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Santa Maria, São Pedro e Matacães

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

Santa Maria, São Pedro e Matacães had 27.780 residents in the 2021 Census, 21,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 22,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 9 parishes and its centroid is 1,4 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)
111326
Resident population (2021)
27.780
Area
62,44 km²
Density
444,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
33,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st 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
13.008 (46,8%)
Women
14.772 (53,2%)
Portuguese nationality
26.104 (94,0%)
Foreign nationality
1.676 (6,0%)
Ageing index
159,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
11.317
Average household size *
2,41 people
Dwellings
13.575
Classic family dwellings
13.556
Buildings
6.111
Buildings with 7 or more floors
167
With higher education (15+)
22,8% (5.473)
Unemployment rate *
7,05% (H 6,66% · M 7,42%)
Active / employed population
13.794 / 12.822

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 3.802 (13,7%); 15-24 years: 3.050 (11,0%); 25-64 years: 14.854 (53,5%); 65+ years: 6.074 (21,9%)0-143.802 · 13,7%15-243.050 · 11,0%25-6414.854 · 53,5%65+6.074 · 21,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (27.780).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years3.8021.9161.886
15-24 years3.0501.5451.505
25-64 years14.8547.0027.852
65+ years6.0742.5453.529

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 Maxial e Monte Redondo · Ponte do Rol · Turcifal · A dos Cunhados · Runa · Ramalhal · União das freguesias de Carvoeira e Carmões · Ventosa · Dois Portos

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Torres Vedras
1,4 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
23.223
Voters
14.103
Turnout
60,73% (2021: 53,56%)
Seats
19
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.VP
Unidos por Torres Vedras		6.22344,13%9
PS
Partido Socialista		4.73433,57%7
CH
CHEGA		1.41510,03%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		8425,97%1
IL
Iniciativa Liberal		3162,24%0
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda		2611,85%0
Blank votes1721,22%
Null votes1400,99%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Vitor Cesário da Fonseca nº 3B
Torres Vedras
2560-689 Torres Vedras
Telephone
261330380
Email
geral@fregtv-smspm.pt
Website
www.fregtv-smspm.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,09300, -9,25900
Wikipedia
Santa Maria, São Pedro e Matacães
Wikidata
Q17294261

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