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Parish of the municipality of Beja (Beja), district of Beja.

São Matias had 513 residents in the 2021 Census, 21,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 15,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Beja.

Population (inh.)
  • 485 – 747
  • 784 – 884
  • 889 – 1.181
  • 1.188 – 1.525
  • 10.710 – 13.363
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,3 – 5,9
  • 6,3 – 7,1
  • 7,3 – 14,4
  • 28,7 – 74,0
  • 260,6 – 475,8
Area (km²)
  • 16,1 – 51,3
  • 53,1 – 68,3
  • 70,2 – 78,2
  • 139,7 – 166,1
  • 199,7 – 209,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 12 parishes of Beja

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Code (DTMNFR)
020516
Resident population (2021)
513
Area
70,23 km²
Density
7,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
11th of 12

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
248 (48,3%)
Women
265 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
467 (91,0%)
Foreign nationality
46 (9,0%)
Ageing index
142,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
198
Average household size *
2,59 people
Dwellings
365
Classic family dwellings
365
Buildings
361
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,3% (49)
Unemployment rate *
4,64% (H 3,25% · M 6,14%)
Active / employed population
237 / 226

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 78 (15,2%); 15-24 years: 52 (10,1%); 25-64 years: 272 (53,0%); 65+ years: 111 (21,6%)0-1478 · 15,2%15-2452 · 10,1%25-64272 · 53,0%65+111 · 21,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (513).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years783939
15-24 years522230
25-64 years272139133
65+ years1114863

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 Beja
15,9 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
425
Voters
334
Turnout
78,59% (2021: 63,99%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
24473,05%6
VSM
VIVER EM SÃO MATIAS - VSM
7923,65%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
41,20%0
Blank votes20,60%
Null votes51,50%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Dr. António Covas Lima, N.º 18
São Matias (BEJA)
7800-751 SÃO MATIAS
Telephone
284915170
Fax
284915345
Email
jfsaomatias@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
38,10000, -7,85000
Wikipedia
São Matias (Beja)
Wikidata
Q1019714

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