Alvor
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Parish of the municipality of Portimão (Portimão), district of Faro.
Alvor had 6.314 residents in the 2021 Census, 24,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 20,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 5,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Portimão.
- 4.313
- 6.314
- 49.218
- 47,3
- 414,0
- 650,5
- 15,3
- 75,7
- 91,2
The 3 parishes of Portimão
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| # | Parish | Population | Area (km²) | Inhab./km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvor | 6.314 | 15,25 | 414,0 |
| 2 | Mexilhoeira Grande | 4.313 | 91,15 | 47,3 |
| 3 | Portimão | 49.218 | 75,66 | 650,5 |
- Code (DTMNFR)
- 081101
- Resident population (2021)
- 6.314
- Area
- 15,25 km²
- Density
- 414,0 inh./km²
- Share of the municipality (population)
- 10,6%
- Rank in the municipality (population)
- 2nd of 3
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
- 3.084 (48,8%)
- Women
- 3.230 (51,2%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 5.482 (86,8%)
- Foreign nationality
- 831 (13,2%)
- Stateless
- 1 (less than 0.1%)
- Ageing index
- 184,8 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.622
- Average household size *
- 2,37 people
- Dwellings
- 7.518
- Classic family dwellings
- 7.505
- Buildings
- 3.190
- Buildings with 7 or more floors
- 19
- With higher education (15+)
- 20,5% (1.121)
- Unemployment rate *
- 13,24% (H 14,22% · M 12,19%)
- Active / employed population
- 2.727 / 2.366
Population by age group
| Age group | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 846 | 444 | 402 |
| 15-24 years | 629 | 332 | 297 |
| 25-64 years | 3.276 | 1.590 | 1.686 |
| 65+ years | 1.563 | 718 | 845 |
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
Portimão · Mexilhoeira Grande · Odiáxere (Lagos)
- Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Portimão
- 5,6 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
- 5.472
- Voters
- 3.020
- Turnout
- 55,19% (2021: 46,83%)
- Seats
- 13
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS Partido Socialista | 1.381 | 45,73% | 7 |
| CH CHEGA | 682 | 22,58% | 3 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL Coligação PSD.CDS.IL Portimão 2025 | 677 | 22,42% | 3 |
| BE.L Unidos Por Portimão | 106 | 3,51% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária | 86 | 2,85% | 0 |
| Blank votes | 57 | 1,89% | |
| Null votes | 31 | 1,03% |
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 Zozimo de Alvor, Nº 1
Alvor (PORTIMÃO)
8500-034 ALVOR - Telephone
- 282459326
- Fax
- 282458794
- geral@jfalvor.pt
- Website
- www.jf-alvor.pt
Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.
More information
- Patron saint (Wikidata)
- Jesus
- Coordinates
- 37,12871, -8,59394
- Official website
- www.jf-alvor.pt
- Wikipedia
- Alvor
- Wikidata
- Q449552
Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.
Services and territory
Education · Emergencies · Health · Fire services · Citizen desks · Climate · Rents · Codes · Bodies
Education
Infoescolas 2020 (DGEEC) lists 23 schools in the municipality of Portimão. The source names the municipality, not the parish.
- Colégio João Paulo II — Código DGEEC 811145. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Colégio da Penina — Código DGEEC 811517. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Colégio do Rio, Lda. — Código DGEEC 811295. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica Coca Maravilhas, Portimão — Código DGEEC 811239. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica D. João II, Alvor, Portimão — Código DGEEC 811902. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica D. Martinho de Castelo Branco, Portimão — Código DGEEC 811674. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica Eng. Nuno Mergulhão, Portimão — Código DGEEC 811550. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica José Sobral, Mexilhoeira Grande, Portimão — Código DGEEC 811049. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica Júdice Fialho, Portimão — Código DGEEC 811445. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica Major David Neto, Portimão — Código DGEEC 811234. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica Prof. José Buísel, Portimão — Código DGEEC 811868. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Alvor, Portimão — Código DGEEC 811939. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Chão das Donas, Portimão — Código DGEEC 811781. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Montes de Alvor, Portimão — Código DGEEC 811421. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica de Pedra Mourinha, Portimão — Código DGEEC 811631. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
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See all schools in the municipality
2 higher-education units (universities and polytechnics, DGEEC) with an address in this municipality:
- Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes — Ensino Superior Privado - Universitário · Rua Dr. Estêvão de Vasconcelos, 33 A 8500-656
- Universidade do Algarve - Escola Superior de Gestão, Hotelaria e Turismo (Portimão) — Ensino Superior Público - Politécnico · Largo Eng.º Sárrea Prado, n.º 21 8501-859 · 282417641;282418036
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 Alvor — Horário: 2ª a 6ª das 09:30 às 12:30 e das 14:00 às 17:30 · Junta de Freguesia de Alvor - Urb, Rossio de S, Pedro - Rua da Dourada 8500-081 Portimão 8500-081
There are 3 in the municipality in total.
Source: AMA / dados.gov.pt (CC BY).
Climate
1991–2020 climate normals for the station Sagres / Quartel da Marinha (IPMA no. 533), 35,5 km in a straight line from the geometric centre of the parish. Temperature and precipitation are those of the station.
| Month | Mean temp. (°C) | Maximum (°C) | Minimum (°C) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12,3 | 16,1 | 8,5 | 53,3 |
| Feb | 12,6 | 16,3 | 8,8 | 48,5 |
| Mar | 14,2 | 17,8 | 10,6 | 48,8 |
| Apr | 15,5 | 19,1 | 12,0 | 34,7 |
| May | 17,7 | 21,5 | 13,9 | 22,1 |
| Jun | 20,0 | 23,9 | 16,2 | 3,7 |
| Jul | 21,1 | 25,2 | 17,0 | 1,0 |
| Aug | 21,7 | 25,9 | 17,4 | 1,5 |
| Sep | 20,8 | 24,9 | 16,7 | 18,5 |
| Oct | 18,7 | 22,4 | 15,0 | 61,4 |
| Nov | 15,3 | 19,0 | 11,7 | 82,0 |
| Dec | 13,5 | 17,0 | 9,9 | 75,2 |
| Year | 17,0 | — | — | 450,5 |
Source: IPMA, ficha da normal climatológica, período 1991-2020. Climate region: Alentejo Litoral e Barlavento Algarvio. Station altitude: 22,9 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).
In the municipality of Portimão the median value in 2025 is 11,37 €/m². This figure is for the municipality.
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: 8500-034 (Rua Zozimo de Alvor, Nº 1, Alvor (PORTIMÃO), 8500-034 ALVOR).
Geographic telephone code of the district/region seat (Faro): 289. It is not exclusive to this parish.
We do not republish the full CTT postcode database. The parish council telephone is 282459326.
Public bodies
Junta de Alvor — Rua Zozimo de Alvor, Nº 1, Alvor (PORTIMÃO), 8500-034 ALVOR · 8500-034 · 282459326 · [email protected] · http://www.jf-alvor.pt/
Câmara Municipal de Portimão — Presidente: Álvaro Miguel Bila · Praça 1º de Maio, 8500-543 Portimão · 8500-543 · 282470700 · [email protected] · https://www.cm-portimao.pt
Other parish councils of the municipality in the catalogue · Catalogue filtered by Portimão
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026