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Rio de Couros

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Parish of the municipality of Ourém (Ourém), district of Santarém.

Rio de Couros had 1.495 residents in the 2021 Census, 35,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 7,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Ourém.

Population (inh.)
  • 691 – 986
  • 991 – 1.401
  • 1.495 – 1.879
  • 2.087 – 3.226
  • 4.655 – 13.212
Density (inh./km²)
  • 34,4 – 50,2
  • 71,4 – 75,5
  • 82,4 – 94,7
  • 106,4 – 114,5
  • 118,5 – 355,0
Area (km²)
  • 7,8 – 13,0
  • 18,0 – 19,8
  • 20,4 – 21,2
  • 23,2 – 31,1
  • 40,7 – 71,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 16 parishes of Ourém

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alburitel1.06011,1994,7
2Atouguia2.08719,61106,4
3Casal dos Bernardos79723,2034,4
4Caxarias2.13618,03118,5
5Cercal6917,7689,1
6Espite98619,7849,9
7Fátima13.21271,84183,9
8Gondemaria9918,92111,1
9Matas92712,9871,4
10Nossa Senhora da Piedade7.25020,42355,0
11Nossa Senhora das Misericórdias4.65540,67114,5
12Olival1.74521,1982,4
13Rio de Couros1.49520,9171,5
14Seiça1.87924,8875,5
15União das freguesias de Freixianda, Ribeira do Fárrio e Formigais3.22664,2350,2
16Urqueira1.40131,0645,1
Code (DTMNFR)
142128
Resident population (2021)
1.495
Area
20,91 km²
Density
71,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th of 16

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
691 (46,2%)
Women
804 (53,8%)
Portuguese nationality
1.487 (99,5%)
Foreign nationality
8 (0,5%)
Ageing index
375,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
662
Dwellings
1.399
Classic family dwellings
1.398
Buildings
1.384
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,2% (124)
Unemployment rate †
3,21%
Active / employed population
591 / 572

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 140 (9,4%); 15-24 years: 139 (9,3%); 25-64 years: 690 (46,2%); 65+ years: 526 (35,2%)0-14140 · 9,4%15-24139 · 9,3%25-64690 · 46,2%65+526 · 35,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.495).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1406179
15-24 years1396970
25-64 years690326364
65+ years526235291

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

Caxarias · Casal dos Bernardos · União das freguesias de Freixianda, Ribeira do Fárrio e Formigais · Sabacheira (Tomar) · Seiça

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Ourém
7,6 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
1.651
Voters
795
Turnout
48,15%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
OURÉM SEMPRE		64280,75%9
Blank votes11113,96%
Null votes425,28%

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
Rua Gaspar Moreira nº 19
Rio de Couros
2435-530 Rio de Couros
Email
jf.riodecouros@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