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Nossa Senhora de Fátima

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Parish of the municipality of Entroncamento (Entroncamento), district of Santarém.

Nossa Senhora de Fátima had 12.849 residents in the 2021 Census, 17,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 22,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 0,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Entroncamento.

Population (inh.)
  • 7.292
  • 12.849
Density (inh./km²)
  • 1.401,2
  • 1.599,1
Area (km²)
  • 4,6
  • 9,2
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 2 parishes of Entroncamento

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Nossa Senhora de Fátima12.8499,171.401,2
2São João Baptista7.2924,561.599,1
Code (DTMNFR)
141002
Resident population (2021)
12.849
Area
9,17 km²
Density
1.401,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
63,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 2

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
6.154 (47,9%)
Women
6.695 (52,1%)
Portuguese nationality
12.118 (94,3%)
Foreign nationality
731 (5,7%)
Ageing index
111,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
5.072
Average household size *
2,48 people
Dwellings
6.409
Classic family dwellings
6.402
Buildings
2.621
Buildings with 7 or more floors
11
With higher education (15+)
22,5% (2.433)
Unemployment rate *
5,75% (H 4,79% · M 6,69%)
Active / employed population
6.108 / 5.757

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 2.012 (15,7%); 15-24 years: 1.476 (11,5%); 25-64 years: 7.114 (55,4%); 65+ years: 2.247 (17,5%)0-142.012 · 15,7%15-241.476 · 11,5%25-647.114 · 55,4%65+2.247 · 17,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (12.849).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years2.0121.031981
15-24 years1.476750726
25-64 years7.1143.4103.704
65+ years2.2479631.284

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 Entroncamento
0,6 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
10.205
Voters
5.961
Turnout
58,41% (2021: 48,43%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
CH
CHEGA
2.35939,57%6
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
VIVA O ENTRONCAMENTO
1.65427,75%4
PS
Partido Socialista
1.40223,52%3
L
LIVRE
2153,61%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
1282,15%0
Blank votes1402,35%
Null votes631,06%

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

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, dois ramos de azinheira de ouro, com casculhos do mesmo e glandes de prata e secção de carril ferroviário de prata, sustida por parafusos de ouro, tudo bem ordenado e circundado por rosário de prata, posto em orla. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro «Nossa Senhora de Fátima - Entroncamento»

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 Nossa Senhora de Fátima - Entroncamento».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 466/2008, Diário da República n.º 90/2008, Série II de 2008-05-09 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Fátima). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Dr. Francisco Mendes de Brito, s/n
Nossa Senhora de Fátima
2330-223 ENTRONCAMENTO
Telephone
249726036
Fax
249726280
Email
geral.jfnsfatima@gmail.com
Website
www.jfnsfatima.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,47583, -8,47528
Wikipedia
Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Entroncamento)
Wikidata
Q1010854

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