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União das freguesias de Campelos e Outeiro da Cabeça

Parish of the municipality of Torres Vedras (Torres Vedras), district of Lisboa.

União das freguesias de Campelos e Outeiro da Cabeça had 3.795 residents in the 2021 Census, 22,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 10,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Torres Vedras.

Population (inh.)
  • 903 – 1.949
  • 2.200 – 2.547
  • 3.222 – 3.631
  • 3.795 – 5.217
  • 9.332 – 27.780
Density (inh./km²)
  • 51,5 – 98,6
  • 104,9 – 135,8
  • 145,4 – 191,2
  • 217,0 – 232,3
  • 263,4 – 444,9
Area (km²)
  • 6,7 – 9,7
  • 13,4 – 23,9
  • 24,7 – 26,0
  • 30,0 – 36,8
  • 38,4 – 62,4
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 Torres Vedras

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1A dos Cunhados9.61944,33217,0
2Dois Portos1.88436,5851,5
3Freiria2.43613,43181,4
4Maceira1.9498,39232,3
5Ponte do Rol2.5479,67263,4
6Ramalhal3.63136,8498,6
7Runa9036,65135,8
8Santa Maria, São Pedro e Matacães27.78062,44444,9
9Silveira9.33224,97373,7
10São Pedro da Cadeira5.21723,85218,7
11Turcifal3.59124,70145,4
12União das freguesias de Campelos e Outeiro da Cabeça3.79529,96126,7
13União das freguesias de Carvoeira e Carmões2.20020,97104,9
14União das freguesias de Maxial e Monte Redondo3.22238,3983,9
15Ventosa4.96625,98191,2
Code (DTMNFR)
111322
Resident population (2021)
3.795
Area
29,96 km²
Density
126,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th of 15

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Campelos e Outeiro da Cabeça”.

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
1.907 (50,3%)
Women
1.888 (49,7%)
Portuguese nationality
3.546 (93,4%)
Foreign nationality
249 (6,6%)
Ageing index
158,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.466
Average household size *
2,56 people
Dwellings
1.925
Classic family dwellings
1.912
Buildings
1.676
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,1% (295)
Unemployment rate *
5,63% (H 4,66% · M 6,81%)
Active / employed population
1.723 / 1.626

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 544 (14,3%); 15-24 years: 353 (9,3%); 25-64 years: 2.038 (53,7%); 65+ years: 860 (22,7%)0-14544 · 14,3%15-24353 · 9,3%25-642.038 · 53,7%65+860 · 22,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.795).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years544282262
15-24 years353185168
25-64 years2.0381.0331.005
65+ years860407453

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 Vedras
10,1 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
3.161
Voters
1.920
Turnout
60,74% (2021: 59,96%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.VP
Unidos por Torres Vedras
1.02453,33%5
PS
Partido Socialista
76940,05%4
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
462,40%0
Blank votes532,76%
Null votes281,46%

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

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 prata, com árvore de verde nascente de campanha de vermelho, lavrada do campo, e uma vara de prata (com a forma de bastão heráldico) posta em pala e brocante à árvore e à campanha. Coroa mural nos termos da Lei - De prata com quatro torres. Listel branco com legenda a negro, em maiúsculas: UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE CAMPELOS E OUTEIRO DA CABEÇA

Flag: Esquartelada vermelha e branca. Cordão e borlas de prata e vermelho. Haste e lança de ouro

Seal: Nos termos da Lei, com a legenda: "União de Freguesias de Campelos e Outeiro da Cabeça".

Heraldic ordinance published by Declaração de Retificação n.º 77/2023, Diário da República n.º 13/2023, Série II de 2023-01-18 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Campelos e Outeiro da Cabeça). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Manuel Damas Antunes, N.º 19
Campelos (TORRES VEDRAS)
2565-071 CAMPELOS
Telephone
261430200
Email
freguesiacampelosouteiro@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
39,19000, -9,21690
Wikipedia
Campelos e Outeiro da Cabeça
Wikidata
Q17294109

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