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

Pedrógão had 1.757 residents in the 2021 Census, 31,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 5,3 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)
141909
Resident population (2021)
1.757
Area
39,34 km²
Density
44,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th 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
825 (47,0%)
Women
932 (53,0%)
Portuguese nationality
1.736 (98,8%)
Foreign nationality
21 (1,2%)
Ageing index
289,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
731
Average household size *
2,35 people
Dwellings
1.290
Classic family dwellings
1.289
Buildings
1.266
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,2% (176)
Unemployment rate *
3,87% (H 3,60% · M 4,15%)
Active / employed population
698 / 671

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 188 (10,7%); 15-24 years: 149 (8,5%); 25-64 years: 876 (49,9%); 65+ years: 544 (31,0%)0-14188 · 10,7%15-24149 · 8,5%25-64876 · 49,9%65+544 · 31,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.757).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1888999
15-24 years1497178
25-64 years876442434
65+ years544223321

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 Torres Novas (São Pedro), Lapas e Ribeira Branca · Chancelaria · Zibreira · Minde (Alcanena) · Moitas Venda (Alcanena) · Fátima (Ourém)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Torres Novas
5,3 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
1.760
Voters
1.091
Turnout
61,99% (2021: 59,78%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - Tempo de Avançar!		57953,07%5
PS
Partido Socialista		32229,51%3
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		13912,74%1
Blank votes292,66%
Null votes222,02%

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
Rua Joaquim Cordeiro de Castro, N.º 6
Pedrógão (TORRES NOVAS)
2350-243 PEDRÓGÃO TNV
Telephone
249831421
Email
jfreguesia@jf-pedrogao.pt
Website
www.jf-pedrogao.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,52333, -8,59000
Wikipedia
Pedrógão (Torres Novas)
Wikidata
Q2066917

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