Cardigos

2021 Census in detail

Men

460 (47,7%)

Women

505 (52,3%)

Portuguese nationality

900 (93,3%)

Foreign nationality

65 (6,7%)

Ageing index

734,4 elderly per 100 young people

Private households

440

Average household size *

2,07 people

Dwellings

1.094

Classic family dwellings

1.091

Buildings

1.069

Buildings with 7 or more floors

0

With higher education (15+)

8,5% (77)

Unemployment rate *

4,05% (H 2,87% · M 5,74%)

Active / employed population

296 / 284

Population by age group

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

União das freguesias de Proença-a-Nova e Peral (Proença-a-Nova) · Amêndoa · São João do Peso (Vila de Rei) · União das freguesias de Cumeada e Marmeleiro (Sertã) · Vila de Rei (Vila de Rei) · Carvoeiro

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Mação

11,0 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

808

Voters

576

Turnout

71,29% (2021: 66,09%)

Seats

7

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

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.

Services and territory

Education · Emergencies · Health · Fire services · Citizen desks · Climate · Rents · Codes · Bodies

Education

Infoescolas 2020 (DGEEC) lists 3 schools in the municipality of Mação. The source names the municipality, not the parish.

• Escola Básica de Carvoeiro, Mação — Código DGEEC 1413986. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
• Escola Básica de Mação — Código DGEEC 1413715. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
• Escola Básica e Secundária de Mação — Código DGEEC 1413450. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico, secundário profissional. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.

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There are no higher-education units (DGEEC) with an address in this municipality.

Bank branches are left out: there is no republishable national open list. NHS hospitals appear below when the official name includes the municipality. Fire services exist only for Lisbon (CML POI).

Emergency contacts

Linha SNS 24

808 24 24 24

Número europeu de emergência

112

National numbers, the same in every parish. Confirmado na página oficial de SNS 24. Source: SNS 24; INEM.

NHS hospitals

No NHS institution with this municipality in the official name. See the national list in the catalogue.

Fire services

No fire stations in this municipality in the open list we republish. Only Lisbon publishes a usable POI (CC0); INE series are counts, not directories. See what exists in the catalogue.

Citizen shops and desks

AMA service points in the municipality (rows linked to this parish first when the locality matches):

• Espaço Cidadão de Cardigos — Horário: 2ª a 6ª das 09:00 às 15:00 · Praça José de Oliveira Tavares Júnior, n,º 15 6120-214 Mação 6120-214

There are 4 in the municipality in total.

See all in the catalogue

Source: AMA / dados.gov.pt (CC BY).

Climate

1991–2020 climate normals for the station Alvega (IPMA no. 812), 26,9 km in a straight line from the geometric centre of the parish. Temperature and precipitation are those of the station.

Source: IPMA, ficha da normal climatológica, período 1991-2020. Climate region: Lisboa e Vale do Tejo. Station altitude: 51,0 m. Distance calculated between the CAOP2025 centroid and the coordinates published by IPMA.

Rent and cost of living

INE does not publish the median rent for this parish (indicator 0014773, 2025 geography).

The consumer price index is national, not by parish. Year-on-year change in Agosto de 2026: 3,3% (INE 0014648).

Source: INE, indicador 0014773 (CC BY 4.0), Local housing rent statistics, 2026 methodology. Reference year 2025. IPC: indicator 0014648.

Postcodes and telephone

Postcode of the parish-council address: 6120-214 (Rua da Misericórdia, Cardigos (MAÇÂO), 6120-214 CARDIGOS).

Geographic telephone code of the district/region seat (Santarém): 243. It is not exclusive to this parish.

We do not republish the full CTT postcode database. The parish council telephone is 274866377.

Public bodies

Junta de Cardigos — Rua da Misericórdia, Cardigos (MAÇÂO), 6120-214 CARDIGOS · 6120-214 · 274866377 · [email protected] · http://www.cardigos.pt

Câmara Municipal de Mação — Presidente: José Fernando Mendes Martins · Rua Padre António Pereira de Figueiredo, 6120-750 Mação · 6120-750 · 241577200 · [email protected] · https://www.cm-macao.pt

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