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São Miguel de Machede

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Parish of the municipality of Évora (Évora), district of Évora.

São Miguel de Machede had 688 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 13,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 16,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Évora.

Population (inh.)
  • 465 – 688
  • 927 – 939
  • 991 – 1.080
  • 3.314 – 4.315
  • 17.777 – 21.547
Density (inh./km²)
  • 2,4 – 5,1
  • 5,5 – 5,6
  • 8,4 – 14,9
  • 170,7 – 334,4
  • 382,3 – 3.818,6
Area (km²)
  • 1,1 – 46,5
  • 64,4 – 66,6
  • 75,4 – 84,1
  • 185,2 – 193,2
  • 226,2 – 263,3
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).
Code (DTMNFR)
070509
Resident population (2021)
688
Area
81,52 km²
Density
8,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
10th 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
349 (50,7%)
Women
339 (49,3%)
Portuguese nationality
671 (97,5%)
Foreign nationality
17 (2,5%)
Ageing index
350,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
284
Average household size *
2,32 people
Dwellings
519
Classic family dwellings
517
Buildings
459
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
13,8% (87)
Unemployment rate *
4,59% (H 2,42% · M 7,14%)
Active / employed population
305 / 291

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 59 (8,6%); 15-24 years: 50 (7,3%); 25-64 years: 372 (54,1%); 65+ years: 207 (30,1%)0-1459 · 8,6%15-2450 · 7,3%25-64372 · 54,1%65+207 · 30,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (688).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years593128
15-24 years502723
25-64 years372192180
65+ years20799108

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 Évora
16,5 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
569
Voters
358
Turnout
62,92% (2021: 60,10%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
18852,51%4
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
10128,21%2
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM
AD - ÉVORA TEM MAIS FUTURO
5214,53%1
Blank votes133,63%
Null votes41,12%

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de azul, com um voo de prata estendido, tendo brocante uma espada de lâmina flamejante, abatida, de ouro. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel de prata com a legenda a negro "SÃO MIGUEL DE MACHEDE".

Flag: Esquartelada de branco e azul; cordões e borlas de azul e prata. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18 da Lei n.º 53/91, com a legenda: "Junta de Freguesia de São Miguel de Machede".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 90/2023, Diário da República n.º 10/2023, Série II de 2023-01-13 (issuer: Freguesia de São Miguel de Machede). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo Manuel José Nico, 1
São Miguel de Machede (ÉVORA)
7005-764 SÃO MIGUEL DE MACHEDE
Telephone
266987186
Fax
266988041
Email
juntafregsmm@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
38,64481, -7,72872
Wikipedia
São Miguel de Machede
Wikidata
Q2652403

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