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Nossa Senhora da Expectação

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Parish of the municipality of Campo Maior (Campo Maior), district of Portalegre.

Nossa Senhora da Expectação had 3.684 residents in the 2021 Census, 23,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 15,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 2 parishes and its centroid is 5,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Campo Maior.

Population (inh.)
  • 646
  • 3.684
  • 3.712
Density (inh./km²)
  • 18,1
  • 34,9
  • 35,1
Area (km²)
  • 35,8
  • 105,1
  • 106,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 3 parishes of Campo Maior

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Nossa Senhora da Expectação3.684105,0635,1
2Nossa Senhora da Graça dos Degolados64635,7518,1
3São João Baptista3.712106,3934,9
Code (DTMNFR)
120401
Resident population (2021)
3.684
Area
105,06 km²
Density
35,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
45,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 3

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
1.735 (47,1%)
Women
1.949 (52,9%)
Portuguese nationality
3.597 (97,6%)
Foreign nationality
87 (2,4%)
Ageing index
149,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.430
Average household size *
2,53 people
Dwellings
2.244
Classic family dwellings
2.242
Buildings
1.843
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
15,2% (473)
Unemployment rate *
6,32% (H 5,35% · M 7,35%)
Active / employed population
1.598 / 1.497

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 578 (15,7%); 15-24 years: 448 (12,2%); 25-64 years: 1.796 (48,8%); 65+ years: 862 (23,4%)0-14578 · 15,7%15-24448 · 12,2%25-641.796 · 48,8%65+862 · 23,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.684).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years578281297
15-24 years448218230
25-64 years1.796875921
65+ years862361501

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 Campo Maior
5,3 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
3.207
Voters
2.116
Turnout
65,98% (2021: 57,97%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
1.00147,31%5
SIM
Grupo de cidadãos eleitores - Somos lndependentes - Movimento por Campo Maior
67131,71%3
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
38218,05%1
Blank votes271,28%
Null votes351,65%

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

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 da Santa Cruz N.º 1 r/c Esqº.
Nossa Senhora da Expectação (CAMPO MAIOR)
7370-203 NOSSA SENHORA DA EXPECTAÇÃO
Telephone
268687713
Fax
268 688274
Email
jfreg.nsexpectacao@mail.telepac.pt
Website
www.jf-expectacao.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
38,98222, -7,02944
Wikipedia
Nossa Senhora da Expectação (Campo Maior)
Wikidata
Q1869657

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