Portuguese nationality
7.878 (98,2%)
Foreign nationality
142 (1,8%)
Ageing index
205,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
3.474
Average household size *
2,28 people
Dwellings
4.675
Classic family dwellings
4.668
Buildings
2.616
Buildings with 7 or more floors
31
With higher education (15+)
21,0% (1.469)
Unemployment rate *
6,06% (H 5,64% · M 6,44%)
Active / employed population
3.648 / 3.427

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 1.010 (12,6%); 15-24 years: 839 (10,5%); 25-64 years: 4.092 (51,0%); 65+ years: 2.079 (25,9%)0-141.010 · 12,6%15-24839 · 10,5%25-644.092 · 51,0%65+2.079 · 25,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (8.020).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1.010532478
15-24 years839416423
25-64 years4.0921.9292.163
65+ years2.0798781.201

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Torres Novas
1,1 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
7.111
Voters
3.958
Turnout
55,66% (2021: 53,62%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
1.44436,48%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - Tempo de Avançar!
1.19930,29%4
MPNT
Movimento P`la Nossa Terra
57214,45%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
2797,05%1
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda
2466,22%1
Blank votes1493,76%
Null votes691,74%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de vermelho, ponta nublada de negro brocante a campanha ondada de cinco tiras ondadas de prata e azul, tendo movente uma ponte medieval de ouro lavrada de negro; em chefe duas chaves de ouro passadas em aspa e atadas com torçal de verde. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres aparentes. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas: "União das Freguesias de Torres Novas (São Pedro), Lapas e Ribeira Branca".

Flag: esquartelada de amarelo e azul. Cordões e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lanças douradas.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda "União das Freguesias de Torres Novas (São Pedro), Lapas e Ribeira Branca".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 41/2015, Diário da República n.º 9/2015, Série II de 2015-01-14 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Torres Novas (São Pedro), Lapas e Ribeira Branca). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo D. Diogo Fernandes Almeida, N.º 5 r/c
São Pedro (TORRES NOVAS)
2350-427 TORRES NOVAS
Telephone
249813939
Fax
249812465
Email
u.freguesias@splrb-tn.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