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

Vimeiro had 1.565 residents in the 2021 Census, 27,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 6,8 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)
110808
Resident population (2021)
1.565
Area
7,08 km²
Density
221,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th 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
763 (48,8%)
Women
802 (51,2%)
Portuguese nationality
1.481 (94,6%)
Foreign nationality
84 (5,4%)
Ageing index
210,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
625
Average household size *
2,34 people
Dwellings
956
Classic family dwellings
954
Buildings
765
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,0% (150)
Unemployment rate *
7,02% (H 5,03% · M 9,04%)
Active / employed population
712 / 662

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 207 (13,2%); 15-24 years: 146 (9,3%); 25-64 years: 776 (49,6%); 65+ years: 436 (27,9%)0-14207 · 13,2%15-24146 · 9,3%25-64776 · 49,6%65+436 · 27,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.565).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years20712384
15-24 years1467571
25-64 years776376400
65+ years436189247

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 · A dos Cunhados (Torres Vedras) · União das freguesias de Miragaia e Marteleira · Maceira (Torres Vedras) · União das freguesias de Campelos e Outeiro da Cabeça (Torres Vedras)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Lourinhã
6,8 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
1.297
Voters
799
Turnout
61,60% (2021: 55,81%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		28035,04%3
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD LOURINHÃ - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS		25231,54%3
CH
CHEGA		21126,41%3
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		212,63%0
Blank votes162,00%
Null votes192,38%

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 Raimundo Apolinário Ferreira, N.º 1
Vimeiro (LOURINHÃ)
2530-844 VIMEIRO
Telephone
261984211
Fax
261984211
Email
geral@jfvimeiro.pt
Website
jfvimeiro.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,17778, -9,31778
Wikipedia
Vimeiro (Lourinhã)
Wikidata
Q1932382

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