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Parish of the municipality of Sobral de Monte Agraço (Sobral de Monte Agraço), district of Lisboa.

Sapataria had 3.288 residents in the 2021 Census, 18,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 15,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 4,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Sobral de Monte Agraço.

Population (inh.)
  • 3.288
  • 3.485
  • 3.767
Density (inh./km²)
  • 129,9
  • 228,3
  • 400,6
Area (km²)
  • 8,7
  • 14,4
  • 29,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 3 parishes of Sobral de Monte Agraço

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Santo Quintino3.76729,00129,9
2Sapataria3.28814,40228,3
3Sobral de Monte Agraço3.4858,70400,6
Code (DTMNFR)
111202
Resident population (2021)
3.288
Area
14,40 km²
Density
228,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
31,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd 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
1.610 (49,0%)
Women
1.678 (51,0%)
Portuguese nationality
3.144 (95,6%)
Foreign nationality
144 (4,4%)
Ageing index
102,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.211
Average household size *
2,64 people
Dwellings
1.585
Classic family dwellings
1.581
Buildings
1.319
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
15,5% (420)
Unemployment rate *
4,89% (H 4,72% · M 5,06%)
Active / employed population
1.595 / 1.517

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 577 (17,5%); 15-24 years: 349 (10,6%); 25-64 years: 1.771 (53,9%); 65+ years: 591 (18,0%)0-14577 · 17,5%15-24349 · 10,6%25-641.771 · 53,9%65+591 · 18,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.288).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years577307270
15-24 years349166183
25-64 years1.771881890
65+ years591256335

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

Milharado (Mafra) · União das freguesias de Enxara do Bispo, Gradil e Vila Franca do Rosário (Mafra) · Arranhó (Arruda dos Vinhos) · Santo Quintino · Sobral de Monte Agraço · União das freguesias de Venda do Pinheiro e Santo Estêvão das Galés (Mafra)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Sobral de Monte Agraço
4,3 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
2.659
Voters
1.714
Turnout
64,46% (2021: 59,03%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
Movimento Independente
Movimento Independente - Move-te Pela Freguesia		75043,76%4
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		31118,14%2
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM.MPT
Sobral Pode Mais		23213,54%1
PS
Partido Socialista		19111,14%1
CH
CHEGA		17610,27%1
Blank votes291,69%
Null votes251,46%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: Movimento Independente.

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 25 de Abril, N.º 7
Sapataria
2590-430 SOBRAL DE MONTE AGRAÇO
Telephone
261786325
Fax
261785087
Email
geral@jf-sapataria.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
38,97188, -9,20195
Wikipedia
Sapataria
Wikidata
Q2119190

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