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

Estoi had 3.892 residents in the 2021 Census, 26,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 15,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 6,0 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Faro.

Population (inh.)
  • 3.892
  • 4.379
  • 4.439
  • 8.613
  • 46.299
Density (inh./km²)
  • 83,5
  • 114,6
  • 203,5
  • 406,3
  • 619,4
Area (km²)
  • 21,2
  • 21,8
  • 38,2
  • 46,6
  • 74,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 5 parishes of Faro

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Conceição4.43921,81203,5
2Estoi3.89246,5983,5
3Montenegro8.61321,20406,3
4Santa Bárbara de Nexe4.37938,22114,6
5União das freguesias de Faro (Sé e São Pedro)46.29974,75619,4
Code (DTMNFR)
080510
Resident population (2021)
3.892
Area
46,59 km²
Density
83,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th of 5

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
1.876 (48,2%)
Women
2.016 (51,8%)
Portuguese nationality
3.516 (90,3%)
Foreign nationality
376 (9,7%)
Ageing index
202,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.534
Dwellings
2.394
Classic family dwellings
2.384
Buildings
2.027
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
15,5% (526)
Unemployment rate †
7,47%
Active / employed population
1.687 / 1.561

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 500 (12,8%); 15-24 years: 310 (8,0%); 25-64 years: 2.071 (53,2%); 65+ years: 1.011 (26,0%)0-14500 · 12,8%15-24310 · 8,0%25-642.071 · 53,2%65+1.011 · 26,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.892).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years500258242
15-24 years310145165
25-64 years2.0711.0021.069
65+ years1.011471540

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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 Faro
6,0 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
3.343
Voters
1.912
Turnout
57,19%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
67835,46%4
PPD/PSD.IL.CDS-PP.PAN.MPT
FARO CAPITAL DE CONFIANÇA
54628,56%3
CH
CHEGA
33417,47%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
28114,70%1
Blank votes472,46%
Null votes261,36%

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 vermelho, coluna rematada por capitel coríntio, de prata, realçado de negro, entre capela de louros de ouro, à dextra e coronel de visconde à sinistra; campanha diminuta de três tiras ondadas de prata e azul. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "ESTOI".

Flag: branca. Cordão e borlas de prata e vermelho. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: "Junta de Freguesia de Estoi - Faro"

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 646/2008, Diário da República n.º 122/2008, Série II de 2008-06-26 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Estói). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
RUA DO PÉ DA CRUZ, Nº 71
ESTOI
8005-469 FARO
Email
geral@jf-estoi.pt

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

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026