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

Prazeres had 685 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 1,4 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)
310108
Resident population (2021)
685
Area
10,03 km²
Density
68,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th 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
311 (45,4%)
Women
374 (54,6%)
Portuguese nationality
631 (92,1%)
Foreign nationality
54 (7,9%)
Ageing index
286,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
282
Average household size *
2,42 people
Dwellings
485
Classic family dwellings
484
Buildings
474
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,1% (56)
Unemployment rate *
9,24% (H 10,61% · M 7,69%)
Active / employed population
249 / 226

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 72 (10,5%); 15-24 years: 60 (8,8%); 25-64 years: 347 (50,7%); 65+ years: 206 (30,1%)0-1472 · 10,5%15-2460 · 8,8%25-64347 · 50,7%65+206 · 30,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (685).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years723438
15-24 years603129
25-64 years347165182
65+ years20681125

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

Estreito da Calheta · Fajã da Ovelha · Jardim do Mar · Paul do Mar

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Calheta
1,4 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
827
Voters
476
Turnout
57,56% (2021: 57,56%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		28960,71%4
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		17737,18%3
Blank votes30,63%
Null votes71,47%

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, coroa mariana de ouro, com sua pedraria e dois pinheiros arrancados de prata, frutados de ouro, tudo alinhado em roquete; movente da campanha, monte de três côromos de prata. Coroa mural de prata de três torres, listel branco com a legenda a negro: "PRAZERES - CALHETA."

Flag: amarela. Cordão e borlas de ouro e azul. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da Lei, com a legenda "Junta de Freguesia de Prazeres - Calheta."

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 132/2009, Diário da República n.º 22/2009, Série II de 2009-02-02 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Prazeres). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Caminho da Referta nº158
Prazeres (CALHETA)
9370-636 PRAZERES
Telephone
291822301
Email
freguesia.prazeres@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
32,74694, -17,19306
Wikipedia
Prazeres (Calheta)
Wikidata
Q1062766

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