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Loulé (São Clemente)

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

Loulé (São Clemente) had 17.930 residents in the 2021 Census, 21,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 20,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 10,2 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)
080808
Resident population (2021)
17.930
Area
46,20 km²
Density
388,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
24,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd 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
8.474 (47,3%)
Women
9.456 (52,7%)
Portuguese nationality
16.177 (90,2%)
Foreign nationality
1.753 (9,8%)
Ageing index
142,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
7.223
Average household size *
2,46 people
Dwellings
10.527
Classic family dwellings
10.521
Buildings
5.553
Buildings with 7 or more floors
79
With higher education (15+)
20,3% (3.102)
Unemployment rate *
8,16% (H 7,55% · M 8,73%)
Active / employed population
8.784 / 8.067

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 2.650 (14,8%); 15-24 years: 1.774 (9,9%); 25-64 years: 9.734 (54,3%); 65+ years: 3.772 (21,0%)0-142.650 · 14,8%15-241.774 · 9,9%25-649.734 · 54,3%65+3.772 · 21,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (17.930).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years2.6501.3521.298
15-24 years1.774916858
25-64 years9.7344.5495.185
65+ years3.7721.6572.115

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 Bárbara de Nexe (Faro) · Loulé (São Sebastião) · Almancil · São Brás de Alportel (São Brás de Alportel) · Querença · Tôr · Quarteira

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Loulé
10,2 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
16.065
Voters
8.236
Turnout
51,27% (2021: 42,51%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL
FAZER MELHOR		3.51242,64%6
PS
Partido Socialista		2.88234,99%5
CH
CHEGA		1.21114,70%2
BE.L
Unidos por Loulé		2342,84%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1762,14%0
Blank votes1261,53%
Null votes951,15%

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

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 Geraldino Brites
Loulé (São Clemente)
8100-583 LOULÉ
Telephone
289463205
Fax
289412979
Email
geral@jf-sclemente-loule.pt
Website
www.jf-sclemente-loule.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
37,13306, -8,01444
Wikipedia
São Clemente (Loulé)
Wikidata
Q2652569

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