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Parish of the municipality of Odemira (Odemira), district of Beja.

Vale de Santiago had 417 residents in the 2021 Census, 37,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 25,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Odemira.

Population (inh.)
  • 374 – 442
  • 633 – 922
  • 995 – 1.883
  • 1.975 – 3.373
  • 5.660 – 8.699
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,9 – 5,9
  • 6,3 – 7,6
  • 8,3 – 12,8
  • 25,1 – 27,9
  • 52,2 – 74,0
Area (km²)
  • 37,9 – 65,9
  • 76,5 – 94,4
  • 103,5 – 121,0
  • 144,2 – 155,4
  • 163,7 – 347,3
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of Odemira

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Bicos44252,618,4
2Boavista dos Pinheiros1.97537,8552,2
3Colos784103,487,6
4Longueira/Almograve2.33491,6925,5
5Luzianes-Gare37494,364,0
6Relíquias995120,088,3
7Sabóia922155,425,9
8Santa Clara-a-Velha633163,673,9
9São Luís1.883146,6512,8
10São Martinho das Amoreiras1.047144,177,3
11São Salvador e Santa Maria3.373121,0027,9
12São Teotónio8.699347,2525,1
13Vale de Santiago41765,896,3
14Vila Nova de Milfontes5.66076,4874,0
Code (DTMNFR)
021125
Resident population (2021)
417
Area
65,89 km²
Density
6,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
13th of 14

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
206 (49,4%)
Women
211 (50,6%)
Portuguese nationality
406 (97,4%)
Foreign nationality
11 (2,6%)
Ageing index
713,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
196
Dwellings
460
Classic family dwellings
459
Buildings
458
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,1% (24)
Unemployment rate †
4,35%
Active / employed population
161 / 154

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 22 (5,3%); 15-24 years: 31 (7,4%); 25-64 years: 207 (49,6%); 65+ years: 157 (37,6%)0-1422 · 5,3%15-2431 · 7,4%25-64207 · 49,6%65+157 · 37,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (417).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years221012
15-24 years311417
25-64 years207105102
65+ years1577780

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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 Panoias e Conceição (Ourique) · Bicos · Colos · Santa Luzia (Ourique) · Alvalade (Santiago do Cacém) · São Domingos (Santiago do Cacém)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Odemira
25,4 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
376
Voters
281
Turnout
74,73%
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		15354,45%4
PS
Partido Socialista		11340,21%3
Blank votes41,42%
Null votes113,91%

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

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 da Igreja, N.º 36
Vale de Santiago (ODEMIRA)
7630-698 VALE DE SANTIAGO
Telephone
283691327
Email
freguesiadevaledesantiago@gmail.com

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

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026