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

Luz had 4.355 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 18,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 6,3 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)
080703
Resident population (2021)
4.355
Area
21,78 km²
Density
200,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
13,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd 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
2.112 (48,5%)
Women
2.243 (51,5%)
Portuguese nationality
2.652 (60,9%)
Foreign nationality
1.703 (39,1%)
Ageing index
254,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.911
Average household size *
2,23 people
Dwellings
5.189
Classic family dwellings
5.179
Buildings
3.533
Buildings with 7 or more floors
3
With higher education (15+)
18,8% (723)
Unemployment rate *
10,83% (H 10,04% · M 11,62%)
Active / employed population
1.662 / 1.482

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 514 (11,8%); 15-24 years: 341 (7,8%); 25-64 years: 2.194 (50,4%); 65+ years: 1.306 (30,0%)0-14514 · 11,8%15-24341 · 7,8%25-642.194 · 50,4%65+1.306 · 30,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (4.355).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years514258256
15-24 years341185156
25-64 years2.1941.0231.171
65+ years1.306646660

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

Barão de São João · São Gonçalo de Lagos · Budens (Vila do Bispo) · Barão de São Miguel (Vila do Bispo)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Lagos
6,3 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
2.611
Voters
1.334
Turnout
51,09% (2021: 43,94%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		56742,50%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS		32324,21%2
CH
CHEGA		24618,44%2
NC.PAN
LAGOS COM FUTURO		947,05%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		634,72%0
Blank votes312,32%
Null votes100,75%

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 25 de Abril, N.º 35
Luz (LAGOS)
8600-174 LUZ
Telephone
282789722
Fax
282789722
Email
geral@freguesia-luz.pt
Website
www.freguesia-luz.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
37,08607, -8,72883
Wikipedia
Luz (Lagos)
Wikidata
Q1013287

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