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União das freguesias de Outeiro da Cortiçada e Arruda dos Pisões

Parish of the municipality of Rio Maior (Rio Maior), district of Santarém.

União das freguesias de Outeiro da Cortiçada e Arruda dos Pisões had 957 residents in the 2021 Census, 31,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 5,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Rio Maior.

Population (inh.)
  • 462 – 634
  • 792 – 797
  • 817 – 957
  • 1.124 – 1.170
  • 1.735 – 12.516
Density (inh./km²)
  • 22,8 – 30,0
  • 39,1 – 50,7
  • 53,7 – 54,2
  • 56,0 – 58,0
  • 67,3 – 137,5
Area (km²)
  • 14,2 – 14,8
  • 15,4 – 16,1
  • 16,7 – 20,2
  • 24,5 – 27,9
  • 32,0 – 91,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Rio Maior

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alcobertas1.73532,0354,2
2Arrouquelas63427,8522,8
3Asseiceira1.12416,7167,3
4Fráguas81716,1250,7
5Rio Maior12.51691,00137,5
6São Sebastião46215,4030,0
7União das freguesias de Azambujeira e Malaqueijo79714,8453,7
8União das freguesias de Marmeleira e Assentiz79214,1556,0
9União das freguesias de Outeiro da Cortiçada e Arruda dos Pisões95724,4839,1
10União das freguesias de São João da Ribeira e Ribeira de São João1.17020,1758,0
Code (DTMNFR)
141417
Resident population (2021)
957
Area
24,48 km²
Density
39,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th of 10

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Outeiro da Cortiçada e Arruda dos Pisões”.

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
471 (49,2%)
Women
486 (50,8%)
Portuguese nationality
931 (97,3%)
Foreign nationality
26 (2,7%)
Ageing index
280,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
388
Average household size *
2,47 people
Dwellings
712
Classic family dwellings
712
Buildings
697
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,5% (72)
Unemployment rate *
7,67% (H 6,47% · M 9,04%)
Active / employed population
378 / 349

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 107 (11,2%); 15-24 years: 99 (10,3%); 25-64 years: 451 (47,1%); 65+ years: 300 (31,3%)0-14107 · 11,2%15-2499 · 10,3%25-64451 · 47,1%65+300 · 31,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (957).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1075255
15-24 years995544
25-64 years451234217
65+ years300130170

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Rio Maior
5,9 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
910
Voters
631
Turnout
69,34% (2021: 66,78%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
30648,49%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Coligação Juntos Pelo Futuro
28445,01%3
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
111,74%0
Blank votes182,85%
Null votes121,90%

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, sobreiro de verde arrancado, descortiçado e landado de vermelho, entre duas bilhas de vermelho, a da dextra volvida; monte de azul movente da ponta carregado de almofariz de ouro com pisão do mesmo, decorado com folhas de arruda de verde. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco com a legenda a negro "União das Freguesias de Outeiro da Cortiçada e Arruda dos Pisões".

Flag: de azul; Cordões e borlas de azul e prata. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18.º da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda: "União das Freguesias de Outeiro da Cortiçada e Arruda dos Pisões".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 304/2024, Diário da República n.º 39/2024, Série II de 2024-02-23 (issuer: União das Freguesias de Outeiro da Cortiçada e Arruda dos Pisões). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Porfírio Azenha, N.º 749
Outeiro da Cortiçada (RIO MAIOR)
2040-174 OUTEIRO DA CORTIÇADA
Telephone
243946485
Email
outeiro.arruda@hotmail.com
Website
www.outeiro-arruda.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,33310, -8,83480
Wikipedia
Outeiro da Cortiçada e Arruda dos Pisões
Wikidata
Q25439422

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