TodoPortugal.pt

and if more World there had been, there would they have gone

Foz do Arelho

★ Save to favourites (account required)

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

Foz do Arelho had 1.400 residents in the 2021 Census, 31,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 20,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 10,9 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

Hover a row to highlight it on the map. Click a header to sort.

#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)
100606
Resident population (2021)
1.400
Area
9,62 km²
Density
145,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th 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
659 (47,1%)
Women
741 (52,9%)
Portuguese nationality
1.224 (87,4%)
Foreign nationality
176 (12,6%)
Ageing index
316,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
653
Average household size *
2,09 people
Dwellings
1.760
Classic family dwellings
1.747
Buildings
989
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
20,5% (259)
Unemployment rate *
8,63% (H 7,93% · M 9,35%)
Active / employed population
568 / 519

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 139 (9,9%); 15-24 years: 108 (7,7%); 25-64 years: 713 (50,9%); 65+ years: 440 (31,4%)0-14139 · 9,9%15-24108 · 7,7%25-64713 · 50,9%65+440 · 31,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.400).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1397069
15-24 years1085058
25-64 years713333380
65+ years440206234

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 Caldas da Rainha
10,9 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
1.389
Voters
843
Turnout
60,69% (2021: 58,26%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD COLIGAÇÃO PSD / CDS - SOMOS CALDAS
48958,01%6
MIFA+
MOVIMENTO INDEPENDENTE DA FOZ DO ARELHO
26030,84%3
CH
CHEGA
637,47%0
Blank votes172,02%
Null votes141,66%

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

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 verde, burelado ondado de prata, chefe de ouro e, em ponto de honra, círculo entrecambado; em ponta de pesca posto de proa, de ouro, realçado de vermelho, com os remos alçados, do mesmo. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "FOZ DO ARELHO".

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

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: "Junta de Freguesia de Foz do Arelho - Caldas da Rainha".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 1073/2009, Diário da República n.º 209/2009, Série II de 2009-10-28 (issuer: Freguesia de Foz do Arelho). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Francisco Almeida Grandella, N.º 8 - P
Foz do Arelho (CALDAS DA RAINHA)
2500-487 FOZ DO ARELHO
Telephone
262979432
Fax
262979424
Email
secretariado@jf-fozdoarelho.pt
Website
www.jf-fozdoarelho.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,43530, -9,21610
Official website
www.jf-fozdoarelho.com
Wikipedia
Foz do Arelho
Wikidata
Q429713

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