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Jardim do Mar

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Parish of the municipality of Calheta (Calheta), Autonomous Region of Madeira (Ilha da Madeira).

Jardim do Mar had 215 residents in the 2021 Census, 27,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 18,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 2 parishes and its centroid is 4,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Calheta.

Population (inh.)
  • 215 – 635
  • 685 – 803
  • 812
  • 1.578 – 2.999
  • 3.188
Density (inh./km²)
  • 32,5 – 36,6
  • 68,3 – 110,2
  • 136,0
  • 203,9 – 290,5
  • 453,6
Area (km²)
  • 0,7 – 1,4
  • 10,0 – 14,3
  • 14,7
  • 22,2 – 23,4
  • 24,7
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Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 8 parishes of Calheta

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Arco da Calheta2.99914,71203,9
2Calheta3.18823,44136,0
3Estreito da Calheta1.57814,32110,2
4Fajã da Ovelha81222,1636,6
5Jardim do Mar2150,74290,5
6Paul do Mar6351,40453,6
7Ponta do Pargo80324,7132,5
8Prazeres68510,0368,3
Code (DTMNFR)
310105
Resident population (2021)
215
Area
0,74 km²
Density
290,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
8th of 8

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
106 (49,3%)
Women
109 (50,7%)
Portuguese nationality
205 (95,3%)
Foreign nationality
10 (4,7%)
Ageing index
536,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
89
Average household size *
2,42 people
Dwellings
151
Classic family dwellings
149
Buildings
139
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
18,1% (37)
Unemployment rate *
19,77% (H 24,44% · M 14,63%)
Active / employed population
86 / 69

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 11 (5,1%); 15-24 years: 23 (10,7%); 25-64 years: 122 (56,7%); 65+ years: 59 (27,4%)0-1411 · 5,1%15-2423 · 10,7%25-64122 · 56,7%65+59 · 27,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (215).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1183
15-24 years231013
25-64 years1226557
65+ years592336

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 Calheta
4,3 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
238
Voters
153
Turnout
64,29% (2021: 68,94%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
11071,90%6
PS
Partido Socialista
3522,88%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
31,96%0
Blank votes10,65%
Null votes42,61%

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

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 azul, semeado de rosas naturalistas de prata, tendo em chefe, rosário de ouro; campanha ondada de quatro burelas ondadas de prata e verde. Coroa mural de prata com três torres aparentes. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro "JARDIM DO MAR".

Flag: de branco. Cordões e borlas de azul e prata. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18.º da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda "Freguesia de Jardim do Mar".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 441/2016, Diário da República n.º 102/2016, Série II de 2016-05-27 (issuer: Freguesia de Jardim do Mar). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Caminho da Piedade, N.º 13
Jardim do Mar (CALHETA)
9370-412 JARDIM DO MAR
Telephone
291823138
Fax
291823522
Email
jfjardimdomar@hotmail.com

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

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata)
Virgem Maria
Coordinates
32,74080, -17,20888
Wikipedia
Jardim do Mar
Wikidata
Q1062773

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