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Parish of the municipality of Torres Vedras (Torres Vedras), district of Lisboa.

Maceira had 1.949 residents in the 2021 Census, 27,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 10,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Torres Vedras.

Population (inh.)
  • 903 – 1.949
  • 2.200 – 2.547
  • 3.222 – 3.631
  • 3.795 – 5.217
  • 9.332 – 27.780
Density (inh./km²)
  • 51,5 – 98,6
  • 104,9 – 135,8
  • 145,4 – 191,2
  • 217,0 – 232,3
  • 263,4 – 444,9
Area (km²)
  • 6,7 – 9,7
  • 13,4 – 23,9
  • 24,7 – 26,0
  • 30,0 – 36,8
  • 38,4 – 62,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 15 parishes of Torres Vedras

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1A dos Cunhados9.61944,33217,0
2Dois Portos1.88436,5851,5
3Freiria2.43613,43181,4
4Maceira1.9498,39232,3
5Ponte do Rol2.5479,67263,4
6Ramalhal3.63136,8498,6
7Runa9036,65135,8
8Santa Maria, São Pedro e Matacães27.78062,44444,9
9Silveira9.33224,97373,7
10São Pedro da Cadeira5.21723,85218,7
11Turcifal3.59124,70145,4
12União das freguesias de Campelos e Outeiro da Cabeça3.79529,96126,7
13União das freguesias de Carvoeira e Carmões2.20020,97104,9
14União das freguesias de Maxial e Monte Redondo3.22238,3983,9
15Ventosa4.96625,98191,2
Code (DTMNFR)
111329
Resident population (2021)
1.949
Area
8,39 km²
Density
232,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
13th of 15

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
965 (49,5%)
Women
984 (50,5%)
Portuguese nationality
1.900 (97,5%)
Foreign nationality
49 (2,5%)
Ageing index
220,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
778
Dwellings
1.164
Classic family dwellings
1.161
Buildings
883
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,9% (152)
Unemployment rate †
5,68%
Active / employed population
863 / 814

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 245 (12,6%); 15-24 years: 161 (8,3%); 25-64 years: 1.004 (51,5%); 65+ years: 539 (27,7%)0-14245 · 12,6%15-24161 · 8,3%25-641.004 · 51,5%65+539 · 27,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.949).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years245131114
15-24 years1618279
25-64 years1.004502502
65+ years539250289

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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

A dos Cunhados · Ribamar (Lourinhã) · Vimeiro (Lourinhã) · Santa Bárbara (Lourinhã)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Torres Vedras
10,6 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
1.685
Voters
1.150
Turnout
68,25%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.VP
Unidos por Torres Vedras		43838,09%4
PS
Partido Socialista		41836,35%4
CH
CHEGA		15313,30%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1049,04%0
Blank votes232,00%
Null votes141,22%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.VP.

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 Rainha Santa Isabel
Maceira
2560-088 Maceira
Email
maceira.freguesia@gmail.com

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

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026