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União das freguesias de Castanheira do Ribatejo e Cachoeiras

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

União das freguesias de Castanheira do Ribatejo e Cachoeiras had 7.954 residents in the 2021 Census, 19,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 14,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 8,1 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)
111414
Resident population (2021)
7.954
Area
26,78 km²
Density
297,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th of 6

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Castanheira do Ribatejo e Cachoeiras”.

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
3.806 (47,9%)
Women
4.148 (52,1%)
Portuguese nationality
7.375 (92,7%)
Foreign nationality
579 (7,3%)
Ageing index
143,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
3.240
Average household size *
2,43 people
Dwellings
3.931
Classic family dwellings
3.926
Buildings
1.338
Buildings with 7 or more floors
16
With higher education (15+)
14,5% (993)
Unemployment rate *
8,67% (H 7,39% · M 9,98%)
Active / employed population
3.909 / 3.570

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 1.099 (13,8%); 15-24 years: 941 (11,8%); 25-64 years: 4.339 (54,6%); 65+ years: 1.575 (19,8%)0-141.099 · 13,8%15-24941 · 11,8%25-644.339 · 54,6%65+1.575 · 19,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (7.954).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1.099566533
15-24 years941473468
25-64 years4.3392.0982.241
65+ years1.575669906

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 Carregado e Cadafais (Alenquer) · Vila Franca de Xira · Arruda dos Vinhos (Arruda dos Vinhos) · Cardosas (Arruda dos Vinhos) · União das freguesias de Alhandra, São João dos Montes e Calhandriz

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira
8,1 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
6.669
Voters
3.392
Turnout
50,86% (2021: 46,41%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		92827,36%4
UNIDOS
Movimento Independente pela Castanheira do Ribatejo e Cachoeiras - UNIDOS 2025		81524,03%3
CH
CHEGA		56316,60%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		50114,77%2
PPD/PSD.IL
Nova Geração - Coligação PSD/IL		44713,18%2
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		240,71%0
Blank votes611,80%
Null votes531,56%

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
Rua D. António de Ataíde, N.º 63
Castanheira do Ribatejo (VILA FRANCA DE XIRA)
2600-607 CASTANHEIRA DO RIBATEJO
Telephone
263299747
Fax
263299401
Email
geral@uf-castanheiraribatejoecachoeiras.pt
Website
www.jf-castanheiraribatejo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
38,99150, -8,98960
Wikipedia
Castanheira do Ribatejo e Cachoeiras
Wikidata
Q25440408

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