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Albergaria dos Doze

Parish of the municipality of Pombal (Pombal), district of Leiria.

Albergaria dos Doze had 1.510 residents in the 2021 Census, 35,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 16,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Pombal.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.270 – 1.562
  • 1.622 – 1.797
  • 1.869 – 2.236
  • 2.436 – 2.774
  • 3.330 – 16.884
Density (inh./km²)
  • 40,1 – 45,2
  • 57,8 – 65,1
  • 65,5 – 76,4
  • 79,0 – 106,8
  • 112,1 – 185,5
Area (km²)
  • 8,9 – 22,3
  • 22,8 – 26,4
  • 27,0 – 37,3
  • 41,4 – 47,7
  • 54,1 – 94,0
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 Pombal

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Abiul2.23654,1441,3
2Albergaria dos Doze1.51023,0565,5
3Almagreira2.77442,6165,1
4Carnide1.62222,3172,7
5Carriço3.33083,0540,1
6Guia2.68037,3271,8
7Ilha1.79716,03112,1
8Louriçal4.20347,6688,2
9Mata Mourisca1.56227,0257,8
10Meirinhas1.6498,89185,5
11Pelariga2.01226,3576,4
12Pombal16.88493,98179,7
13Redinha1.86941,3945,2
14Santiago de Litém1.93531,7660,9
15São Simão de Litém1.27016,0779,0
16Vermoil2.43622,80106,8
17Vila Cã1.40131,5744,4
Code (DTMNFR)
101520
Resident population (2021)
1.510
Area
23,05 km²
Density
65,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
15th 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
726 (48,1%)
Women
784 (51,9%)
Portuguese nationality
1.474 (97,6%)
Foreign nationality
36 (2,4%)
Ageing index
327,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
622
Dwellings
1.287
Classic family dwellings
1.284
Buildings
1.195
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,5% (169)
Unemployment rate †
4,82%
Active / employed population
622 / 592

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 162 (10,7%); 15-24 years: 135 (8,9%); 25-64 years: 682 (45,2%); 65+ years: 531 (35,2%)0-14162 · 10,7%15-24135 · 8,9%25-64682 · 45,2%65+531 · 35,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.510).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1628478
15-24 years1357659
25-64 years682344338
65+ years531222309

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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

São Simão de Litém · Santiago de Litém · Casal dos Bernardos (Ourém) · União das freguesias de Freixianda, Ribeira do Fárrio e Formigais (Ourém) · Urqueira (Ourém) · Espite (Ourém) · Vila Cã · União das freguesias de Colmeias e Memória (Leiria)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Pombal
16,1 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
1.408
Voters
803
Turnout
57,03%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		53366,38%7
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		19924,78%2
Blank votes506,23%
Null votes212,62%

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

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 da Escola
Albergaria dos Doze
3100-081 Albergaria dos Doze
Email
geral@freguesiadealbergariadosdoze.pt

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

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026