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

Ameixial had 381 residents in the 2021 Census, 49,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 16,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Loulé.

Population (inh.)
  • 381 – 814
  • 1.016 – 1.746
  • 2.448 – 4.789
  • 6.807 – 11.291
  • 17.930 – 24.420
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,1 – 18,5
  • 19,3 – 20,5
  • 51,4 – 103,6
  • 108,6 – 181,2
  • 388,1 – 639,9
Area (km²)
  • 15,8 – 38,2
  • 46,2 – 46,2
  • 52,7 – 62,3
  • 62,7 – 94,3
  • 123,9 – 187,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 parishes of Loulé

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Almancil11.29162,30181,2
2Alte1.74694,3318,5
3Ameixial381123,853,1
4Benafim1.01652,6919,3
5Boliqueime4.78946,21103,6
6Loulé (São Clemente)17.93046,20388,1
7Loulé (São Sebastião)6.80762,70108,6
8Quarteira24.42038,16639,9
9Querença69033,6620,5
10Salir2.448187,7513,0
11Tôr81415,8351,4
Code (DTMNFR)
080803
Resident population (2021)
381
Area
123,85 km²
Density
3,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
0,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
11th of 11

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
201 (52,8%)
Women
180 (47,2%)
Portuguese nationality
357 (93,7%)
Foreign nationality
24 (6,3%)
Ageing index
730,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
175
Average household size *
2,01 people
Dwellings
510
Classic family dwellings
509
Buildings
506
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,5% (23)
Unemployment rate *
7,09% (H 5,33% · M 9,62%)
Active / employed population
127 / 118

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 26 (6,8%); 15-24 years: 8 (2,1%); 25-64 years: 157 (41,2%); 65+ years: 190 (49,9%)0-1426 · 6,8%15-248 · 2,1%25-64157 · 41,2%65+190 · 49,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (381).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years261115
15-24 years862
25-64 years1578770
65+ years1909793

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

Santa Cruz (Almodôvar) · Salir · Cachopo (Tavira) · Martim Longo (Alcoutim) · São Barnabé (Almodôvar)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Loulé
16,7 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
323
Voters
246
Turnout
76,16% (2021: 75,49%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
TPA
Todos pelo Ameixial		21888,62%7
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		72,85%0
Blank votes104,07%
Null votes114,47%

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

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 de São Pedro, N.º 2
Ameixial (LOULÉ)
8100-050 AMEIXIAL
Telephone
289847169
Fax
289847169
Email
freguesiaameixial@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
37,36417, -7,96361
Wikipedia
Ameixial (Loulé)
Wikidata
Q2218903

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