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União das freguesias de Póvoa de Santa Iria e Forte da Casa

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

União das freguesias de Póvoa de Santa Iria e Forte da Casa had 40.871 residents in the 2021 Census, 15,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 21,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 9,0 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)
111415
Resident population (2021)
40.871
Area
9,16 km²
Density
4.461,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
29,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 6

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Póvoa de Santa Iria e Forte da Casa”.

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
19.542 (47,8%)
Women
21.329 (52,2%)
Portuguese nationality
38.633 (94,5%)
Foreign nationality
2.234 (5,5%)
Stateless
4 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
100,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
16.196
Average household size *
2,51 people
Dwellings
18.051
Classic family dwellings
18.031
Buildings
2.317
Buildings with 7 or more floors
463
With higher education (15+)
21,3% (7.391)
Unemployment rate *
7,50% (H 6,81% · M 8,14%)
Active / employed population
21.836 / 20.199

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 6.221 (15,2%); 15-24 years: 4.716 (11,5%); 25-64 years: 23.705 (58,0%); 65+ years: 6.229 (15,2%)0-146.221 · 15,2%15-244.716 · 11,5%25-6423.705 · 58,0%65+6.229 · 15,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (40.871).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years6.2213.1773.044
15-24 years4.7162.3682.348
25-64 years23.70511.12712.578
65+ years6.2292.8703.359

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

Vila Franca de Xira · Vialonga · União das freguesias de Santa Iria de Azoia, São João da Talha e Bobadela (Loures) · União das freguesias de Alverca do Ribatejo e Sobralinho

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira
9,0 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
34.078
Voters
18.369
Turnout
53,90% (2021: 45,82%)
Seats
19
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.IL
Nova Geração - Coligação PSD/IL		5.19728,29%6
PS
Partido Socialista		4.99227,18%6
CH
CHEGA		4.33823,62%5
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1.5588,48%1
L
LIVRE		1.0405,66%1
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda		3661,99%0
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		2411,31%0
Blank votes4162,26%
Null votes2211,20%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.IL.

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 Raúl Alves, N.º 5
Póvoa de Santa Iria (VILA FRANCA DE XIRA)
2625-138 PÓVOA DE SANTA IRIA
Fax
219539699
Email
geral@jf-povoaforte.pt
Website
www.jf-povoaforte.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
38,86000, -9,06000
Wikipedia
Póvoa de Santa Iria e Forte da Casa
Wikidata
Q25440409

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