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União das freguesias de Alverca do Ribatejo e Sobralinho

Parish of the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira (Vila Franca de Xira), district of Lisboa.

União das freguesias de Alverca do Ribatejo e Sobralinho had 36.465 residents in the 2021 Census, 19,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 21,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 5,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira.

Population (inh.)
  • 7.954 – 12.645
  • 18.336
  • 21.258
  • 36.465
  • 40.871
Density (inh./km²)
  • 86,1 – 297,0
  • 459,2
  • 1.185,6
  • 1.524,5
  • 4.461,9
Area (km²)
  • 9,2 – 17,9
  • 23,9
  • 26,8
  • 27,5
  • 212,9
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Vila Franca de Xira

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1União das freguesias de Alhandra, São João dos Montes e Calhandriz12.64527,54459,2
2União das freguesias de Alverca do Ribatejo e Sobralinho36.46523,921.524,5
3União das freguesias de Castanheira do Ribatejo e Cachoeiras7.95426,78297,0
4União das freguesias de Póvoa de Santa Iria e Forte da Casa40.8719,164.461,9
5Vialonga21.25817,931.185,6
6Vila Franca de Xira18.336212,8786,1
Code (DTMNFR)
111413
Resident population (2021)
36.465
Area
23,92 km²
Density
1.524,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
26,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 6

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Alverca do Ribatejo e Sobralinho”.

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
17.465 (47,9%)
Women
19.000 (52,1%)
Portuguese nationality
34.030 (93,3%)
Foreign nationality
2.435 (6,7%)
Ageing index
134,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
15.056
Average household size *
2,40 people
Dwellings
17.394
Classic family dwellings
17.385
Buildings
4.195
Buildings with 7 or more floors
225
With higher education (15+)
21,8% (6.773)
Unemployment rate *
7,66% (H 7,44% · M 7,88%)
Active / employed population
18.460 / 17.046

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 5.379 (14,8%); 15-24 years: 3.769 (10,3%); 25-64 years: 20.099 (55,1%); 65+ years: 7.218 (19,8%)0-145.379 · 14,8%15-243.769 · 10,3%25-6420.099 · 55,1%65+7.218 · 19,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (36.465).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years5.3792.7772.602
15-24 years3.7691.9281.841
25-64 years20.0999.60110.498
65+ years7.2183.1594.059

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 Alhandra, São João dos Montes e Calhandriz · Vila Franca de Xira · Vialonga · União das freguesias de Póvoa de Santa Iria e Forte da Casa · Bucelas (Loures)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira
5,2 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
30.279
Voters
16.269
Turnout
53,73% (2021: 45,38%)
Seats
19
ListVotes%Seats
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		4.50927,72%6
PS
Partido Socialista		3.75923,11%5
PPD/PSD.IL
Nova Geração - Coligação PSD/IL		3.70122,75%5
CH
CHEGA		2.93418,03%3
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda		5583,43%0
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		2561,57%0
Blank votes3512,16%
Null votes2011,24%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PCP-PEV.

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 Dr. Miguel Bombarda, N.º 23
Alverca do Ribatejo (VILA FRANCA DE XIRA)
2615-125 ALVERCA DO RIBATEJO
Telephone
219587680
Fax
219587681
Email
geral@jf-alvercasobralinho.pt
Website
www.jf-alvercasobralinho.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
38,90100, -9,03800
Wikipedia
Alverca do Ribatejo e Sobralinho
Wikidata
Q17511485

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