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Parish of the municipality of Lourinhã (Lourinhã), district of Lisboa.

Ribamar had 2.160 residents in the 2021 Census, 20,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 7,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Lourinhã.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.486 – 1.506
  • 1.565 – 1.671
  • 1.820 – 2.031
  • 2.160 – 3.479
  • 10.522
Density (inh./km²)
  • 67,3 – 74,9
  • 95,3 – 178,7
  • 221,1 – 244,3
  • 269,6 – 270,1
  • 353,5
Area (km²)
  • 6,1 – 7,1
  • 7,5 – 7,5
  • 15,6 – 19,5
  • 20,1 – 24,8
  • 39,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 9 parishes of Lourinhã

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Atalaia1.8207,45244,3
2Lourinhã10.52239,03269,6
3Moita dos Ferreiros1.67124,8367,3
4Reguengo Grande1.48615,5995,3
5Ribamar2.1606,11353,5
6Santa Bárbara2.0317,52270,1
7União das freguesias de Miragaia e Marteleira3.47919,47178,7
8União das freguesias de São Bartolomeu dos Galegos e Moledo1.50620,1074,9
9Vimeiro1.5657,08221,1
Code (DTMNFR)
110810
Resident population (2021)
2.160
Area
6,11 km²
Density
353,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
8,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 9

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
1.073 (49,7%)
Women
1.087 (50,3%)
Portuguese nationality
2.086 (96,6%)
Foreign nationality
74 (3,4%)
Ageing index
140,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
868
Average household size *
2,49 people
Dwellings
1.308
Classic family dwellings
1.305
Buildings
967
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,3% (209)
Unemployment rate *
5,50% (H 5,01% · M 6,04%)
Active / employed population
1.019 / 963

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 315 (14,6%); 15-24 years: 233 (10,8%); 25-64 years: 1.170 (54,2%); 65+ years: 442 (20,5%)0-14315 · 14,6%15-24233 · 10,8%25-641.170 · 54,2%65+442 · 20,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.160).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years315173142
15-24 years233118115
25-64 years1.170588582
65+ years442194248

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 · Maceira (Torres Vedras) · Atalaia

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Lourinhã
7,2 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
1.947
Voters
1.193
Turnout
61,27% (2021: 53,86%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD LOURINHÃ - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS		57648,28%5
PS
Partido Socialista		38131,94%3
CH
CHEGA		19216,09%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		161,34%0
Blank votes141,17%
Null votes141,17%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Av.ª 25 de Abril, N.º 25
Ribamar (LOURINHÃ)
2530-627 RIBAMAR
Telephone
261461298
Fax
261461584
Email
freguesia@jf-ribamar.pt
Website
www.jf-ribamar.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,20250, -9,33250
Wikipedia
Ribamar (Lourinhã)
Wikidata
Q990177

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