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Marinha das Ondas

Parish of the municipality of Figueira da Foz (Figueira da Foz), district of Coimbra.

Marinha das Ondas had 3.188 residents in the 2021 Census, 24,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 14,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Figueira da Foz.

Population (inh.)
  • 819 – 1.255
  • 1.485 – 2.298
  • 2.546 – 2.768
  • 3.188 – 3.587
  • 8.885 – 10.051
Density (inh./km²)
  • 30,4 – 75,5
  • 85,4 – 91,4
  • 98,2 – 121,8
  • 138,1 – 369,2
  • 763,3 – 2.442,4
Area (km²)
  • 3,9 – 10,7
  • 10,7 – 12,8
  • 15,1 – 25,1
  • 27,4 – 31,2
  • 42,0 – 60,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 17 parishes of Figueira da Foz

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alhadas3.51828,89121,8
2Alqueidão1.48519,6675,5
3Bom Sucesso1.83260,3630,4
4Brenha8195,93138,1
5Buarcos8.88511,64763,3
6Ferreira-a-Nova1.25512,7898,2
7Lavos3.58742,0285,4
8Maiorca2.29825,1491,4
9Marinha das Ondas3.18827,41116,3
10Moinhos da Gândara1.09810,74102,2
11Paião2.76831,1988,8
12Quiaios2.54649,3351,6
13Santana86215,0557,3
14São Julião da Figueira da Foz9.5013,892.442,4
15São Pedro2.5887,01369,2
16Tavarede10.05110,71938,5
17Vila Verde2.67017,29154,4
Code (DTMNFR)
060508
Resident population (2021)
3.188
Area
27,41 km²
Density
116,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th of 17

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
1.627 (51,0%)
Women
1.561 (49,0%)
Portuguese nationality
2.844 (89,2%)
Foreign nationality
344 (10,8%)
Ageing index
190,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.159
Average household size *
2,73 people
Dwellings
1.617
Classic family dwellings
1.612
Buildings
1.441
Buildings with 7 or more floors
1
With higher education (15+)
10,1% (281)
Unemployment rate *
5,26% (H 4,64% · M 5,99%)
Active / employed population
1.465 / 1.388

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 405 (12,7%); 15-24 years: 348 (10,9%); 25-64 years: 1.664 (52,2%); 65+ years: 771 (24,2%)0-14405 · 12,7%15-24348 · 10,9%25-641.664 · 52,2%65+771 · 24,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.188).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years405221184
15-24 years348188160
25-64 years1.664881783
65+ years771337434

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

Carriço (Pombal) · Lavos · Paião · Louriçal (Pombal)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Figueira da Foz
14,6 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
2.584
Voters
1.500
Turnout
58,05% (2021: 56,89%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		73048,67%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Figueira a Primeira		67545,00%4
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		352,33%0
Blank votes342,27%
Null votes261,73%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de prata, barco saveiro de negro, realçado de ouro e vermelho, vogando em campanha diminuta ondada de verde e prata, de três tiras; em chefe, armação de moinho de negro, cordoada do mesmo e vestida de azul. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «MARINHA das ONDAS».

Flag: esquartelada de azul e branco. Cordão e borlas de prata e azul. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Marinha das Ondas - Figueira da Foz».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 329/2013, Diário da República n.º 66/2013, Série II de 2013-04-04 (issuer: Freguesia de Marinha das Ondas). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua António Moço, N.º 14
Marinha das Ondas (FIGUEIRA DA FOZ)
3090-485 MARINHA DAS ONDAS
Telephone
233950280
Fax
233950283
Email
geral@jf-marinhadasondas.pt
Website
www.marinhadasondas.freguesias.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,03778, -8,82556
Wikipedia
Marinha das Ondas
Wikidata
Q1024004

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