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

Bensafrim had 1.513 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 3,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Lagos.

Population (inh.)
  • 932
  • 1.513
  • 3.046
  • 4.355
  • 23.648
Density (inh./km²)
  • 18,0
  • 19,3
  • 95,6
  • 200,0
  • 811,3
Area (km²)
  • 21,8
  • 29,2
  • 31,9
  • 51,9
  • 78,4
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 Lagos

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Barão de São João93251,8518,0
2Bensafrim1.51378,3519,3
3Luz4.35521,78200,0
4Odiáxere3.04631,8595,6
5São Gonçalo de Lagos23.64829,15811,3
Code (DTMNFR)
080710
Resident population (2021)
1.513
Area
78,35 km²
Density
19,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th 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
764 (50,5%)
Women
749 (49,5%)
Portuguese nationality
1.257 (83,1%)
Foreign nationality
256 (16,9%)
Ageing index
289,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
645
Dwellings
1.015
Classic family dwellings
1.009
Buildings
926
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,3% (167)
Unemployment rate †
10,91%
Active / employed population
596 / 531

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 157 (10,4%); 15-24 years: 137 (9,1%); 25-64 years: 764 (50,5%); 65+ years: 455 (30,1%)0-14157 · 10,4%15-24137 · 9,1%25-64764 · 50,5%65+455 · 30,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.513).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1578572
15-24 years1377463
25-64 years764381383
65+ years455224231

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

Barão de São João · Marmelete (Monchique) · Odiáxere · São Gonçalo de Lagos · Bordeira (Aljezur) · Aljezur (Aljezur) · Mexilhoeira Grande (Portimão)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Lagos
3,5 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
1.248
Voters
800
Turnout
64,10%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS		40750,88%5
PS
Partido Socialista		18723,38%2
CH
CHEGA		8811,00%1
NC.PAN
LAGOS COM FUTURO		708,75%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		263,25%0
Blank votes91,13%
Null votes131,63%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.

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 em azul, com um disco arqueológico de ouro, realçado de negro e furado do campo; em chefe, duas armações de moinho de prata, cordoadas do mesmo e vestidas de ouro; em campanha, roda de nora com seus alcatruzes, de prata, realçada de negro. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «BENSAFRIM».

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 Bensafrim - Lagos».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 7/2010, Diário da República n.º 3/2010, Série II de 2010-01-06 (issuer: Freguesia de Bensafrim). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Estrada Nacional 120, n.º 18
Bensafrim
8600-069 Bensafrim
Email
geral@jfbensafrim.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