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Parish of the municipality of Caldas da Rainha (Caldas da Rainha), district of Leiria.

Carvalhal Benfeito had 1.141 residents in the 2021 Census, 28,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 5,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Caldas da Rainha.

Population (inh.)
  • 938 – 1.141
  • 1.400 – 1.646
  • 1.962 – 2.646
  • 2.692 – 4.434
  • 11.902 – 18.540
Density (inh./km²)
  • 48,9 – 81,8
  • 84,7 – 91,9
  • 105,0 – 145,5
  • 150,2 – 185,1
  • 432,6 – 585,0
Area (km²)
  • 9,6 – 10,6
  • 14,0 – 19,4
  • 20,0 – 24,6
  • 27,5 – 29,5
  • 31,7 – 37,6
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 Caldas da Rainha

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1A dos Francos1.64619,4484,7
2Alvorninha2.64637,6070,4
3Carvalhal Benfeito1.14113,9581,8
4Foz do Arelho1.4009,62145,5
5Landal93810,2191,9
6Nadadouro1.96210,60185,1
7Salir de Matos2.58324,59105,0
8Santa Catarina2.69219,98134,7
9União das freguesias de Caldas da Rainha - Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, Coto e São Gregório18.54031,69585,0
10União das freguesias de Caldas da Rainha - Santo Onofre e Serra do Bouro11.90227,51432,6
11União das freguesias de Tornada e Salir do Porto4.43429,53150,2
12Vidais1.02620,9748,9
Code (DTMNFR)
100604
Resident population (2021)
1.141
Area
13,95 km²
Density
81,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
10th 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
568 (49,8%)
Women
573 (50,2%)
Portuguese nationality
1.105 (96,8%)
Foreign nationality
36 (3,2%)
Ageing index
262,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
454
Average household size *
2,51 people
Dwellings
647
Classic family dwellings
647
Buildings
632
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,3% (95)
Unemployment rate *
4,39% (H 3,58% · M 5,41%)
Active / employed population
501 / 479

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 123 (10,8%); 15-24 years: 116 (10,2%); 25-64 years: 579 (50,7%); 65+ years: 323 (28,3%)0-14123 · 10,8%15-24116 · 10,2%25-64579 · 50,7%65+323 · 28,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.141).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1236459
15-24 years1166650
25-64 years579290289
65+ years323148175

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

Santa Catarina · Salir de Matos · Alvorninha

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Caldas da Rainha
5,1 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
1.018
Voters
624
Turnout
61,30% (2021: 57,02%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
VM
VM-VAMOS MUDAR		30548,88%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD COLIGAÇÃO PSD / CDS - SOMOS CALDAS		28745,99%4
Blank votes142,24%
Null votes182,88%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: VM.

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 Sra. das Merçês, N.º 25
Carvalhal Benfeito (CALDAS DA RAINHA)
2500-404 CARVALHAL BENFEITO
Telephone
262927865
Email
jfcbenfeito@gmail.com
Website
www.freguesiacarvalhalbenfeito.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,44167, -9,04417
Wikipedia
Carvalhal Benfeito
Wikidata
Q1046099

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