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

Zibreira had 940 residents in the 2021 Census, 31,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 14,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 5,8 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)
141916
Resident population (2021)
940
Area
10,51 km²
Density
89,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
10th 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
442 (47,0%)
Women
498 (53,0%)
Portuguese nationality
928 (98,7%)
Foreign nationality
12 (1,3%)
Ageing index
288,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
374
Average household size *
2,37 people
Dwellings
570
Classic family dwellings
567
Buildings
546
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
14,8% (124)
Unemployment rate *
4,77% (H 2,96% · M 6,67%)
Active / employed population
398 / 379

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 103 (11,0%); 15-24 years: 78 (8,3%); 25-64 years: 462 (49,1%); 65+ years: 297 (31,6%)0-14103 · 11,0%15-2478 · 8,3%25-64462 · 49,1%65+297 · 31,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (940).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1035251
15-24 years784038
25-64 years462226236
65+ years297124173

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

Pedrógão · União das freguesias de Torres Novas (Santa Maria, Salvador e Santiago) · União das freguesias de Torres Novas (São Pedro), Lapas e Ribeira Branca · Bugalhos (Alcanena) · Moitas Venda (Alcanena) · União das freguesias de Alcanena e Vila Moreira (Alcanena) · União das freguesias de Brogueira, Parceiros de Igreja e Alcorochel

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Torres Novas
5,8 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
834
Voters
536
Turnout
64,27% (2021: 63,27%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		32059,70%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - Tempo de Avançar!		9317,35%1
MPNT
Movimento P`la Nossa Terra		5410,07%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		478,77%0
Blank votes142,61%
Null votes81,49%

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 da Escola, N.º 3 B
Zibreira (TORRES NOVAS)
2350-848 ZIBREIRA
Telephone
249831380
Fax
249831380
Email
info@jf-zibreira.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,48361, -8,61111
Wikipedia
Zibreira
Wikidata
Q198376

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