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Santiago Maior

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Parish of the municipality of Alandroal (Alandroal), district of Évora.

Santiago Maior had 1.881 residents in the 2021 Census, 34,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 10,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Alandroal.

Population (inh.)
  • 398
  • 680
  • 1.881
  • 2.055
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,6
  • 7,9
  • 8,2
  • 16,7
Area (km²)
  • 83,0
  • 87,1
  • 113,0
  • 259,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 4 parishes of Alandroal

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Capelins (Santo António)39887,144,6
2Santiago Maior1.881112,9916,7
3Terena (São Pedro)68082,978,2
4União das freguesias de Alandroal (Nossa Senhora da Conceição), São Brás dos Matos (Mina do Bugalho) e Juromenha (Nossa Senhora do Loreto)2.055259,587,9
Code (DTMNFR)
070103
Resident population (2021)
1.881
Area
112,99 km²
Density
16,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
37,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 4

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
918 (48,8%)
Women
963 (51,2%)
Portuguese nationality
1.874 (99,6%)
Foreign nationality
7 (0,4%)
Ageing index
345,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
824
Average household size *
2,23 people
Dwellings
1.457
Classic family dwellings
1.452
Buildings
1.413
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,0% (102)
Unemployment rate *
6,71% (H 4,30% · M 9,68%)
Active / employed population
760 / 709

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 189 (10,0%); 15-24 years: 141 (7,5%); 25-64 years: 899 (47,8%); 65+ years: 652 (34,7%)0-14189 · 10,0%15-24141 · 7,5%25-64899 · 47,8%65+652 · 34,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.881).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1899792
15-24 years1417764
25-64 years899461438
65+ years652283369

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

Terena (São Pedro) · Redondo (Redondo) · Corval (Reguengos de Monsaraz) · Capelins (Santo António) · Monsaraz (Reguengos de Monsaraz) · Montoito (Redondo)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Alandroal
10,3 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
1.642
Voters
1.062
Turnout
64,68% (2021: 67,34%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		50347,36%5
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		21019,77%2
CH
CHEGA		20118,93%2
NC
Nós, Cidadãos!		858,00%0
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
ALANDROAL PRIMEIRO		343,20%0
Blank votes111,04%
Null votes181,69%

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 ouro, semeado de espigas de trigo de verde e ramos de oliveira do mesmo, frutados de negro; em ponto de honra, vieira de vermelho. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «SANTIAGO MAIOR - ALANDROAL».

Flag: verde. Cordão e borlas de ouro e verde. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Santiago Maior - Alandroal».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital, Diário da República n.º 146/2006, Parte Especial, Série II de 2006-07-31 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Santiago Maior). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo Manuel Marques - Aldeia de Pias
Santiago Maior (ALANDROAL)
7200-012 SANTIAGO MAIOR
Telephone
268499124
Email
freguesiasantiagomaior@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
38,53333, -7,45000
Wikipedia
Santiago Maior (Alandroal)
Wikidata
Q2121739

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