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Ramalhal

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

Ramalhal had 3.631 residents in the 2021 Census, 22,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 6,4 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)
111311
Resident population (2021)
3.631
Area
36,84 km²
Density
98,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th 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
1.862 (51,3%)
Women
1.769 (48,7%)
Portuguese nationality
3.288 (90,6%)
Foreign nationality
343 (9,4%)
Ageing index
182,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.354
Average household size *
2,62 people
Dwellings
1.767
Classic family dwellings
1.764
Buildings
1.612
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,2% (387)
Unemployment rate *
4,81% (H 4,22% · M 5,61%)
Active / employed population
1.787 / 1.701

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 457 (12,6%); 15-24 years: 395 (10,9%); 25-64 years: 1.946 (53,6%); 65+ years: 833 (22,9%)0-14457 · 12,6%15-24395 · 10,9%25-641.946 · 53,6%65+833 · 22,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.631).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years457246211
15-24 years395209186
25-64 years1.9461.037909
65+ years833370463

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 Campelos e Outeiro da Cabeça · União das freguesias de Maxial e Monte Redondo · Santa Maria, São Pedro e Matacães · A dos Cunhados

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Torres Vedras
6,4 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
3.038
Voters
1.935
Turnout
63,69% (2021: 55,84%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		81542,12%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.VP
Unidos por Torres Vedras		65633,90%4
CH
CHEGA		29115,04%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1165,99%0
Blank votes241,24%
Null votes331,71%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo 1º de Maio, N.º 4
Ramalhal (TORRES VEDRAS)
2565-647 RAMALHAL
Telephone
261911432
Email
geral@jframalhal.pt
Website
www.ramalhal.freguesias.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,14472, -9,23222
Wikipedia
Ramalhal
Wikidata
Q2119138

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