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

Riachos had 4.990 residents in the 2021 Census, 29,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 14,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 8,4 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)
141910
Resident population (2021)
4.990
Area
14,57 km²
Density
342,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
14,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd 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
2.369 (47,5%)
Women
2.621 (52,5%)
Portuguese nationality
4.899 (98,2%)
Foreign nationality
91 (1,8%)
Ageing index
233,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.978
Average household size *
2,46 people
Dwellings
2.557
Classic family dwellings
2.547
Buildings
2.166
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
14,6% (637)
Unemployment rate *
5,46% (H 4,61% · M 6,27%)
Active / employed population
2.125 / 2.009

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 624 (12,5%); 15-24 years: 492 (9,9%); 25-64 years: 2.418 (48,5%); 65+ years: 1.456 (29,2%)0-14624 · 12,5%15-24492 · 9,9%25-642.418 · 48,5%65+1.456 · 29,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (4.990).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years624334290
15-24 years492242250
25-64 years2.4181.1601.258
65+ years1.456633823

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 (Santa Maria, Salvador e Santiago) · Golegã (Golegã) · União das freguesias de Brogueira, Parceiros de Igreja e Alcorochel · Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Entroncamento) · Meia Via · Azinhaga (Golegã) · São João Baptista (Entroncamento)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Torres Novas
8,4 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
4.436
Voters
2.581
Turnout
58,18% (2021: 51,53%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		1.23247,73%6
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - Tempo de Avançar!		56721,97%2
CH
CHEGA		32312,51%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1495,77%0
MPNT
Movimento P`la Nossa Terra		1325,11%0
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda		1104,26%0
Blank votes291,12%
Null votes391,51%

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
Rua José Castello Lopes, N.º 1
Riachos (TORRES NOVAS)
2350-291 RIACHOS
Telephone
249829115
Fax
249829115
Email
freguesia.riachos@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
39,44528, -8,51417
Wikipedia
Riachos
Wikidata
Q2053110

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