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

Alcanede had 3.970 residents in the 2021 Census, 29,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 10 parishes and its centroid is 12,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Santarém.

Population (inh.)
  • 485 – 965
  • 980 – 1.045
  • 1.246 – 1.616
  • 2.154 – 2.744
  • 2.755 – 30.017
Density (inh./km²)
  • 28,2 – 37,5
  • 39,3 – 61,4
  • 63,0 – 75,5
  • 78,4 – 117,4
  • 256,5 – 540,8
Area (km²)
  • 5,6 – 11,5
  • 12,0 – 15,9
  • 21,5 – 32,5
  • 33,3 – 43,6
  • 49,2 – 105,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 19 parishes of Santarém

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Abitureiras88823,6937,5
2Abrã98022,4443,7
3Alcanede3.970105,8337,5
4Alcanhões1.34411,45117,4
5Almoster1.60340,8239,3
6Amiais de Baixo1.6166,30256,5
7Arneiro das Milhariças73812,0261,4
8Gançaria4855,5986,8
9Moçarria96512,1279,6
10Pernes1.24615,8978,4
11Póvoa da Isenta1.04513,9075,2
12São Vicente do Paul1.61649,1632,9
13União das freguesias de Achete, Azoia de Baixo e Póvoa de Santarém2.74443,5563,0
14União das freguesias de Azoia de Cima e Tremês2.15433,2964,7
15União das freguesias de Casével e Vaqueiros1.03736,7828,2
16União das freguesias de Romeira e Várzea2.45032,4575,5
17União de freguesias da cidade de Santarém30.01755,51540,8
18Vale de Figueira1.00921,5446,8
19Vale de Santarém2.75510,20270,1
Code (DTMNFR)
141604
Resident population (2021)
3.970
Area
105,83 km²
Density
37,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd of 19

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
1.946 (49,0%)
Women
2.024 (51,0%)
Portuguese nationality
3.829 (96,4%)
Foreign nationality
141 (3,6%)
Ageing index
254,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.606
Average household size *
2,43 people
Dwellings
2.493
Classic family dwellings
2.491
Buildings
2.378
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,2% (287)
Unemployment rate *
3,75% (H 3,85% · M 3,64%)
Active / employed population
1.705 / 1.641

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 461 (11,6%); 15-24 years: 372 (9,4%); 25-64 years: 1.962 (49,4%); 65+ years: 1.175 (29,6%)0-14461 · 11,6%15-24372 · 9,4%25-641.962 · 49,4%65+1.175 · 29,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.970).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years461237224
15-24 years372199173
25-64 years1.9621.008954
65+ years1.175502673

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

Abrã · União das freguesias de Arrimal e Mendiga (Porto de Mós) · União das freguesias de Azoia de Cima e Tremês · Alcobertas (Rio Maior) · União das freguesias de Outeiro da Cortiçada e Arruda dos Pisões (Rio Maior) · Fráguas (Rio Maior) · Gançaria · São Bento (Porto de Mós) · União das freguesias de Malhou, Louriceira e Espinheiro (Alcanena) · Abitureiras

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Santarém
12,2 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
3.600
Voters
2.169
Turnout
60,25% (2021: 56,63%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS		1.05448,59%5
PS
Partido Socialista		60127,71%2
CH
CHEGA		40818,81%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		281,29%0
Blank votes482,21%
Null votes301,38%

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
Largo Dom Afonso Henriques, N.º 2
Alcanede (SANTARÉM)
2025-045 ALCANEDE
Telephone
243400313
Fax
243400036
Email
geral@jfalcanede.pt
Website
www.jf-alcanede.pt

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

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata)
Virgem Maria
Coordinates
39,41389, -8,82333
Wikipedia
Alcanede
Wikidata
Q1749915

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