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

Assentiz had 2.600 residents in the 2021 Census, 34,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 9,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Torres Novas.

Population (inh.)
  • 940 – 1.428
  • 1.666 – 1.757
  • 2.021 – 2.600
  • 2.602 – 4.990
  • 8.020 – 8.087
Density (inh./km²)
  • 40,4 – 44,7
  • 61,9 – 68,3
  • 79,2 – 89,4
  • 204,0 – 342,5
  • 364,7 – 407,3
Area (km²)
  • 4,1 – 10,5
  • 14,6 – 22,0
  • 29,6 – 32,8
  • 35,4 – 39,3
  • 39,7 – 42,1
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Torres Novas

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Assentiz2.60032,8279,2
2Chancelaria1.42835,3740,4
3Meia Via1.6664,09407,3
4Pedrógão1.75739,3444,7
5Riachos4.99014,57342,5
6União das freguesias de Brogueira, Parceiros de Igreja e Alcorochel2.60242,0761,9
7União das freguesias de Olaia e Paço2.02129,5868,3
8União das freguesias de Torres Novas (Santa Maria, Salvador e Santiago)8.08739,65204,0
9União das freguesias de Torres Novas (São Pedro), Lapas e Ribeira Branca8.02021,99364,7
10Zibreira94010,5189,4
Code (DTMNFR)
141902
Resident population (2021)
2.600
Area
32,82 km²
Density
79,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
7,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th of 10

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
1.262 (48,5%)
Women
1.338 (51,5%)
Portuguese nationality
2.556 (98,3%)
Foreign nationality
44 (1,7%)
Ageing index
302,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.085
Average household size *
2,37 people
Dwellings
1.919
Classic family dwellings
1.918
Buildings
1.906
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,4% (239)
Unemployment rate *
5,13% (H 4,56% · M 5,76%)
Active / employed population
1.034 / 981

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 293 (11,3%); 15-24 years: 202 (7,8%); 25-64 years: 1.218 (46,8%); 65+ years: 887 (34,1%)0-14293 · 11,3%15-24202 · 7,8%25-641.218 · 46,8%65+887 · 34,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.600).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years293154139
15-24 years20211092
25-64 years1.218609609
65+ years887389498

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

Chancelaria · União das freguesias de Madalena e Beselga (Tomar) · União das freguesias de Olaia e Paço · Nossa Senhora das Misericórdias (Ourém) · Alburitel (Ourém) · Paialvo (Tomar)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Torres Novas
9,7 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
2.392
Voters
1.523
Turnout
63,67% (2021: 65,90%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
GIFA
Grupo Independentes Freguesia de Assentis		1.15375,71%8
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		21914,38%1
Blank votes1117,29%
Null votes402,63%

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

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 da Carvoa
Assentis (TORRES NOVAS)
2350-012 ASSENTIS
Telephone
249790368
Fax
249790368
Email
junta.assentis.tnv@sapo.pt
Website
www.juntaassentistnv.wixsite.com/juntadeassentis

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

More information

Coordinates
39,58861, -8,51361
Wikipedia
Assentiz (Torres Novas)
Wikidata
Q741147

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