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Parish of the municipality of Portalegre (Portalegre), district of Portalegre.

Urra had 1.701 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 6,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Portalegre.

Population (inh.)
  • 543 – 849
  • 1.414
  • 1.701 – 1.731
  • 1.785
  • 14.317
Density (inh./km²)
  • 11,8 – 13,1
  • 16,3
  • 27,1 – 29,9
  • 34,3
  • 606,4
Area (km²)
  • 18,2 – 23,6
  • 50,4
  • 65,9 – 72,2
  • 86,9
  • 130,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 7 parishes of Portalegre

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alagoa54318,1629,9
2Alegrete1.41486,9216,3
3Fortios1.78565,8527,1
4União das freguesias da Sé e São Lourenço14.31723,61606,4
5União das freguesias de Reguengo e São Julião84972,1911,8
6União das freguesias de Ribeira de Nisa e Carreiras1.73150,4334,3
7Urra1.701129,9813,1
Code (DTMNFR)
121410
Resident population (2021)
1.701
Area
129,98 km²
Density
13,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
7,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 7

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
827 (48,6%)
Women
874 (51,4%)
Portuguese nationality
1.688 (99,2%)
Foreign nationality
13 (0,8%)
Ageing index
285,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
708
Average household size *
2,31 people
Dwellings
1.128
Classic family dwellings
1.127
Buildings
1.094
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,5% (159)
Unemployment rate *
5,97% (H 4,75% · M 7,34%)
Active / employed population
754 / 709

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 180 (10,6%); 15-24 years: 144 (8,5%); 25-64 years: 864 (50,8%); 65+ years: 513 (30,2%)0-14180 · 10,6%15-24144 · 8,5%25-64864 · 50,8%65+513 · 30,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.701).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1808496
15-24 years1447767
25-64 years864437427
65+ years513229284

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

Fortios · União das freguesias de Crato e Mártires, Flor da Rosa e Vale do Peso (Crato) · Assumar (Monforte) · Alegrete · Mosteiros (Arronches) · União das freguesias da Sé e São Lourenço · União das freguesias de Reguengo e São Julião · Assunção (Arronches)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Portalegre
6,4 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
1.486
Voters
1.015
Turnout
68,30% (2021: 70,97%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Coligação PSD/CDS		55654,78%6
PS
Partido Socialista		36936,35%3
CH
CHEGA		474,63%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		242,36%0
Blank votes111,08%
Null votes80,79%

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
Bairro dos Apostolos, Lote 32 - A
Urra (PORTALEGRE)
7300-577 URRA
Telephone
245382444
Fax
245382206
Email
jfreg.urra@gmail.com
Website
www.jf-urra.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,22528, -7,40111
Wikipedia
Urra
Wikidata
Q2257721

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