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

Vidais had 1.026 residents in the 2021 Census, 31,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 6,2 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)
100615
Resident population (2021)
1.026
Area
20,97 km²
Density
48,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,0%
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
499 (48,6%)
Women
527 (51,4%)
Portuguese nationality
958 (93,4%)
Foreign nationality
68 (6,6%)
Ageing index
346,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
423
Dwellings
790
Classic family dwellings
789
Buildings
781
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,2% (86)
Unemployment rate †
4,30%
Active / employed population
419 / 401

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 94 (9,2%); 15-24 years: 97 (9,5%); 25-64 years: 509 (49,6%); 65+ years: 326 (31,8%)0-1494 · 9,2%15-2497 · 9,5%25-64509 · 49,6%65+326 · 31,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.026).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years944648
15-24 years974651
25-64 years509258251
65+ years326149177

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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

União das freguesias de Caldas da Rainha - Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, Coto e São Gregório · Alvorninha · Rio Maior (Rio Maior) · A dos Francos · Salir de Matos · Landal

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Caldas da Rainha
6,2 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
950
Voters
600
Turnout
63,16% (2021: 59,69%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD COLIGAÇÃO PSD / CDS - SOMOS CALDAS		41368,83%6
VM
VM-VAMOS MUDAR		12320,50%1
CH
CHEGA		427,00%0
Blank votes172,83%
Null votes50,83%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo Nossa Senhora da Piedade, N.º 1
Vidais (CALDAS DA RAINHA)
2500-749 VIDAIS
Telephone
262930401
Fax
262930411
Email
jfvidais@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
39,36944, -9,05278
Wikipedia
Vidais
Wikidata
Q652696

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