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Ereira

Parish of the municipality of Montemor-o-Velho (Montemor-o-Velho), district of Coimbra.

Ereira had 575 residents in the 2021 Census, 34,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 7,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Montemor-o-Velho.

Population (inh.)
  • 575 – 1.344
  • 1.345 – 1.703
  • 1.916 – 2.046
  • 2.613 – 3.501
  • 4.976
Density (inh./km²)
  • 45,6 – 79,3
  • 82,8 – 93,1
  • 112,7 – 123,3
  • 161,7 – 164,3
  • 174,9 – 283,7
Area (km²)
  • 7,3 – 10,9
  • 11,9 – 12,3
  • 12,7 – 15,9
  • 29,5 – 31,1
  • 34,3 – 53,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 parishes of Montemor-o-Velho

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Arazede4.97653,4593,1
2Carapinheira2.61315,90164,3
3Ereira5757,2579,3
4Liceia1.05112,6982,8
5Meãs do Campo1.7039,74174,9
6Pereira3.50112,34283,7
7Santo Varão1.91611,85161,7
8Seixo de Gatões1.34410,90123,3
9Tentúgal2.04634,2959,7
10União das freguesias de Abrunheira, Verride e Vila Nova da Barca1.34529,5045,6
11União das freguesias de Montemor-o-Velho e Gatões3.50131,06112,7
Code (DTMNFR)
061014
Resident population (2021)
575
Area
7,25 km²
Density
79,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
11th of 11

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
286 (49,7%)
Women
289 (50,3%)
Portuguese nationality
568 (98,8%)
Foreign nationality
7 (1,2%)
Ageing index
364,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
257
Average household size *
2,24 people
Dwellings
357
Classic family dwellings
350
Buildings
336
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,5% (60)
Unemployment rate *
5,79% (H 4,84% · M 6,78%)
Active / employed population
242 / 228

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 54 (9,4%); 15-24 years: 45 (7,8%); 25-64 years: 279 (48,5%); 65+ years: 197 (34,3%)0-1454 · 9,4%15-2445 · 7,8%25-64279 · 48,5%65+197 · 34,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (575).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years543222
15-24 years452322
25-64 years279140139
65+ years19791106

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 Abrunheira, Verride e Vila Nova da Barca · União das freguesias de Montemor-o-Velho e Gatões · Maiorca (Figueira da Foz) · Santana (Figueira da Foz)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Montemor-o-Velho
7,7 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
528
Voters
366
Turnout
69,32% (2021: 71,54%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		29179,51%7
CH
CHEGA		00,00%0
Blank votes6216,94%
Null votes133,55%

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 azul, faixa ondada de prata entre barco de ouro, vestido de vela latina de prata, em chefe e arado de ouro, com lâminas de prata, em campanha. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «EREIRA - MONTEMOR-O-VELHO»

Flag: amarela. Cordão e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança de ouro

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Ereira - Montemor-o-Velho»

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1053/2011, Diário da República n.º 206/2011, Série II de 2011-10-26 (issuer: Freguesia de Ereira). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Poeta Afonso Duarte
Ereira (MONTEMOR-O-VELHO)
3140-672 EREIRA
Telephone
239675497
Email
freg.ereira@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
40,15250, -8,71194
Wikipedia
Ereira (Montemor-o-Velho)
Wikidata
Q606634

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