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Moita dos Ferreiros

Parish of the municipality of Lourinhã (Lourinhã), district of Lisboa.

Moita dos Ferreiros had 1.671 residents in the 2021 Census, 29,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 4,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Lourinhã.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.486 – 1.506
  • 1.565 – 1.671
  • 1.820 – 2.031
  • 2.160 – 3.479
  • 10.522
Density (inh./km²)
  • 67,3 – 74,9
  • 95,3 – 178,7
  • 221,1 – 244,3
  • 269,6 – 270,1
  • 353,5
Area (km²)
  • 6,1 – 7,1
  • 7,5 – 7,5
  • 15,6 – 19,5
  • 20,1 – 24,8
  • 39,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 9 parishes of Lourinhã

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Atalaia1.8207,45244,3
2Lourinhã10.52239,03269,6
3Moita dos Ferreiros1.67124,8367,3
4Reguengo Grande1.48615,5995,3
5Ribamar2.1606,11353,5
6Santa Bárbara2.0317,52270,1
7União das freguesias de Miragaia e Marteleira3.47919,47178,7
8União das freguesias de São Bartolomeu dos Galegos e Moledo1.50620,1074,9
9Vimeiro1.5657,08221,1
Code (DTMNFR)
110803
Resident population (2021)
1.671
Area
24,83 km²
Density
67,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th of 9

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
815 (48,8%)
Women
856 (51,2%)
Portuguese nationality
1.590 (95,2%)
Foreign nationality
81 (4,8%)
Ageing index
223,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
654
Average household size *
2,51 people
Dwellings
1.110
Classic family dwellings
1.107
Buildings
1.049
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,4% (151)
Unemployment rate *
7,37% (H 7,20% · M 7,58%)
Active / employed population
638 / 591

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 218 (13,0%); 15-24 years: 164 (9,8%); 25-64 years: 801 (47,9%); 65+ years: 488 (29,2%)0-14218 · 13,0%15-24164 · 9,8%25-64801 · 47,9%65+488 · 29,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.671).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years218103115
15-24 years1648876
25-64 years801386415
65+ years488238250

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 do Bombarral e Vale Covo (Bombarral) · União das freguesias de Campelos e Outeiro da Cabeça (Torres Vedras) · União das freguesias de Miragaia e Marteleira · Reguengo Grande · Lourinhã · União das freguesias de São Bartolomeu dos Galegos e Moledo · União das freguesias do Cadaval e Pêro Moniz (Cadaval)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Lourinhã
4,7 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
1.600
Voters
1.026
Turnout
64,12% (2021: 58,66%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD LOURINHÃ - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS		68166,37%7
PS
Partido Socialista		22121,54%2
CH
CHEGA		737,12%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		151,46%0
Blank votes181,75%
Null votes181,75%

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

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 13 de Maio, N.º 1
Moita dos Ferreiros (LOURINHÃ)
2530-499 MOITA DOS FERREIROS
Telephone
261459484
Fax
261458117
Email
geral@jf-moitaferreiros.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,24833, -9,22333
Official website
jf-moitaferreiros.pt
Wikipedia
Moita dos Ferreiros
Wikidata
Q1943108

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