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

Almoster had 1.603 residents in the 2021 Census, 32,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 13,1 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)
141606
Resident population (2021)
1.603
Area
40,82 km²
Density
39,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th 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
775 (48,3%)
Women
828 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
1.561 (97,4%)
Foreign nationality
42 (2,6%)
Ageing index
318,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
639
Average household size *
2,37 people
Dwellings
1.210
Classic family dwellings
1.207
Buildings
1.203
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,0% (173)
Unemployment rate *
7,67% (H 7,37% · M 8,04%)
Active / employed population
639 / 590

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 164 (10,2%); 15-24 years: 153 (9,5%); 25-64 years: 763 (47,6%); 65+ years: 523 (32,6%)0-14164 · 10,2%15-24153 · 9,5%25-64763 · 47,6%65+523 · 32,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.603).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1648678
15-24 years1537677
25-64 years763384379
65+ years523229294

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

União das freguesias de Marmeleira e Assentiz (Rio Maior) · União das freguesias de Manique do Intendente, Vila Nova de São Pedro e Maçussa (Azambuja) · Póvoa da Isenta · União das freguesias de Azambujeira e Malaqueijo (Rio Maior) · Moçarria · Vila Chã de Ourique (Cartaxo) · União das freguesias do Cartaxo e Vale da Pinta (Cartaxo) · União de freguesias da cidade de Santarém

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Santarém
13,1 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
1.437
Voters
905
Turnout
62,98% (2021: 57,82%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		49254,36%6
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS		26128,84%3
CH
CHEGA		748,18%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		606,63%0
Blank votes111,22%
Null votes70,77%

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
Largo do Mosteiro
Almoster (SANTARÉM)
2005-111 ALMOSTER
Telephone
243491404
Fax
243491404
Email
geral@junta-almoster.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,24167, -8,79333
Wikipedia
Almoster (Santarém)
Wikidata
Q953649

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