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União das freguesias de Carvoeira e Carmões

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

União das freguesias de Carvoeira e Carmões had 2.200 residents in the 2021 Census, 29,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 9,5 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)
111323
Resident population (2021)
2.200
Area
20,97 km²
Density
104,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
12th of 15

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Carvoeira e Carmões”.

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
1.045 (47,5%)
Women
1.155 (52,5%)
Portuguese nationality
2.147 (97,6%)
Foreign nationality
53 (2,4%)
Ageing index
294,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
896
Average household size *
2,42 people
Dwellings
1.576
Classic family dwellings
1.575
Buildings
1.537
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,6% (249)
Unemployment rate *
4,88% (H 4,17% · M 5,63%)
Active / employed population
984 / 936

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 221 (10,0%); 15-24 years: 231 (10,5%); 25-64 years: 1.097 (49,9%); 65+ years: 651 (29,6%)0-14221 · 10,0%15-24231 · 10,5%25-641.097 · 49,9%65+651 · 29,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.200).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years221108113
15-24 years231121110
25-64 years1.097525572
65+ years651291360

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

Dois Portos · União das freguesias de Aldeia Galega da Merceana e Aldeia Gavinha (Alenquer) · Santa Maria, São Pedro e Matacães · União das freguesias de Ribafria e Pereiro de Palhacana (Alenquer) · Runa · Santo Quintino (Sobral de Monte Agraço) · União das freguesias de Maxial e Monte Redondo · Sobral de Monte Agraço (Sobral de Monte Agraço)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Torres Vedras
9,5 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
2.094
Voters
1.366
Turnout
65,23% (2021: 66,65%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		77456,66%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.VP
Unidos por Torres Vedras		42431,04%3
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1349,81%1
Blank votes151,10%
Null votes191,39%

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 azul, armação de moinho de ouro, cordoada do mesmo e vestida de prata, entre dois ramos de videira de prata frutados de ouro; em campanha, um feixe de três espigas de trigo de ouro. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas: "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE CARVOEIRA E CARMÕES".

Flag: Bandeira branca. Cordões e borlas de prata e azul. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei 53/91, com a legenda "União das Freguesias de Carvoeira e Carmões".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 338/2015, Diário da República n.º 78/2015, Série II de 2015-04-22 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Carvoeira e Carmões). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Jaime Franco das Neves, N.º 27
Carvoeira (TORRES VEDRAS)
2560-145 CARVOEIRA
Telephone
261743217
Fax
261742103
Email
atendimento@ufcarvoeiracarmoes.pt
Website
www.ufcarvoeiracarmoes.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,06940, -9,16320
Wikipedia
Carvoeira e Carmões
Wikidata
Q17294119

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